Annie Esmond

Rhod Gilbert is still looking over his shoulder

Grumpy comic Rhod Gilbert should be on top of the world. His new radio series is about to start, he's lined up for the 70,000-seater Help for Heroes concert and is in the frame to replace Graham Norton on BBC1. But the glass-all-empty funny man is adamant there's still time for things to go wrong.

James McCarthy, Wales Online, 8th August 2010

Rhod Gilbert interview

If there's one thing Rhod Gilbert doesn't immediately exude, it's optimism. "I'm f*****g up against it at the moment, having a nightmare writing," he says.

Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 30th July 2010

Comic Rhod Gilbert stunned by DVD success

Top comic Rhod Gilbert has rubbished tabloid claims he is laughing all the way to the bank after having made £3m last year. But the Carmarthenshire funnyman, whose Award-Winning Mince Pie show became the fastest-selling debut stand-up DVD of 2009, had to admit that its stratospheric sales had still blown him away.

Nathan Bevan, Wales Online, 10th January 2010