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Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert

  • 56 years old
  • Welsh
  • Writer, executive producer and stand-up comedian

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Stuart Goldsmith and Rhod Gilbert to host new comedy pilot

Stand-ups Stuart Goldsmith and Rhod Gilbert are to host Everyone's A Comedian, a new comedy format in which comedians perform material written by the public.

British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2018

Comedian Rhod Gilbert stands up to shyness

Comedian Rhod Gilbert is painfully shy, yet he can stand up in front of 20,000 people to make them laugh.

BBC, 24th January 2018

Rhod Gilbert: the shyness that nearly killed his career

Dogged by chronic anxiety from a young age, he almost never went ahead with becoming a stand-up.

Nathan Bevan, Wales Online, 20th January 2018

Preview - QI: Operations

Hopefully tonight's edition of QI will leave you in stitches.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 15th December 2017

Rhod Gilbert: 'The funniest heckle: "Will you be long?"

The Apprentice: You're Fired host and comic on the things that make him laugh the most.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 20th October 2017

Rhod Gilbert suffered a 'suspected stroke'

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has revealed he recently suffered a suspected 'mini-stroke' whilst at home in London.

The Welsh funnyman, 48, says that he was sitting on the toilet when his left arm started shaking involuntarily like he was "waving at someone".

JJ Nattrass, The Mirror, 26th February 2017

Rhod Gilbert leaves Six Nations tickets back home

Rhod Gilbert left his tickets for Wales v England stuck to his fridge in London... and he's in Cardiff.

Rachel Mainwaring, Wales Online, 11th February 2017

The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2016

...according to Chortle editor Steve Bennett.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2016

Sandi Toksvig continues to sharpen up the amiably informative panel show. This week's Nordic theme plays to her Danish roots, taking in protest pigs, sperm exportation and the elusive but suddenly omnipresent concept of "hygge" (Toksvig's handy summation: "bring beer"). Joining Alan Davies are panelists Jason Manford, Lucy Beaumont and Rhod Gilbert. The latter's inability to distinguish between Scandinavian countries serves Davies's transition from class dunce to teacher's pet.

Bella Todd, The Guardian, 28th October 2016

Rhod Gilbert gets a saucy reaction on You're Fired

Rhod Gilbert gets a, errr, saucy reaction as he presents The Apprentice: You're Fired for the first time.

Joe Anderton, Digital Spy, 6th October 2016

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