Rhod Gilbert
- 56 years old
- Welsh
- Writer, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Rhod Gilbert review
Cancer takes a beating in this glorious show.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 9th May 2024Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains to return for Series 6
Comedy Central has ordered another eight episodes of Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains. Filmed in the autumn, the series - which will include a Christmas and New Year special - will be released later in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2024Rhod Gilbert high on life after cancer treatment
Comedian Rhod Gilbert says "waking up every morning is exciting" after receiving treatment for cancer.
Lucy Owen, BBC, 3rd May 2024Why I hate the c-word - no not that one, "confessional"
The word "confessional" is now ubiquitous in the arts - and it's a worrying trend that threatens the imagination.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 2nd May 2024Rhod Gilbert "pinching himself" over return to comedy two years after cancer diagnosis
Rhod Gilbert has said he's shocked and elated to have returned to stand-up comedy just two years after receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott, The Independent, 30th April 2024Rhod Gilbert on finding comedy in his cancer treatment
"I suppose it's not the most attractive documentary to pitch to a broadcaster, is it? Saying, 'we don't know what the ending is going to be! It could be quite... dark'."
Ella Christian-Sims, Royal Television Society, 23rd April 2024Rhod Gilbert interview
Welsh comic opens up on his "new normal" ahead of Liverpool shows.
Lawrence Saunders, YM Liverpool, 8th April 2024The 12 top stand-up comedy gigs, tours and festivals to buy tickets for in spring 2024
From Jazz Emus to Wales's smallest (and greatest) comedy festival, these are the hot tickets guaranteed to get you chuckling this spring.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 30th March 2024Rhod Gilbert: Doctor reveals how 'brutal' therapy tackled comedian's cancer
"A patient once described it to me as brutal, and it's really stuck with me, because it's difficult to go through." What's so brutal? It's the cancer treatment Prof Mererid Evans routinely prescribes to the people who come to her, hoping she will save their lives, and which she aims to improve with research she is leading.
Natalie Grice, BBC, 10th March 2024Royal Television Society Awards 2024 nominations
Black Ops, Extraordinary, Such Brave Girls, Big Boys, Juice and There She Goes are amongst the nominees in the Royal Television Society Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2024