From 2008 Davies played the head of Sixth Form Mr Gilbert in the E4 comedy The Inbetweeners, and in the two follow-up films The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014). Beattie, Jason (16 May 2015). "North Wales's Greg Davies and Liz Kendall call it a day". Daily Post (North Wales). Archived from the original on 25 September 2019 . Retrieved 25 September 2019.

In 2010 Davies' first solo stand-up show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog was nominated for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival. [12] The show was subsequently taken on his first ever tour the following autumn. [13] He was also nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe's Malcolm Hardee "Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid" Award. [14] In 2007 Davies was nominated three times in the Chortle Awards, in the categories "Breakthrough Act" (for his solo stand-up act), "Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act", and "Best Full-Length Show" (both as part of sketch team We Are Klang). [11] From October 2013 Davies starred in Channel 4's sitcom Man Down, [15] playing a teacher, Dan, who dislikes his job. [16] Rik Mayall played Dan's father. Channel 4 also commissioned a Christmas special, [17] and subsequently renewed for a second series. Rik Mayall's death in June 2014 slowed progress [18] but the second series was announced in 2015. [19] The classroom used in the show is the same classroom in which Davies taught at Sandhurst School. [20]

A hilarious but touching résumé of his life so far … a wonderfully feel good show that demands repeated viewings.” Also as good as the show was I felt like it wasn’t quite long or developed enough, I think the show could have been improved with a little more audience participation (not just the same 3 people in the front row… by the mic…). Wilson, Benji (10 September 2021). "The Cleaner, review: Greg Davies's crime-scene sitcom is gruesomely enjoyable". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 October 2021. The supporting act, was a young man probably around my age (21) he was pretty good for a supporting act, as Greg promised the audience thought voice over. But perhaps as would be expected for a young up and coming comedian, lots of his jokes were penis and sex related, he also made a few fat jokes but justified doing so by saying he used to be fat. Man Down to go on without Mayall". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 . Retrieved 10 May 2015.

Although the supporting act was good, I felt, we as an audience were left waiting a long time for the show to start. I went with three others and we had decided to go for a drink and meal before the show, which made us late for the doors opening at 7, but we knew the doors to the actual auditorium would not open till about half past. However even with our being late we sat for around half an hour before the supporting act was introduced and then again sat waiting for another half an hour till 9 for Greg himself to come on. We felt a little short changed when we were waiting but as soon as the show started we shook off the slight disappointment. He over-eggs a reconstruction of a phone call between himself and his mother that shows their contrasting views on life, but it does come with a great punchline, courtesy of Davies’s ebullient father, who fans will remember from the previous show. Davies Snr makes a couple of appearances here, perhaps to recalibrate the meter of ‘normal behaviour’ and serve as a reminder of where Davies got his eccentricities from, even if watered down over the generation. a b "Wem's Greg Davies makes it big". Great British Life. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011 . Retrieved 11 March 2020. It turns out that it refers to the last thing the young Davies would see after being chastised for his odd behaviour. ‘It’s not normal, love,’ his mild-mannered mum would say, turning on her heels and walking off in exasperation.

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Experience the critically acclaimed comedian at his best, live on stage. Stung by his mother’s suggestion that he is “not normal” GREG puts everyone under the microscope in a petty quest to discover if anyone actually is. The analysis is far from scientific and the conclusions, at best, spurious. To be clear, as an educational tool this show is worthless. It is funny though.

Davies is an outstanding storyteller, and while the writing is tight, his delivery has a loose confessional air. He seems genuinely excited to be brining the audience into his confidence, like close mates, even starting off by confessing to problems with his undergarments this evening. The cynic might wonder if he says this every night, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. Davies is noted for his height, standing 6ft 8in (2.03m) tall. [28] [29] He lives in the Kennington area of London. [30] He was in a relationship with Labour Party politician Liz Kendall from 2007 to 2015. [5] [31] Comedy specials [ edit ] Year Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). " 'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 9 June 2013. All is tied up smartly with a closing song, which sees Gamble return to the stage, in a hilariously humiliating guise. It’s a great conclusion to a uproarious night of anecdotes, told by a real pro, who rather than resting on his TV laurels is cementing his position of one of Britain’s finest storytelling comedians. About half way through the show Greg invited two members of the audience to do a short role play with him. One woman would play his mother and reveal where Greg got the idea for this show, and the other would play his dad; there to simply have the last word. The role play’s script worked well as part of the section of the show Greg was playing out, and the fact that in the role play Greg’s mother; after saying something silly begs him not make this conversation part of his show, she goes to great lengths making him promise. i think this part of the role play works so well is because we know what happens after this conversation, we know the greg didn’t only break his promise and put the conversation in his show, he based his entire show around his mum, this conversation being the inspiration.Uproarious night of anecdotes, told by a real pro, who rather than resting on his TV laurels is cementing his position of one of Britain’s finest storytelling comedians” Greg Davies brings his gift for the deranged to a sitcom so loaded with childish eccentricity, it practically bludgeons us into laughter” Thankfully, though, those 44 years of not being normal – he’s not entirely changed his behaviour as he’s become what could laughably be called an adult – has given him a hugely fertile seam of stupid anecdotes, which he exploits to magnificent effect. a b Saner, Emine (8 April 2011). "Rik Mayall was still a force of nature. His ambition was huge". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 September 2021. Davies himself doesn’t shy away from similarly ikky ground, and his stories can be charmingly horrific as he sugars the pill with his easy-going charisma. That also gets him over some bumps in the show around the three-quarters mark where the stories don’t quite hang together perfectly, although they remain very funny.