Rhod Gilbert
- Not to be confused with Canadian ice-hockey player Rod Gilbert.
Rhod Gilbert | |
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Birth name | Rhodri Gilbert |
Born |
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales | 18 October 1968
Medium | Stand-up, Television, Radio |
Nationality | British |
Years active | 2002–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, Deadpan |
Subject(s) | Everyday life |
Spouse | Sian Harries (m. 2013) |
Notable works and roles |
Walk on the Wild Side Live At The Apollo Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience |
Website | Official site |
Rhodri "Rhod" Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008, he was nominated for the main if.comedy (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards were then branded).[1]
He appears on television and radio panel shows, has performed stand-up on the Royal Variety Performance, and hosts a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales.[2]
Personal life
Gilbert was born in Carmarthen, Wales, one of three siblings to two teacher parents, and studied languages at Exeter University.[2][3] For the first three weeks, such was his painful shyness that Gilbert was unable to eat with other students in the canteen or even make friends with the student in the next room.[4]
After graduating, Gilbert travelled for a year and a half around Australia and Asia before returning to Carmarthen and working as an admin assistant for the Welsh Office.[4] Gilbert later worked as a qualitative researcher for several market research agencies in London.[2]
Gilbert married his long-term partner Sian Harries in August 2013.[5] They split their time between London and Cardiff.
Career
Stand-up comedy
Gilbert got into professional comedy in 2002, after taking a comedy workshop course, but only "thanks to a girlfriend’s constant nagging".[4] Within 18 months, Gilbert had already won several different talent competitions[3][6] and was nominated for the Perrier Newcomer award for his first solo show in 2005 at Edinburgh Fringe entitled 1984.[3] He has since performed worldwide.[7]
Many of Gilbert's stories are based around real life events, and his life in the wholly fictionalised village of Llanbobl. Originally invented to ensure an English heckler had nothing real to grasp on to,[8] it has since been geographically defined as being situated between "Wrexham and Holyhead, just north of Newtown, Powys," and a sort of "grown-up Thomas the Tank Engine" location.[1] Gilbert has described the number of audience members that come up to him at the end of shows, and say they have been to Llanbobl for holidays, and even that an English rugby union team "hammered" the Llanbobl team. Gilbert also admitted that he "may have 'accidentally' sent the rugby player that told him on a 7 hour goose-chase" to come back to Llanbobl and meet him. In 2008, Gilbert wrote a sitcom around life in Llanbobl, which featured on BBC Radio 2.[8][9]
In his 2006 Edinburgh Fringe show Knocking on Heaven's Door, Gilbert told stories from his life, weighing up whether he would be admitted to heaven. His 2007 show, Who's Eaten Gilbert's Grape? saw Gilbert return to Llanbobl and pick up the story following the 1984 show narrative. His 2008 show, Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie, saw Gilbert question his sanity, his career and his life after suffering a mental breakdown brought on by the award-winning mince pie at a motorway services.
On 17 December 2008 he appeared at the 80th Royal Variety Performance.[10]
On 18–19 June 2009, Gilbert made the last performances of Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, which was recorded and released as a DVD on 16 November 2009.[11] The DVD also contains several special features, including his infamous rant about lost luggage, outtakes from the performance and a mockumentary called Back To Llanbobl in which Gilbert shows the viewer around his fictional home town.
Gilbert's 2009/10 show, entitled Rhod Gilbert and the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst, was announced on 5 April. The show previewed around the UK in small venues, before being performed at the Edinburgh Festival. The show toured UK theatres from September 2009.[12] The tour included dates at many prestigious theatres such as London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo. A DVD of the tour was released on 15 November 2010.[13]
On 14 October 2010, Gilbert cancelled a stand up show in Swindon after coming down with pneumonia.[14] In 2011 he is beginning a series of warm-up/new material gigs across the country. One of the first is happening in Penperlleni, as part of the Penperlleni Comedy Festival.
Tours
1984 (2005)
# | Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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1984 (2005) | |||||
1 | 4 August | Edinburgh | Scotland | The Pleasance | |
2 | 5 August | ||||
3 | 6 August | ||||
4 | 7 August | ||||
5 | 8 August | ||||
6 | 9 August | ||||
7 | 10 August | ||||
8 | 11 August | ||||
9 | 12 August | ||||
10 | 13 August | ||||
11 | 14 August | ||||
12 | 16 August | ||||
13 | 17 August | ||||
14 | 18 August | ||||
15 | 19 August | ||||
16 | 20 August | ||||
17 | 21 August | ||||
18 | 22 August | ||||
19 | 23 August | ||||
20 | 24 August | ||||
21 | 25 August | ||||
22 | 26 August | ||||
23 | 27 August | ||||
24 | 28 August |
Knocking on Heaven's Door (2006)
# | Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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Knocking on Heaven's Door (2006) | |||||
1 | 3 August | Edinburgh | Scotland | The Pleasance | |
2 | 4 August | ||||
3 | 5 August | ||||
4 | 6 August | ||||
5 | 7 August | ||||
6 | 8 August | ||||
7 | 9 August | ||||
8 | 10 August | ||||
9 | 11 August | ||||
10 | 12 August | ||||
11 | 13 August | ||||
12 | 15 August | ||||
13 | 16 August | ||||
14 | 17 August | ||||
15 | 18 August | ||||
16 | 19 August | ||||
17 | 20 August | ||||
18 | 21 August | ||||
19 | 22 August | ||||
20 | 23 August | ||||
21 | 24 August | ||||
22 | 25 August | ||||
23 | 26 August | ||||
24 | 27 August |
Who’s eaten Gilbert’s Grape (2007)
# | Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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Who’s eaten Gilbert's Grape (2007) | |||||
1 | 1 August | Edinburgh | Scotland | The Pleasance | |
2 | 2 August | ||||
3 | 3 August | ||||
4 | 4 August | ||||
5 | 5 August | ||||
6 | 6 August | ||||
7 | 7 August | ||||
8 | 9 August | ||||
9 | 10 August | ||||
10 | 11 August | ||||
11 | 12 August | ||||
12 | 13 August | ||||
13 | 14 August | ||||
14 | 16 August | ||||
15 | 17 August | ||||
16 | 18 August | ||||
17 | 19 August | ||||
18 | 20 August | ||||
19 | 21 August | ||||
20 | 22 August | ||||
21 | 23 August | ||||
22 | 24 August | ||||
23 | 25 August | ||||
24 | 26 August | ||||
25 | 27 August |
The Award Winning Mince Pie (2008–9)
# | Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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The Award Winning Mince Pie (2008–9) | |||||
1 | 30 July 2008 | Edinburgh | Scotland | The Pleasance | |
2 | 31 July 2008 | ||||
3 | 1 August 2008 | ||||
4 | 2 August 2008 | ||||
5 | 3 August 2008 | ||||
6 | 4 August 2008 | ||||
7 | 5 August 2008 | ||||
8 | 7 August 2008 | ||||
9 | 8 August 2008 | ||||
10 | 9 August 2008 | ||||
11 | 10 August 2008 | ||||
12 | 11 August 2008 | ||||
13 | 12 August 2008 | ||||
14 | 14 August 2008 | ||||
15 | 15 August 2008 | ||||
16 | 16 August 2008 | ||||
17 | 17 August 2008 | ||||
18 | 18 August 2008 | ||||
19 | 19 August 2008 | ||||
20 | 20 August 2008 | ||||
21 | 21 August 2008 | ||||
22 | 22 August 2008 | ||||
23 | 23 August 2008 | ||||
24 | 24 August 2008 | ||||
25 | 25 August 2008 | ||||
26 | 27 September 2008 | Caernarfon | Wales | Galeri | |
27 | 2 October 2008 | Norwich | England | Arts Centre | |
28 | 3 October 2008 | Brecon | Wales | Theatr Brycheiniog | |
29 | 5 October 2008 | Hull | England | The Other Side | |
30 | 6 October 2008 | Scarborough | |||
31 | 9 October 2008 | Pontypridd | Wales | Muni Arts Centre | |
32 | 10 October 2008 | Newport | Riverfront Arts Centre | ||
33 | 11 October 2008 | Porthcawl | Grand Pavilion | ||
34 | 12 October 2008 | Sheffield | England | Memorial Hall | |
35 | 16 October 2008 | Manchester | The Comedy Store | ||
36 | 17 October 2008 | Narberth | Wales | Queens Hall | |
37 | 20 October 2008 | Brighton | England | Pavilion Theatre | |
38 | 24 October 2008 | Abergavenny | Wales | Borough Theatre | |
39 | 25 October 2008 | Cleethorpes | England | Parkway Cinema | |
40 | 29 October 2008 | Birmingham | The Glee Club | ||
41 | 30 October 2008 | Colne | The Muni Theatre | ||
42 | 31 October 2008 | Bristol | Comedy Theatre | ||
43 | 1 November 2008 | ||||
44 | 6 November 2008 | Pontypridd | Wales | Muni Arts Centre | |
45 | 7 November 2008 | Wadhurst | England | Barn Theatre | |
46 | 8 November 2008 | Milford Haven | Wales | Torch Theatre | |
47 | 12 December 2008 | London | England | Soho Theatre | |
48 | 13 December 2008 | ||||
49 | 15 December 2008 | ||||
50 | 16 December 2008 | ||||
51 | 17 December 2008 | ||||
52 | 18 December 2008 | ||||
53 | 19 December 2008 | ||||
54 | 20 December 2008 | ||||
55 | 16 January 2009 | Doncaster | England | Civic Theatre | |
56 | 17 January 2009 | Darlington | Arts Centre | ||
57 | 18 January 2009 | Salford | The Lowry | ||
58 | 22 January 2009 | Canterbury | Gulbenkian Theatre | ||
59 | 23 January 2009 | Cambridge | The Junction | ||
60 | 29 January 2009 | Huddersfield | Lawrence Batley Theatre | ||
61 | 30 January 2009 | Aldershot | West End Centre | ||
62 | 31 January 2009 | Wycombe | Swan Town Hall | ||
63 | 1 February 2009 | Harlech | Wales | Theatr Harlech | |
64 | 5 February 2009 | Aberystwyth | Arts Centre | ||
65 | 6 February 2009 | Reading | England | South Street Arts Centre | |
66 | 7 February 2009 | Newtown | Wales | Theatr Hafren | |
67 | 10 February 2009 | Taunton | England | The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre | |
68 | 12 February 2009 | Leicester | Little Theatre | ||
69 | 13 February 2009 | Halifax | Square Chapel | ||
70 | 15 February 2009 | York | City Screen | ||
71 | 16 February 2009 | Harrogate | Harrogate Theatre | ||
72 | 18 February 2009 | Telford | Oakengates Theatre | ||
73 | 19 February 2009 | Kendal | Brewery Arts Centre | ||
74 | 20 February 2009 | Swindon | Arts Centre | ||
75 | 21 February 2009 | Gloucester | Guildhall | ||
76 | 26 February 2009 | Swansea | Wales | Grand Theatre | |
77 | 27 February 2009 | Bath | England | Rondo Theatre | |
78 | 28 February 2009 | Colchester | Arts Centre | ||
79 | 1 March 2009 | Coventry | Warwick Arts Centre | ||
80 | 4 March 2009 | Aberdare | Wales | Grand Theatre | |
81 | 5 March 2009 | Gateshead | England | Sage Theatre | |
82 | 7 March 2009 | Stockton-on-Tees | Arden Theatre Company | ||
83 | 8 March 2009 | Milton Keynes | The Stables | ||
84 | 11 March 2009 | Wrexham | Wales | Glyndŵr University | |
85 | 12 March 2009 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Garage | |
86 | 13 March 2009 | Maidenhead | England | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | |
87 | 14 March 2009 | Newbury | Arlington Arts Centre | ||
88 | 19 March 2009 | Worcester | Marrs Barr | ||
89 | 20 March 2009 | Blackwood | Wales | Little Theatre | |
90 | 21 March 2009 | Ebbw Vale | Beaufort Ballroom | ||
91 | 22 March 2009 | Stafford | England | Gatehouse Theatre | |
92 | 24 March 2009 | Nottingham | Lakeside Arts Centre | ||
93 | 25 March 2009 | Pocklington | Arts Centre | ||
94 | 26 March 2009 | Fareham | Ashcroft Arts Centre | ||
95 | 27 March 2009 | Tunbridge Wells | Trinity Theatre | ||
96 | 29 March 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Wales Millennium Centre |
The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst (2009–10)
# | Date | City | Country | Venue | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst (2009–10) | |||||
1 | 18 September 2009 | Cheltenham | England | Town Hall | |
2 | 20 September 2009 | York | Grand Opera House | ||
3 | 21 September 2009 | Durham | Gala Theatre | ||
4 | 22 September 2009 | Newcastle | The Journal Tyne Theatre | ||
5 | 25 September 2009 | Brecon | Wales | Theatr Brycheiniog | |
6 | 27 September 2009 | Birmingham | England | Town Hall | |
7 | 28 September 2009 | Leamington | Royal Spa | ||
8 | 2 October 2009 | Port Talbot | Wales | Princess Royal | |
9 | 3 October 2009 | Rhyl | Pavilion Theatre | ||
10 | 4 October 2009 | Sheffield | England | Lyceum | |
10 | 5 October 2009 | Loughborough | Loughborough | ||
11 | 8 October 2009 | Reading | Concert Hall | ||
12 | 9 October 2009 | Newport | Wales | Riverfront | |
13 | 11 October 2009 | Cambridge | England | Corn Exchange | |
14 | 12 October 2009 | Lowestoft | Marina Theatre | ||
15 | 13 October 2009 | Brighton | Corn Exchange | ||
16 | 15 October 2009 | Manchester | The Comedy Store | ||
17 | 16 October 2009 | Swansea | Wales | Grand Theatre | |
18 | 23 October 2009 | ||||
19 | 24 October 2009 | Newtown | Theatr Hafren | ||
20 | 25 October 2009 | Wolverhampton | England | Wulfrun Hall | |
21 | 26 October 2009 | Bristol | Tobacco Factory Theatre | ||
22 | 27 October 2009 | ||||
23 | 28 October 2009 | ||||
24 | 29 October 2009 | Winchester | Theatre Royal | ||
25 | 1 November 2009 | Nottingham | Playhouse | ||
26 | 2 November 2009 | Buxton | Opera House | ||
27 | 3 November 2009 | Lincoln, England | Engine Shed | ||
28 | 4 November 2009 | Doncaster | Civic Theatre | ||
29 | 8 November 2009 | Shrewsbury | Theatre Severn | ||
30 | 11 November 2009 | Yeovil | Octagon Theatre | ||
31 | 13 November 2009 | Exeter | Corn Exchange | ||
32 | 14 November 2009 | Portsmouth | New Theatre Royal | ||
33 | 15 November 2009 | Southampton | Nuffield Theatre | ||
34 | 17 November 2009 | Bath | Komedia | ||
35 | 18 November 2009 | ||||
36 | 20 November 2009 | London | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
37 | 3 February 2010 | Basingstoke | The Anvil | ||
38 | 5 February 2010 | Aberdare | Wales | Coliseum Theatre | |
39 | 6 February 2010 | ||||
40 | 7 February 2010 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | |
41 | 8 February 2010 | Birmingham | Town Hall | ||
42 | 10 February 2010 | Swindon | Wyvern Theatre | ||
43 | 11 February 2010 | Bedford | Corn Exchange | ||
44 | 13 February 2010 | Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes Theatre | ||
45 | 15 February 2010 | Perth | Scotland | Concert Hall | |
46 | 16 February 2010 | Aberdeen | Music Hall | ||
47 | 17 February 2010 | Aberystwyth | Wales | Arts Centre | |
48 | 19 February 2010 | Treorchy | Park & Dare Theatre | ||
49 | 20 February 2010 | ||||
50 | 21 February 2010 | Bedworth | England | Civic Hall | |
51 | 24 February 2010 | Llandudno | Wales | Venue Cymru | |
52 | 25 February 2010 | Wrexham | Glyndŵr University | ||
53 | 28 February 2010 | Warwick | England | Arts Centre | |
54 | 2 March 2010 | King's Lynn | Corn Exchange | ||
55 | 3 March 2010 | Northampton | Royal & Derngate | ||
56 | 4 March 2010 | High Wycombe | Swan Theatre | ||
57 | 7 March 2010 | Bridlington | Royal Hall | ||
58 | 8 March 2010 | Liverpool | Philharmonic Hall | ||
59 | 9 March 2010 | Grimsby | Auditorium | ||
60 | 10 March 2010 | Hull | City Hall | ||
61 | 11 March 2010 | Halifax | Victoria Theatre | ||
62 | 12 March 2010 | Warrington | Parr Hall | ||
63 | 16 March 2010 | Southend | Cliffs Pavilion | ||
64 | 17 March 2010 | Aldershot | Princes Hall | ||
65 | 18 March 2010 | Salisbury | City Hall | ||
66 | 20 March 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar St. | |
67 | 24 March 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | King’s Theatre | |
68 | 25 March 2010 | Milford Haven | Wales | Torch Theatre | |
69 | 26 March 2010 | ||||
70 | 30 March 2010 | Bournemouth | England | Pavilion Theatre | |
71 | 31 March 2010 | Torquay | Princess Theatre | ||
72 | 1 April 2010 | Barnstaple | Queen’s Theatre | ||
73 | 3 April 2010 | Oxford | New Theatre | ||
74 | 4 April 2010 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall | |
75 | 5 April 2010 | ||||
76 | 7 April 2010 | Stoke-on-Trent | England | Victoria Hall | |
77 | 8 April 2010 | Derby | Assembly Rooms | ||
78 | 15 April 2010 | Harrogate | Royal Hall | ||
79 | 16 April 2010 | Middlesbrough | Town Hall | ||
80 | 17 April 2010 | Carlisle | Sands Theatre | ||
81 | 18 April 2010 | Salford | The Lowry | ||
82 | 19 April 2010 | Hayes | Beck Theatre | ||
83 | 21 April 2010 | Tunbridge Wells | Assembly Hall Theatre | ||
84 | 22 April 2010 | Hastings | White Rock | ||
85 | 23 April 2010 | London | Hammersmith Apollo |
Stand-Up DVDs
Title | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|
The Award-Winning Mince Pie | 16 November 2009 | Live at London's Bloomsbury Theatre |
The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst | 15 November 2010 | Live at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo |
The Man With The Flaming Battenberg Tattoo | 19 November 2012 | Live at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo |
Television
Gilbert has appeared three times on the BBC2 show Mock the Week, and has presented an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks in October 2009 and an episode of Have I Got News for You in April 2011. He has also appeared as a guest on Channel 4's 8 out of 10 Cats, and has used his comedy talents to write and narrate BBC Three's 2007 Goals Galore, Pranks Galore, Football Gaffes Galore and TV Gaffes Galore programmes.[2] He has also presented BBC 2W's Rhod Gilbert's Teen Tribes, providing an insight into the teen tribal worlds of "Emos", "Chavs" and "Goths".
Gilbert was Paramount Comedy's continuity writer and announcer between September 2004 and October 2005, providing end-credit voice-overs for their peaktime programme schedule.
In December 2008 Gilbert was signed for an advertising campaign to further promote tourism in Wales[3] and became the official Voice Of Wales for the country's tourist-board, fronting the 2009 Visit Wales television advertising.[15]
Gilbert has done reports for the BBC One current affairs/human interest show The One Show.
In November 2008, Gilbert appeared on the BBC's Live at the Apollo as a guest. In December 2009, he hosted the show, introducing fellow comedian John Bishop. On 6 June 2009 Gilbert appeared as the headline act on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on BBC One, and he guested on 8 out of 10 Cats on 17 July 2009. He also provided voiceover material for the sketch show Walk on the Wild Side.
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.[16] The four-part series saw Gilbert attempt a number of jobs including hairdresser, refuse collector, soldier and parent.[17] Following the show's success on BBC One Wales, the series aired nationally on BBC2 from 10 March.
In August 2010, the BBC commissioned eight episodes of Ask Rhod Gilbert following a successful pilot earlier in 2010. The show featured Gilbert, Greg Davies and Lloyd Langford answering random trivia questions, such as ‘Who would win in a race, Usain Bolt or a grizzly bear?', posed by the public and celebrities, with additional celebrity guests on the panel.[18] The show ran for two series.[19]
On 7 March 2011, series 2 of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience began airing on BBC One Wales. In this series Gilbert tried out jobs as a farmer, butler, tattoo artist and firefighter.[20] In January 2012, Gilbert began filming series 3 of the show. It aired on BBC One Wales from 7 May 2012 and saw him take on jobs such as primary school teacher, zookeeper, drag artist and police officer.[21] A fourth series was broadcast in June-July 2013.[22] This series, the jobs were wedding planner, scout leader, tour guide and male model. Gilbert has been asked to return for a fifth series.[23]
Radio
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.
Gilbert was also the host of BBC Radio 4's 4 Stands Up comedy series which aired in the Autumn of 2008, and has also appeared twice on Radio Four's Just a Minute, Radio 2's Does the Team Think?, and BBC Radio 4's Act Your Age.
In December 2008, a pilot of his sitcom Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl was broadcast on BBC Radio Two; the sitcom was written 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. He 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.[24]
Gilbert has also made several appearances on the BBC Radio 4 comedy program The Unbelievable Truth.[25][26]
In 2010 Gilbert 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.[27]
Gilbert currently fronts his own radio show, "The Rhod Gilbert Radio Show", broadcast by BBC Radio Wales on Saturdays between 11am and 1pm,[28] often co-hosted by fellow Welsh stand-up comedian Chris Corcoran. Gilbert occasionally covers for Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 show on Saturdays (prompting other broadcasters to cover for him on his own radio show).
Awards
- 2002
- Finalist in So You Think You're Funny.
- 2003
- Winner of the Leicester Mercury comedian of the year as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival
- Winner of the Paramount Gift Of The Gag competition
- Chortle Award nominee for best new act
- Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Runner-up in the Hackney Empire New Act of The Year competition
- Winner of the Metro and Jongleurs Spike Award for New Talent, South East
- Winner of the National Talent Hunt at the York Festival[29]
- 2005
- Chortle award for Best Breakthrough Act
- Nominated for The List and Writers Guild Comedy Award for "Rhod Gilbert's 1984"
- Perrier nominated for Best Newcomer for "Rhod Gilbert's 1984."
- 2006
- Placed in The Times's Top 50 Comedians
- Named one of The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy's top 50 icons.[30]
- 2008
- Nominated for the main IF.COM Eddies (formerly Perrier award) at the Edinburgh fringe for "Rhod Gilbert and the Award-winning Mince Pie"
- Winner of the Time Out 'Comic of the Year'
- Winner of the Time Out 'Best Show of the Year' for "Rhod Gilbert and the Award-winning Mince Pie"
- Winner of the Time Out 'Breakthrough Act'
- Nominated for the Celtic Media awards 'Best Radio Personality' for the "Rhod Gilbert Radio Show" on BBC Radio Wales
- 2009
- Nominated for the Times/South Bank Show Awards, 'Breakthrough Act'
- Winner of Chortle award for 'Best Headliner'
- Winner of "Comics Comic" Chortle award
- Nominated for the Chortle award for Best Show for "Rhod Gilbert and the Award-winning Mince Pie"
- 2010
- Winner of 'Wales' Sexiest male'
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Armstrong, Stephen (2008-08-24). "Why the if.comedy shortlist is intriguingly short". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Rhod Gilbert". BBC Wales Arts. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Malcolm Hay (2006-10-16). "Rhod Gilbert: interview". TimeOut. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Correspondent (2010-01-16). "Would the real Rhod Gilbert please stand up". Western Mail. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/rhod-gilbert-im-turning-back-6209311
- ↑ Rhod Gilbert's Biography : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ↑ "Radio Wales – Rhod Gilbert". BBC.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "How Rhod is aiming to put Llanbobl on the map". Western Mail. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ EABF – Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund / 2008, London Palladium
- ↑ Play.com: Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie
- ↑ Rhod Gilbert And The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
- ↑ Play.com – Rhod Gilbert And The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
- ↑ TV comic Rhod forced to pull out of Oasis gig
- ↑ Rhod Gilbert to front Wales tourism ads – suchsmallportions.com
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_Creative_Limited
- ↑ Rhod Gilbert tries out other jobs for a new tv series
- ↑ [http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/08/28/11625/hot_rhod... Hot Rhod... – Chortle.co.uk]
- ↑ http://www.list.co.uk/article/49249-rhod-gilbert-comedy-panel-shows-are-brutal/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zf3m1/broadcasts/2011/03
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zf3m1/broadcasts/2012/05
- ↑ http://www.list.co.uk/article/49249-rhod-gilbert-comedy-panel-shows-are-brutal/
- ↑ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/rhod-gilbert-im-turning-back-6209311
- ↑ Si Hawkins. "Circuit Training 7: The Word of Rhod". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ The Unbelievable Truth Series 4, Episode 1
- ↑ The Unbelievable Truth Series 4, Episode 4
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/rhod-gilbert/
- ↑ "Rhod Gilbert BBC radio show". BBC Radio Wales. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ Comedy CV – The UK's largest collection of comedians biogs and photos
- ↑ "Rhod Gilbert". Lancashire Telegraph.
External links
- Rhod Gilbert at BBC Programmes
- Rhod Gilbert at the Internet Movie Database
- Review and details of awards
- Funny Money film shorts with Rhod Gilbert for BBC raw money
- Llanbobl on Facebook
- Rhod Gilbert Show on Twitter