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

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A lot has changed since Rhod Gilbert began touring The Book of John in 2019 – a tour that still hasn’t come to an end. First it was interrupted by a pandemic. You may have heard about that. Then, in 2022, Gilbert had to pause the tour again with a persistent unexplained throat problem. Trekking Cuba to raise money for the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, of which he is a longstanding patron, Gilbert discovered the problem was in fact cancer – for which he has been in treatment, at Velindre, since. “I’m sitting there having chemo,” he tells me, “with a picture of me on the wall as a fundraising patron. You couldn’t make it up, honestly.” In September 2018, Gilbert appeared as a contestant of the 7th series of Taskmaster alongside James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman and Phil Wang. 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?”

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. Rhod Gilbert tries out other jobs for a new TV series". BBC News. 8 January 2010 . Retrieved 14 March 2017. Badshah, Nadeem (14 July 2022). "Rhod Gilbert announces he is being treated for cancer". The Guardian. London. Gilbert's 2009/10 show, Rhod Gilbert and the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst previewed around the UK in small venues before being performed at the Edinburgh Festival. The show toured UK theatres from September 2009. [15] 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. [16] Television [ edit ]

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NEW ZEALAND COMEDY FESTIVAL The Big Show, Comedy Gala' and The Comedy Convoy - Nationwide Tour 2006 A stand-up comedy tour was held in aid of Velindre - after Rhod Gilbert revealed his illness - which saw dozens of comedy fundraising nights being held and supported by the country’s best-known and loved entertainers. You can read more about that here. a b "Rhod Gilbert: Comedy panel shows are 'brutal' ". The List. 26 February 2013 . Retrieved 14 March 2017.

Gilbert got into professional comedy in 2002, after taking part in the Amused Moose Stand Up and Deliver course, [7] [8] but only "thanks to a girlfriend’s constant nagging". [5] Within 18 months, Gilbert had already won several different talent competitions [6] [9] and was nominated for the Perrier Newcomer award for his first solo show in 2005 at Edinburgh Fringe entitled 1984. [6] He has since performed worldwide. [10] Video of Gilbert on food from Wales Episode 1, Series 4, The Unbelievable Truth". BBC Radio 4 Extra. 10 July 2014 . Retrieved 14 March 2017. On 7 March 2011, series 2 of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience began airing on BBC One Wales. In this series he tried out jobs as a farmer, butler, tattoo artist and firefighter. [21] 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. [22] A fourth series was broadcast in June–July 2013. [20] This series, the jobs were wedding planner, scout leader, tour guide and male model. Series 5, which had four episodes, began on BBC One Wales in September 2014 and was repeated on BBC Two from February 2015. Series 6 was broadcast on BBC One Wales starting February 2016.So while I never imagined that I would be a patient here, I know better than anyone that I am in the best possible hands. The NHS care I’m receiving is incredible. I wouldn't wish this on anyone...but who knows, maybe I'll come out the other end with a new stand-up show and a 40 minute rant about orange squash." He added: "Thank you everyone for your support over the last few weeks and months (and years). I’ll be disappearing for a while and won’t be commenting further, at least not for now, whilst I focus on my recovery." 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 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.” BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WORK EXPERIENCE SERIES 9 (CARE WORKER) - CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS 2021 The things people say when they find out you've got cancer... people panic. There's a lot of humour in it. Hopefully I'm going to jot it all down and one day bring it to the stage."

In December 2022, fellow comedian Jimmy Carr promoted Gilbert's DVD The Book of John on Channel 4's The Last Leg on Gilbert's behalf. [38] Works [ edit ] Tours [ edit ] Year Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie". Play.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010.The comedian previously raised money for Velindre by climbing Kilimanjaro in 2013 and "can't imagine there's a better place in the world to be treated". He added: "The care I'm having is beyond words." He told the BBC he'd undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery but did not know whether "it has worked". 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 ] 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 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]