Rhod Gilbert

In tonight's episode of the comedy panel show, guests Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rufus Hound, Miranda Hart and Rhod Gilbert compete to disentangle outlandish fact from fiction. Can it be true, for instance, that Fearnley-Whittingstall allows his dog to lick a well-known yeast extract spread off his face? Has Hound visited every pub called The Red Lion inside the M25, apart from four? Comedian Rob Brydon is the host, with David Mitchell and Lee Mack as the team captains.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, protector of poultry, guardian of gourds and foragers' friend, only gets picked for panel shows because he doesn't kick up a stink when comedians tease him for being a wet hedge-muncher. Here, though, his sense of self-humour is tested to the max when he reads out the line, "Occasionally, I put Marmite on my face and let my dog lick it off." If Hugh's telling the truth, he's an even better sport than we've given him credit for. But, all angles considered, we watched hoping it was a fib. The alternative is just too creepy. Also guesting is Miranda Hart who, thankfully, gets through the half-hour without once referencing her boringly self-deprecating belief that she looks like a man. Best in show is David Mitchell's fight with Rhod Gilbert over the aforementioned yeast-based spread.

Rhod Gilbert is still looking over his shoulder

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Next up on our Fringe festival futon of fun is the "excruciatingly funny" (The Scotsman) Elis James, whom to watch doing stand-up is - according to fellow Welshman Rhod Gilbert - "like watching a man with no arms or legs riding a mechanical bull - interesting and funny". Elis' show Daytripper will be part of this month's Five Pound Fringe at The Tron...

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.

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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.

Some of these half hours of live stand-up comedy are bound to be better than others, but this is one of the very best. It begins with a routine by the manic, semi-hinged Welshman Rhod Gilbert. The last time he was at the Apollo he had apoplexy on stage describing the unnecessary complications of buying a duvet. Fortunately, he hasn't calmed down one iota, and tonight he begins by mocking café life in rain-soaked Cardiff ("people have to throw lifebuoys to their bread rolls") before unleashing a tidal wave of frustration at the complexities of washing machines. He is followed by John Bishop, who could scarcely be more different. Deadpan, bewildered and resigned, he describes the difficulty of bringing up teenage boys. It's a brilliant half hour.

The music panel show continues as Noel Fielding settles into his new role as permanent team captain opposite the immovable Phill Jupitus. Comedian Rhod Gilbert takes the guest presenter's chair tonight (replacing Simon Amstell who has now left the series). Fielding is joined by sports presenter Gabby Logan and Jeremy Reynolds from trendy electro band Hockey. Facing them is a far more intriguing line-up comprised of Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp and gravel-voiced comedian Greg Davies, who plays the angry head of sixth form in The Inbetweeners.