Clearly, it has been a recipe for success as Come Dine With Me will celebrate its 20th anniversary this week. And Dave Lamb has been there to witness every tantrum, tiff and tiramisu. The voiceover man for the Channel 4 dinner party show has given us hilarious commentary on the diners, dishes and dramas for the past two decades. Yet comedian and actor Dave has revealed that he doesn’t cook at home. He says: “I don’t hold dinner parties at all. My wife is a tremendous chef for one thing, but the notion of me cooking for people I find absolutely terrifying.”.
However, such is his popularity that he has been offered huge sums to attend private dinner parties and provide witty narration about what’s going on. But he refuses, explaining: “People don’t realise the amount of time and effort that goes into creating that voiceover script for the show by people other than me, and then getting the nuance of it.
“To try and do it live on the spot would be so appallingly embarrassing and awkward that there’s no way I’m ever going to consider that.”. Over the years, viewers have seen many memorable moments on the show, which are bound to happen when you throw five strangers together to cook for, entertain and then judge one another. Classic episodes have included the pet owner who got out her snake on the dinner table and it pooed, the woman who got too tipsy and went to bed so another guest had to cook the meal, ‘Dazza’ Dowling’s deep-fried lasagna, and the fella whose party trick was sticking a whisk in his mouth.
