Rhod Gilbert
- 56 years old
- Welsh
- Writer, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Inside Cardiff's heckle-heavy comedy scene
How do you make audiences laugh in a town that hates show-offs and loves to hassle performers? Our writer gets some hot tips as she continues her comedy tour.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 2nd June 2020Machynlleth Festival plans to keep people laughing
Living through a global pandemic it may feel like there is not much to smile, let alone laugh about at the moment. But a town in mid Wales is trying to lift everyone's spirits by hosting a comedy festival during lockdown.
BBC, 1st May 2020Chortle Awards 2020 winners
Jessica Fostekew has won Best Show and the Breakthrough prize in the Chortle Awards. Other winners include Zoe Lyons, Bob Mortimer, Brodi Snook, The Delightful Sausage, Flo & Joan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rhod Gilbert.
British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2020Chortle Awards 2020 nominees
Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020The top ten comedy gigs of 2019
As is tradition, here's my look back at the ten most memorable comedy gigs of the last 12 months. There are bound to be omissions - the 300 or so shows I see each year are but a scratch on the volume of work the UK's industrious comedy scene produce - and the emphasis is on the 'memorable' not necessarily the funniest or the most game-changing, even if these qualities are so often interlinked.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2019Rhod Gilbert starts male infertility openness campaign
Rhod Gilbert is fronting a new campaign to shine a light on the "hidden" issue of male infertility and eradicate the stigma surrounding it.
The Express and Star, 17th December 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Edinburgh August festivals 2019: best comedy shows
Our critics pick the best of all the festivals coming to Edinburgh this August.
The Telegraph, 27th July 2019The 10 best stand-up shows and comedy festivals to book
From Jerry Seinfeld's first UK show in eight years to tiny fringe festivals, our comedy critic picks 10 must-see events for this July and August.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 27th June 2019Interview: backstage with Rhod Gilbert
This is what it's like behind the scenes as the Welsh comedian gets ready for a gig on his long-awaited comeback tour.
Robert Harries, Wales Online, 9th June 2019