Rhod Gilbert announces mammoth tour after undergoing cancer treatment

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gilbert, who revealed he had stage four head and neck cancer in July 2022, said: “After the year I’ve had, it’s wonderful to be alive and going back on the road. “Hilariously dark, passionate and way too personal, this is classic Gilbert, squeezing every last drop out of life’s latest curveballs… with a little help from an old adversary. Candid, hilarious and uplifting; it’s a show about navigating the dark bits and turning life’s giant grapefruits into something approaching lemonade.” The tour announcement comes weeks after he teased news of possible 2024 dates during an appearance on BBC Radio Wales. He said he was very grateful to the NHS and Velindre Cancer Centre for “getting me back on my feet”, adding: “My new attitude is that life’s too short, you’ve got to crack on and do these things.” For years, Gilbert has raised funds for people with the disease, at the same centre he ended up receiving treatment from.