- Suffers from syndactyly of middle and ring finger (webbed fingers) on left hand. He jokingly suggests it is evolution to cope with Wales' frequent rainfall.
- In 2005 he won the Chortle Best Breakthrough Award.
- In 2006 he was placed in The Times Top 50 comedians.
- In 2003 he won the BBC New Comedy Award.
- In 2003 he won the Leicester Mercury comedian of the year.
- In 2003 he was nominated for the Chortle Best Newcomer award.
- In 2010 he came in at number 42 in Channel 4's Greatest Stand ups of all time.
- In 2009 he was nominated for the Times/South Bank Show award for " Breakthrough Act ".
- In 2009 he won the Chortle Award for " Best Headliner ".
- In 2009 he won the Chortle Award for " the Comic's comic ".
- In 2003 he was the winner of the National Talent Hunt at the York Festival.
- In 2003 he won the Paramount Gift of the Gag comedy competition.
- In 2003 he won the Metro & Jongleurs Spike award for new talent.
- In 2006 he was placed in The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy's Top 50 Icon's.
- In 2008 his fourth one man show Rhod Gilbert and the Award Winning Mince Pie was nominated for the If.comeddie Award (formerl the Perrier Award) at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
- In 2008 he was nominated for the Celtic Media Award for " Best Radio personality " for his BBC Radio Wales show " The Rhod Gilbert Show ".
- In 2002 he was a finalist in the So you think you're funny comedy competition at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
- In 2003 he came 3rd place in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Competition.
- In 2003 he came 2nd place in the Hackney New act of the year competition.
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