He's got a DVD out. He can't promote it because he's in treatment. He's a great guy, he's hilarious. He can't finish his tour because he's not well. So buy his DVD." The hugely successful, long-running series Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience is now in its ninth series. Rhod writes and presents the programmes, and as an Associate Producer is proudly involved in all aspects of the production. The acclaimed series airs on BBC One in Wales, and BBC Two across the network. Along the way, Rhod has tried his hand at all manner of jobs from being a Binman in South Wales to Butler to a Lord, an RAF Fighter Pilot – and most recently, as a Care Worker. Rhod has been awarded ‘Best Presenter’ and the series has scooped ‘Best Factual Series’at the Bafta Cymru Awards; most recently in 2021. Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie". Play.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. 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] Further afield, Rhod embarked on a treacherous adventure through Nepal, teaming up with Greg Davies in World’s Most Dangerous Roads for BBC Two. He later starred in, and produced Rhod Gilbert vs Kilimanjaro, which followed him leading a trek to Africa’s highest peak in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre. There was no camera crew, andnever any intention to broadcast the journey,but, as a specialone-off feature, BBC One Wales transmitted the footage captured by Rhod and his companions on their extraordinary adventure. Rhod continues to be a proud patron of Velindre and has since lead fundraising treks in Peru, Patagonia and Cuba.

He added that his symptoms became worse when he was in Cuba, while he was fundraising for Velindre. He said: "In May, I noticed lumps started popping up in places they shouldn't be. It turns out I've got Stage 4 cancer. I also caught Covid on that walk as well. I came home with cancer and Covid from a Velindre fundraising trek... the irony of that! I went as a Velindre patron and came home as a patient." Rhod Gilbert And The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst". Play.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. On 19 January 2010, Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience aired on BBC One Wales. Zipline Creative Limited worked freelance as producer/directors, editors and also camera and sound on the series for Presentable RDF. The four-part series saw Gilbert attempt a number of jobs including hairdresser, refuse collector, soldier and parent. [18] Following the show's success on BBC One Wales, the series aired nationally on BBC2 from 10 March. 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]

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All of which gives Gilbert something to focus on as he navigates a challenging period. “All my work has gone. My social life has gone. Everything has gone. Everything. It’s just me and this bloody cancer, really.” The postponed final seven gigs of The Book of John tour are scheduled for 2023: “Having them is something to look forward to, really. But I’m making things sound very gloomy, and they’re not.” Gilbert has also made several appearances on the BBC Radio 4 comedy program The Unbelievable Truth. [27] [28] Gilbert has also played badminton, including as a doubles partner with former gold medallist Anthony D. Jordan, relating his story on an episode of the BBC panel show Would I Lie to You? [33] [34] a b "Rhod Gilbert postpones shows for surgery after Cancer treatment". BBC News. 20 December 2022 . Retrieved 22 December 2022.

In 2011, he recorded a radio show for BBC Radio 2 called Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs with comedians Lloyd Langford, Greg Davies and Sarah Millican. Each show also featured live music from bands such as Athlete, Scouting for Girls, Kid British and The Hoosiers. It has since been repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. [4]

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Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Infertility review – a very male taboo". The Guardian. 31 January 2021 . Retrieved 4 September 2021. In 2006, Gilbert hosted the BBC Radio Wales comedy panel show Jest a Minute, live from The Comedy Store in London. The second series of Jest a Minute was recorded in late 2008 in Cardiff's Glee Club, hosted by Gilbert and featuring regular team captains Chris Corcoran and Lloyd Langford, and guests from the comedy circuit such as Elis James, Greg Davies, Lucy Porter and Jon Richardson. A third series was also broadcast. 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] WILTY? Nope! (29 May 2016), Tony: David Mitchell's bedtime storyteller? Sally Phillips' uncle? Rhod Gilbert's badminton partner?, archived from the original on 14 December 2021 , retrieved 30 May 2019 Rhod Gilbert: Comedian being treated at cancer centre". BBC News. 14 July 2022 . Retrieved 14 July 2022.