RHOD GILBERT: BOOK of JOHN [DVD] [2022]

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John is, I venture, a bulletproof device for bringing levity to heavyweight material. “Device? What!” responds Gilbert, and I worry that, with my barely concealed scepticism as to whether John actually exists, I’ve triggered another rant. But no: there’s a twinkle in Gilbert’s eye. “Until this show,” he says, “all my standup was made up. I think pretty much everything was entirely fictitious. And in this show, it’s not. It’s all true stuff that happened: the stroke, my mum’s Alzheimer’s, the fertility treatment. And John does exist. I did hire a driver for that year. But yes, there’s some comedic licence taken with our arguments.” He pauses. “To say any more than that would spoil it, wouldn’t it?” Gilbert appears on television and radio panel shows, has performed stand-up on the Royal Variety Performance, and hosted a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales. [4] In December 2008, Gilbert was signed for a campaign to promote tourism in Wales [6] and became the official Voice of Wales for the country's tourist board, fronting the 2009 Visit Wales television advertising. [17] Nominated for the Celtic Media awards 'Best Radio Personality' for the Rhod Gilbert Radio Show on BBC Radio Wales

a b c d Hay, Malcolm (16 October 2006). "Rhod Gilbert: interview". Time Out . Retrieved 23 November 2009. He said: "As a proud patron of Velindre Cancer Centre, I’ve trekked the world, hosted chaotic quizzes and star-studded comedy nights. I’ve met and made friends with so many inspirational staff, patients and their families. It has been a huge part of my life for the last ten years. How Rhod is aiming to put Llanbobl on the map". Western Mail. 24 March 2008 . Retrieved 23 November 2009. Gilbert has also made several appearances on the BBC Radio 4 comedy program The Unbelievable Truth. [27] [28] He explained to viewers that he was on the show to promote Rhod Gilbert's new DVD 'The Book Of John' as Rhod continued receiving treatment. He added that the comedian could not finish his show as he is "not well" so had released the DVD instead.Rhodri Paul Gilbert [1] (born 18 October 1968) [2] is a Welsh comedian and television and radio presenter who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008 he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards were then branded). [3] Armstrong, Stephen (24 August 2008). "Why the if.comedy shortlist is intriguingly short". The Times. London, UK . Retrieved 23 November 2009. Jimmy Carr shared a health update about his good friend Rhod Gilbert as he battles cancer. Comedian Rhod Gilbert announced he was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with the disease in July. In December 2008, a pilot of his sitcom Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl was broadcast on BBC Radio 2; the sitcom was written by and starred Gilbert and Greg Davies, with additional writing by Sian Harries. Lloyd Langford played Gilbert's amiable younger brother Emrys; Di Botcher played Brenda, a gossipy hairdresser; and Mike Hayward played Gilbert's father Gurnos. The show was produced by Ed Morrish. Gilbert has hinted in interviews that the sitcom is likely to move to TV when it is completed as he found that he was "seeing it" as he wrote it. [26] Badshah, Nadeem (14 July 2022). "Rhod Gilbert announces he is being treated for cancer". The Guardian. London.

Gilbert married his long-term girlfriend, writer and comedian Sian Harries, in August 2013. They divide their time between London and Wales. [31] They have no children. In 2021 Gilbert took part in a documentary series about the stigma of male infertility. [32]

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From 2006 to 2019, Gilbert also fronted his own radio show, The Rhod Gilbert Radio Show, broadcast by BBC Radio Wales on Saturdays between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, [29] often co-hosted by fellow Welsh Comedians Bennett Arron, Lloyd Langford or Chris Corcoran. [30] Personal life [ edit ] He added: "I'm feeling happy, positive and optimistic. I'm feeling good and feel like I'm recovering day-by-day." However, he did say there might be more to come. He said: "Some days I'm well enough to do a bit of writing and I've got a feeling when I've got through all this there'll be a show in it.