Rhod Gilbert

The 54-year-old announced in July that he had stage four cancer and was being treated at the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff - where he had been a fundraising ...

The cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I’m well enough to write, I’m jotting down a few things. that I’ve got a bit of a platform here. It’s all true stuff that happened: the stroke, my mum’s Alzheimer’s, the fertility treatment. I haven’t really worked out what to say," he told the Guardian. “It’s just me and this bloody cancer, really. I don’t know how much to talk about the cancer.

The comedian, 54, announced that he had stage four cancer in July , although did not specify where the disease was.

The cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I'm well enough to write, I'm jotting down a few things. I haven't really worked out what to say' I’m happy, optimistic and hopeful that next year it’ll all come good.' 'I'm really aware of mental health now and I’m checking in with myself every day. I don't know how much to talk about the cancer. I haven't really worked out what to say.

Stand up comedian Rhod Gilbert has spoken about his cancer battle and his optimism for the future, amid recovering from surgery, radiotherapy and ...

He also added “I have definitely become somebody who wants to be really open and talk about stuff, and who sees the value in talking." Telling the newspaper he said: "As I got older, I started to feel – and maybe this is a bit wanky – that I’ve got a bit of a platform here. The comedian has in the past been open about his struggles with infertility with his wife Sian Harris, and a mini stroke, all of which feature as part of the show. I went as a Velindre patron and came home as a patient." In his first national newspaper interview since the stage four diagnosis, he said that the treatment has meant he sometimes spends "whole weeks" in bed recovering. The 54-year-old from Carmarthen announced in Juy 2022 that he was receiving treatment at Velindre Cancer Hospital Centre in Cardiff, for which he is a patron.

He recently postponed a string of live shows after discovering he required additional surgery for gallstones and recurring gallbladder infections following his ...

“It’s just me and this bloody cancer, really. And I should be doing more with it than just talking about toothbrushes. The cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I’m well enough to write, I’m jotting down a few things. And in this show, it’s not. It’s all true stuff that happened: the stroke, my mum’s Alzheimer’s, the fertility treatment. I haven’t really worked out what to say.

Welsh comedian says he's written 250 pages of new material ahead of live shows this summer, in between receiving treatment for cancer.

He also said he is more aware of his own mental health, adding: “It's just me and this bloody cancer, really. the cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I'm well enough to write, I'm jotting down a few things. “I was having to look for things to be angry about, to fit what I did,” he said of his comedy style before the diagnosis. “I’m more than happy to talk about it but I haven’t had time to process it at all,” he said. that I've got a bit of a platform here. “And that's diminishing returns, clearly.

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has said he is committed to using his experience of cancer in his next stand-up shows, having written 250 pages of material.

"It’s just me and this bloody cancer, really. And there is humour in there, definitely." Speaking about his 2012 live show The Man With The Flaming Battenberg Tattoo, he said: "I was having to look for things to be angry about, to fit what I did. The cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I’m well enough to write, I’m jotting down a few things. It’s all true stuff that happened: the stroke, my mum’s Alzheimer’s, the fertility treatment. I haven’t really worked out what to say.