9 Facts About Rhod Gilbert

1. Along the way, Rhod Gilbert has tried his hand at all manner of jobs from being a bin man in South Wales to Butler to a Lord, and in his most difficult challenge to date; an RAF Fighter Pilot.

2. In 2017 Rhod Gilbert starred in and produced a documentary for BBC One Wales; exploring shyness and the huge impact it has had upon his life.

3. In September 2018 Rhod Gilbert appeared as a contestant of the 7th series of Taskmaster alongside James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman and Phil Wang.

4. In January 2012, Rhod Gilbert began filming series 3 of the show.

5. On 6 June 2009 Rhod 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.

6. In December 2008, Rhod Gilbert was signed for an advertising campaign to further promote tourism in Wales and became the official Voice of Wales for the country's tourist-board, fronting the 2009 Visit Wales television advertising.

7. On 18 and 19 June 2009, Rhod 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.

8. In 2008, Rhod Gilbert wrote a sitcom about life in Llanbobl, which featured on BBC Radio 2.

9. On 29 September 2014, Rhod Gilbert started presenting the BBC Two panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, ending a run of five series without a permanent host.