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Rhod Gilbert was forced to cancel a tour date over the weekend, just hours before he was due on stage.
The comedian was due to perform his Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit show in Salisbury on Sunday but after suffering a bereavement in the early hours of the morning he announced he was unable to go on stage.
A post shared on his social media accounts at 2pm read: ‘We are sorry to announce that due to a bereavement in the early hours of this morning tonight’s Rhod Gilbert performance in Salisbury is unable to go ahead.
‘The show will be rescheduled and all tickets will remain valid for the new date. Ticket holders will be contacted.
‘Please bear with us whilst we arrange the rescheduled date.
‘We are very sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.’
Rhod Gilbert was forced to cancel a tour date over the weekend, just hours before he was due on stage after suffering a bereavement in the early hours of the morning (pictured in 2023)
A post shared on his social media accounts at 2pm read: ‘The show will be rescheduled and all tickets will remain valid for the new date. Ticket holders will be contacted’
Last month the comedian cancelled three dates in Scarsborough, Middlesbrough and Limerick after ‘struggling with a nasty winter bug.’
Rhod’s show has been touring for a year. The show ‘navigates the dark bits and is about turning life’s giant grapefruits into something approaching lemonade,’ according to the comedian.
The star, 57, was diagnosed with Stage 4 head and neck cancer in 2022 and documented his illness in a Channel 4 documentary before receiving the all clear in October 2023.
Since his cancer diagnosis Rhod has cut down on booze and continues not to smoke after kicking the habit years ago.
Reflecting on his life post illness, he added: ‘I guess I’m a bit more conscious now than what I was, but equally, cancer leaves you in this weird place where you want to grab life by the short and curlies.’
Rhod was diagnosed in July 2022, and was treated at the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, where he had been a fundraising patron for a decade before the diagnosis.
He underwent surgery for metastatic cancer of the head and neck, followed by sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Speaking in April 2024 about his condition, he said: ‘Still all clear. Still in the care of the wonderful Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. I get checked every few weeks but still all clear.
The comedian was diagnosed with Stage 4 head and neck cancer in 2022 and documented his illness in a Channel 4 documentary before receiving the all clear in October 2023
Speaking in April 2024 about his condition, he said: ‘Still all clear. Still in the care of the wonderful Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. I get checked every few weeks but still all clear’
‘I feel wonderful. I’ve got lots of issues that I may or may not have for the rest of my life, who knows. Who cares!
‘I’m here, I’m good and every night, I’m on stage pinching myself that I’m doing this. That I’m on stage performing just now two years after being diagnosed.’
