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Rhod Gilbert explains funny business about our campaign for Wales

The BBC show Funny Business, screened last week, examines how comedians can make large sums of money from corporate gigs and endorsements. Basically, the show aimed to make comics feel guilty for selling out to The Man. Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert, who featured in our campaign for Visit Wales, was interviewed for the programme. In
the clip below he speaks about the experience. Rhod explains that, though he'd be uncomfortable with many ad campaigns, he was happy in this instance to help us bring tourists to his homeland.

NSFWK – Welcome to the Internet

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Get this week's full report with links

It's a new year and regardless of what the naysayers tell us (mainly Prince) the Internet is still working and people are still using it. So what's been happening over the past week you say? 

  • Bad lip reading from the NFL. Very funny, recommended.
  • A man finds A MASSIVE CHUNK OF GOLD with a metal detector. I'm considering becoming a prospector.
  • Someone painted a picture of Kate Middleton and made out that she was actually 80. Then lots of people parodied it – Jesus fresco was my favourite
  • It snowed a bit more
  • HMV bit the dust
  • Temple Run 2 came out – very addicted already, download it if you can

Take a look at the full report in all its linky goodness above to get the full, unadulterated Internet experience.

Until next week!

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