Welsh sensation Rhod Gilbert is one of the UK’s leading comedy talents. He has enjoyed many successful years as a star of television and radio and continues to uphold his esteemed reputation as a seasoned host, prolific writer and first-class live performer.
Since 2020, he has hosted six series of Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains for Comedy Central, with special guests joining him in a nostalgic, and frequently embarrassing celebration of teenage years. Previously, Rhod hosted three series of BBC Two’s hugely popular show You’re Fired: interviewing outgoing candidates and taking a light-hearted look at events in The Apprentice. He regularly hosts Have I Got News For You? and hosted a series of BBC Two’s iconic music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and two series of Ask Rhod Gilbert; his own panel show for BBC One. He recently hosted Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer live show, and stepped into the hallowed Bake Off tent to compete in the 2024 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.
Rhod has written and presented three very personal documentaries. Most recently, in 2023, A Pain in the Neck for Channel 4; a brutally honest and intimate programme following his diagnosis with head and neck cancer. Largely told through Rhod’s own personal video diaries – all with his typical unflinching and mordant humour – Rhod shared his personal experience of living with cancer and receiving treatment at the very hospital he has supported for over a decade. The documentary was met with tremendous critical acclaim and picked up numerous nominations including the RTS Awards, the NTA Awards, the Edinburgh Awards, and the Grierson British Documentary Awards. It won ‘Best Factual’ programme in the 2024 RTS Cymru Awards and Rhod scooped ‘Best Presenter’ in the 2024 Bafta Cymru Awards.
His first documentary, Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Shyness explored the huge impact that shyness has had had upon his life and was met with tremendous critical acclaim; earning nominations in the 2018 Bafta Cymru Awards for ‘Best Single Documentary’ and ‘Best Presenter’. His second documentary was another subject close to his heart; Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Infertility, explored his own experiences with fertility issues, and the subject of male fertility in general. The programme was nominated for ‘Best Single Documentary’ in the 2021 Bafta Cymru Awards. Rhod is now proudly working with the Fertility Network UK on an ongoing campaign to continue to raise awareness around the issue.
Rhod has written and starred in nine series of the hugely popular Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience. The acclaimed series aired on BBC One in Wales, and BBC Two across the network. Along the way, Rhod 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 in the last series, 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 is a regular on hit panel shows Qi, Would I Lie To You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and has taken part in the Bafta-award winning series Taskmaster. As a stand-up, he has performed on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Live At the Apollo – performing iconic stand-up sets and hosting twice. He has also had the honour of performing three times on The Royal Variety Performance.
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 has recently filmed another episode of World’s Most Dangerous Roads for Dave – embarking on another terrifying adventure, this time with comedian Angela Barnes as his co-pilot.
Rhod also produced, and starred in, 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, and never any intention to broadcast the journey, but, as a special one-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, Nepal, Patagonia and Cuba. This year, he tackled North Africa’s highest peak – Mount Toubkal in southwestern Morocco; the tallest peak in the Atlas Mountains.
A natural and accomplished presenter, Rhod hosted his own weekly Saturday morning show for BBC Radio Wales from 2007 until 2019. Blending music, comedy and idle banter, the show was renowned for its irreverent and ill-informed opinion. After twelve very happy years Rhod stepped down from BBC Radio Wales to focus on his touring commitments. During lockdown, he launched a comedy podcast The Froth, alongside his wife, Sian Harries. With weekly special guests, and producer Barry Castagnola, they firmly embraced the frothy stuff, chatting nonsense every week in an antidote to the serious news cycle.
On BBC Radio 2, Rhod has stepped in to host Steve Wright in The Afternoon, and has held the reins for both Graham Norton and Dermot O’Leary. He hosted a one-off special: Rhod Gilbert’s New Year’s Resolutions which went out live on New Year’s Day. Early in his career, Rhod wrote and recorded a full series for the station; Rhod Gilbert’s Bulging Barrel of Laughs. Featuring regular guests, stand-up comedians and live music, the show was nominated for a prestigious Sony Radio Academy Award. His early stand-up world was also depicted in a one-off sitcom; Rhod Gilbert’s Leaving Llanbobl.
Rhod is truly cemented as one of the foremost touring acts in the country with several sold-out nationwide tours under his belt. He was a sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh festival every year from 2005 – 2012 and has been invited to perform at every major international festival in the world. His stand-up shows are best-sellers on DVD. His debut live DVD – Rhod Gilbert & The Award-Winning Mince Pie – was released in 2009 and claimed the title for the year’s fastest selling debut stand-up DVD entering the stand-up chart at number 3. His second DVD – Rhod Gilbert & The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst was released in 2010, and was followed by The Man With the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo in 2012. All three titles are available as a LIVE box set.
After a six-year hiatus, Rhod returned to stand-up in 2019 and embarked upon a mammoth nationwide tour with his highly-anticipated show The Book of John. Met with widespread critical acclaim, the show scooped an award for ‘Best Tour‘ in the 2020 Chortle Awards. Rhod played over 200 dates nationwide, with extra dates added due to overwhelming demand. The show was released on DVD and is available on digital download HERE.
Rhod has just finished touring his latest show Rhod Gilbert & the Giant Grapefruit, which played over 180 dates across the UK and Ireland from January 2024 to March 2026.
★★★★“Emotional candour and uproarious humour. A knockout show with big laughs and a big heart”
Guardian
★★★★“Glorious. Satisfyingly splenetic stand up with a roaring sense of fun”
Times
★★★★“Big poignant laughs. A show overbrimming with life”
Telegraph
“Hilarious and life-affirming”
Chortle
★★★★★ Independent
★★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★★ Metro
“Volcanic, high octane humour. Uproariously funny”
Guardian
“Britain’s crossest comic roars back in style. Hilarious tour-de-force”
Telegraph
“Darkly hilarious. Gilbert’s most satisfying show for a decade. It’s good to have him back”
Times
“Without doubt one of the best comedians anywhere in the world”
Time Out
“In comic terms he looks indomitable”
Guardian
★★★★★ Chortle
★★★★★ Herald
★★★★★ Daily Record
“Comedy manna from heaven”
Independent
“A joy to behold”
Times
“A virtuoso performance…exhilarating, passionate and sparklingly funny”
Chortle
“Exhilarating stand-up, misguided rage elevated to a sublime degree of storytelling …unflaggingly brilliant”
Scotsman
“Gilbert’s performance is powerhouse”
Metro
“Blistering tour-de-force”
Time Out
“Turbo-charged… magnificent”
Evening Standard
BEST PRESENTERA PAIN IN THE NECK - BAFTA CYMRU2024
BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY NOMINEE - A PAIN IN THE NECK - BAFTA CYMRU2024
BEST AUTHORED DOCUMENTARYNOMINEE - A PAIN IN THE NECK - NATIONAL TV AWARDS2024
BEST PRESENTERNOMINEE - A PAIN IN THE NECK - GRIERSON BRITISH DOCUMENTARY AWARDS2024
BEST PRESENTER NOMINEE - A PAIN IN THE NECK - EDINBURGH TV AWARDS2024
BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMMEA PAIN IN THE NECK - RTS CYMRU AWARDS2024
BEST PRESENTERNOMINEE - A PAIN IN THE NECK - RTS AWARDS 2024
BEST PRESENTER WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 9 - BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS 2021
BEST FACTUAL SERIES WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 9 -BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2021
BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY NOMINEE - STAND-UP TO INFERTILITY - BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2021
BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMEWORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 9 (CARE WORKER) - CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS 2021
BEST TOURTHE BOOK OF JOHN – CHORTLE AWARDS2020
BEST PRESENTER & BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY NOMINEE - BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2018
BEST PRESENTERWORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 5 - BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2015
BEST FACTUAL SERIESNOMINEE - WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 5 - BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2015
BEST PHOTOGRAPHYNOMINEE - WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 5 – BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS2015
BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMMEWORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 5 - CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS2015
BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENTWORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 2 -BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS 2012
BEST FACTUAL SERIES WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 1 -BRITISH ACADEMY CYMRU AWARDS 2011
BEST COMEDYNOMINEE - SONY RADIO ACADEMY AWARDS2011
FUNNIEST TV PERSONALITYLOADED LAFTA AWARDS2011
BEST PANEL SHOW - ASK RHOD GILBERT LOADED LAFTA AWARDS2011
BEST DVDCHORTLE AWARDS2010
COMICS' COMICCHORTLE AWARDS2009
BEST HEADLINER CHORTLE AWARDS2009
BREAKTHROUGH ACT'NOMINEE - THE TIMES SOUTH BANK AWARD2009
BEST FULL SHOWNOMINEE - CHORTLE AWARDS2009
BEST COMEDY SHOWNOMINEE - IF.COMEDY AWARDS2008
COMIC OF THE YEARTIME OUT AWARDS 2008
BREAKTHROUGH ACTTIME OUT AWARDS2008
BEST SHOWTIME OUT AWARDS 2008
BEST HEADLINER NOMINEE - CHORTLE AWARDS2008
BEST RADIO PERSONALITY NOMINEE - CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS2008
TOP 50 COMEDIANS THE TIMES2006
TOP 50 ICONS: THE FACES OF COMEDY ROUGH GUIDE TO BRITISH CULT COMEDY2006
BEST NEWCOMERNOMINEE - PERRIER AWARDS2005
THE LIST / WRITERS GUILD AWARDNOMINEE2005
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACTCHORTLE AWARDS2005
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD BBC 2003
Edinburgh
RHOD GILBERT: WORK IN PROGRESS6 nights only 2023
RHOD GILBERT: THE BOOK OF JOHN10 nights only2019
RHOD GILBERT: WORK IN VERY VERY EARLY PROGRESS6 nights only2018
RHOD GILBERT: THE MAN WITH THE FLAMING BATTENBERG TATTOO2012
RHOD GILBERT & THE CAT THAT LOOKED LIKE NICHOLAS LYNDHURST8 nights only2010
RHOD GILBERT & THE CAT THAT LOOKED LIKE NICHOLAS LYNDHURST2009
RHOD GILBERT & THE AWARD-WINNING MINCE PIE2008
RHOD GILBERT: WHO'S EATEN GILBERT'S GRAPE?2007
RHOD GILBERT: KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR2006
RHOD GILBERT'S 19842005
STEREOCOMICS2004
THREE MEN AND A GIANT & THE BEST OF THE HACKNEY EMPIRE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR2003
International
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVALKnocking on Heaven's Door2007
THE UN COMEDY FESTIVALJohannesburg, South Africa, UN Comedy Show2007
CAPE TOWN COMEDY FESTIVALMain Arena & headlining Best of the Fest2006
NEW ZEALAND COMEDY FESTIVALThe Big Show, Comedy Gala' and The Comedy Convoy - Nationwide Tour2006
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVALBest of the Edinburgh Fest2006
SYDNEY CRACKER COMEDY FESTIVALBest of the Edinburgh Fest2006
BRISBANEBest of the Edinburgh Fest2006
ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL Britcom2006
KILKENNY FESTIVALIreland2005
MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVALincluding the esteemed televised 'Britcom Gala' 2005
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVALBest of the Edinburgh Fest2005
SYDNEYComedy Store, 'Best of the Edinburgh Fest'2005
ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL Performed in 'Best of the Edinburgh Fest', subsequently touring Australia culminating in a sell-out week at the Sydney Comedy Store2004
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Channel 4 2024
World's Most Dangerous Roads Dave 2024
Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains Series 1 - 6Comedy Central - Series Host2020 - 2024
QiBBC Two - Guest2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2023 /2024
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownChannel 42013 - 2017, 2024
A Pain in the NeckChannel 4 (Documentary)2023
Stand Up To CancerChannel 4 - Host / Writer 2023
Save The Cinema Sky Cinema - Actor 2022
Unforgivable DAVE - Guest 2022
DIY SOS: The Big Build Children In Need Special BBC One - Guest Presenter 2021
Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To InfertilityBBC Two & BBC One Wales (Documentary) 2021
Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience Series 1-9BBC Two & BBC One Wales2009 - 2020
Would I Lie To You?BBC One2010 - 2022
Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To ShynessBBC Two & BBC One Wales (Documentary)2018
Have I Got News For You?BBC One - Guest Host 2011 / 2017 / 2018
The Royal Variety Performance 100th AnniversaryITV / BBC One2008 / 2012 / 2018
TaskmasterDAVE2018
You’re Fired!Series Host -BBC Two & BBC One2016 & 2017
UK’s Best Part Time BandSeries Host - BBC Two & BBC Four2016
Duck Quacks Don't EchoSky12013 & 2016
Never Mind The Buzzcocks Series 28Series Host - BBC Two2014
Rhod Gilbert vs KilimanjaroBBC One Wales2014
Stars At Your Service: Stand Up To CancerChannel 42014
The Matt Lucas Christmas AwardsBBC One2013
Was It Something I Said?Channel 42013
Channel 4's Comedy GalaChannel 42011 & 2013
Live At The ApolloBBC One - Host2009 & 2012
Alan Carr: Chatty ManChannel 42012
The Graham Norton ShowBBC One2009 / 2010 / 2012
Room 101BBC One2012
The One and Only Des O'ConnorITV2012
Michael McIntyre's Christmas Comedy RoadshowBBC One2011
Ask Rhod Gilbert Series 1 and 2BBC One - Series Host 2010 & 2011
Never Mind The BuzzcocksBBC Two - Guest Host 2009 & 2011
World's Most Dangerous RoadsBBC Two2011
Lee Mack's All Star CastBBC One2011
8 Out of 10 CatsChannel 42008 / 2009 / 2010
Walk on the Wild SideBBC One2009
Mock The WeekBBC Two2007 & 2009
Live At The ApolloBBC One2008
Teen TribesBBC One Wales - Presenter2008
Big Welsh ChallengeBBC One Wales - Presenter 2008
TV Gaffes Galore / Football Gaffes Galore / Pranks GaloreBBC Three - Script Writer/Voiceover2007
Big Welsh Joke – Series HostBBC One Wales2007
Comedy ShuffleBBC Three2007
Never Mind The BuzzcocksBBC Two2006
The Charlotte Church ShowChannel 42006
The Comedy Store – Extended setParamount2004 & 2006
Dara O'Briain Talks FunnyBBC One2006
The World Stands UpParamount2006
Rhod Gilbert Stands Up For WalesBBC One Wales2005
Live from the FringeSTV & Paramount2005
Edinburgh & BeyondParamount2005
Paramount's live stand-up weekendParamount - Presenter 2003
Getting Better - The Fight to Save the NHSActor 2021
The Froth Podcast Host 2020 - 2021
Rhod Gilbert on SaturdayPresenter - BBC Radio Wales2007 – 2019
Rhod Gilbert's New Year's ResolutionsHost - BBC Radio 22014
Steve Wright in The AfternoonGuest Host - BBC Radio 22012 & 2013
Graham Norton & Dermot O'LearyGuest Host - BBC Radio 22013
The Unbelievable TruthBBC Radio 42009 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013
Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of LaughsSeries Host - BBC Radio 22010
Jonathan Ross ShowBBC Radio 22008 & 2009
Radio 4 Stand's UpSeries Host - BBC Radio 42008
Jest A Minute - Series HostBBC Radio Wales2006 & 2008
Sean Lock & Friends at the FringeBBC Radio 22008
Just A MinuteBBC Radio 42008
Dara O'Briain & FriendsBBC Radio 22006
28 Acts in 28 MinutesBBC Radio 42006
Edinburgh NightsBBC Radio 22005
Just A MinuteBBC Radio 42005
Four at the FringeBBC Radio 42003