One to one That’s funny...


A new tour taking in over 100 venues, a DVD out in November, a third series of Work Experience and a regular radio show – how does Rhod Gilbert pack it all in? And will he ever learn to play his new set of drums? Interview DERI ROBINS; photos MEI LEWIS


says the next-door-neighbour, encouragingly. “That’s his Merc, parked right there.” Five more minutes, two texts and a phone


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call later, and we’re in. Rhod’s shower-fresh, stumbling into the day, running his hands abstractedly over his very short crop of hair. He starts to make me a cup of tea, although I’d asked for coffee. I would happily have taken anything hot and wet, but he gets a grip halfway through, curses, and slops the offending tea bag down the sink. As ever, things appear to be getting on top of him. It’s incredibly endearing. And after all, as Oscar Wilde pointed out,


only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. We head for the living room and he


apologies for the clutter. A set of drums stands at one end of the room; he doesn’t have much time to practice them. “I reckon I’ve played them for four hours, total, since buying them. They were just a bit of a treat.” He has no real ambitions on the musical front – but then he hadn’t considered going


“If I’d been where I am


now at 25, I’d be thinking, Christ, how do I manage to sustain this?”


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t’s 11 am in the morning, and I can tell it’s still a bit early for Rhod Gilbert. There are a few telltale signs, the


first being the fact that there’s no reply when we knock on the door. “He’s in,”


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