Rhod Gilbert gives cancer update as he 'finds something to do' after cancelling TV appearances

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has issued an update on his health following his stage four cancer diagnosis. The Welshman said he had received his first clear scan after undergoing treatment.

In a new interview, Rhod, 55, opened up about his cancer battle, which he revealed to fans in July last year, and shared how he has been keeping busy after cancelling his TV appearances and tour commitments.

The TV star underwent surgery for metastatic cancer of the head and neck, followed by sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Speaking to Radio Times, he said that discovering his cancer had not spread was “the best day of my life”. After getting the news that he had had his first clear scan, he said: “The best thing was that the tumour had gone, and it was once again an ordinary blood vessel.”

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Rhod, who has been a regular guest on shows such as Would I Lie To You?, QI and Mock The Week over the years, also revealed that he had approached a documentary team before his treatment began, to 'give him something to do' after having to cancel his work commitments.

“I was lying in bed on the Friday, with my treatment due to start the following Monday,” he told the Radio Times. “I rang the team I knew – there was no broadcaster on board, it was all on spec – and I asked, ‘How would you fancy joining me on this journey?’"

Rhod explained: “It was partly for me. I’d cancelled all my TV work and tours, and I wanted to have something other than ‘cancer’ in my diary. I knew I wouldn’t be well enough to go on stage or TV, but I thought I might be well enough to lie in bed and talk to a