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Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert

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

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Rhod Gilbert is Carmarthenshire venue donor

A mystery benefactor who gave money to help reopen a live music venue in Carmarthenshire has been revealed to be comedian Rhod Gilbert. The television star's donation - reported in local press to be nearly £3,000 - came after he heard about the campaign for the Parrot in Carmarthen.

BBC News, 6th November 2014

Never Mind The Buzzcocks share their smash hits

Phill Jupitus, Noel Fielding and Rhod Gilbert share their karaoke songs, the music they make love to and the bands that defined their teenage years.

Claire Webb and Ellie Austin, Radio Times, 28th October 2014

Meet new host Rhod Gilbert

A short interview with Rhod Gilbert.

Rhod Gilbert, BBC Blogs, 6th October 2014

Rhod Gilbert gets warm reception as new Buzzcocks host

After five series of guests in the hot seat, Never Mind The Buzzcocks finally has a permanent host again - and it seems he's gone down pretty well.

Daniella Graham, Metro, 30th September 2014

Despite rock'n'roll being at a bit of a low ebb pop-culturally, the music quiz show forged in the ashes of Britpop still endures, and for this new series now has a new permanent host in Rhod Gilbert. His astonished goofiness is rather different to the acid snark of Mark Lamarr and Simon Amstell before him, but there's no shortage of whipping boys for potential lampooning: both Professor Green and the 1975's Matt Healy will no doubt have their mickey not so much taken as kidnapped in this opening episode.

Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian, 29th September 2014

Rhod Gilbert on becoming the new host

It feels like we've had guest hosts on Never Mind the Buzzcocks forever, but that's about to change. Yup, we have a new - permanent - host, and it's none other than comedian Rhod Gilbert.

Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy, 29th September 2014

Radio Times review

At last, Buzzcocks has a permanent host. For too long we've been adrift on a choppy sea of guest hosts where for every swell like Terry Wogan or Adam Buxton who could make the show their own, there have been troughs of forgettable faces.

One of the more memorable is voluble Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert, who finally takes on the mantle of hosting duties left by Mark Lamarr and Simon Amstell. He's not as acerbic or waspish as either of those two, so expect more surreal anarchy than vicious putdowns. Guests Professor Green, Roisin Conaty, Gabby Logan and the 1975's Matt Healy will do their best to keep up.

David Crawford, Radio Times, 29th September 2014

Rhod Gilbert talks Buzzcocks

The Carmarthen comedian is the new regular host of the long-running music quiz, but it's not the only thing keeping him busy...

Wales Online, 24th September 2014

Comedy stars submit to viewers' tasks for Stand Up To Cancer

Russell Howard, Al Murray, Greg Davies, Russell Kane and Rhod Gilbert are amongst the comedians taking part in TV show Stars At Your Service.

British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2014

Edinburgh Fringe 2014 interview: Lloyd Langford

Lloyd Langford is one of the leading lights of a resurgent Welsh comedy scene (see Cariad Lloyd, Ellis James, Nadia Kamil, Rhod Gilbert etc), creating a persona of dry, good-hearted naivety.

Laugh Out London, 15th July 2014

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