E4 Laughs at Edinburgh:

Rhod Gilbert has been a busy boy this year. Not content with selling out every show he’s put on, his agents made him put on several more, which, of course, have sold out as well. I haven’t even had a chance of getting a ticket.

So, when Rhod agreed to come on to the E4 show, word got around pretty fast and before you know it, we were sold out too. At 10:30 in the morning. Even I got in.

This blog  was written before Saturday’s If. Comedy awards ceremonies, but I am going to confidently say that our boyo Rhod is going to steamroller everybody, including the delightful Russell Kane. Why? You’ll hear why when you listen to the podcast.

We’ve had some great shows and audiences this year, but this show just clicked. Here’s the reason: Rhod and his little Welsh Mafia. 

Rhod’s demanded was that he could bring some of his Boyo’s to town and own this show. We just nodded, didn’t really get that scared (I thought I could make leek stew out of them to be honest) , and booked Rhod’s housemate Lloyd Langford on the bill. Now I don’t know about you, but both Rhod and Lloyd seem a bit surreal and I finally found out why during the show – but I couldn't possibly say why.

Another proviso for Rhod was that we claimed a little bit of Wales in the show so we sent the unhealthiest comedian at the fringe, Carl Donnelly, to climb Arthur's seat, a really big mountain to claim it for the Welsh. I went with him to make sure he actually did it, and was subjected to hours of whinging and abuse.

Also on the show, the kids from the School of Comedy come along to be cottoned mouthed and funny, Luke Wright charms us with his performance poetry on MySpace and the impressive Bernard O’Shea comes all the way from Ireland there to play his music. Listen and enjoy.

Louis