Comedian Alan Davies has opened up to Jonathan Ross about his cancer diagnosis and how he feels lucky to have spotted an issue that first flagged up he was ill
07:55, 03 Apr 2026Updated 07:55, 03 Apr 2026
Alan Davies issued a health update(Image: Brian J Ritchie/Hotsauce/Shutterstock)
Alan Davies has provided a candid health update two years after the comedian revealed he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer. And he has revealed the scary sign that made him discover he wasn’t well.
Alan, 60, revealed how he felt “lucky” to have spotted the sign which led to him undergoing surgery. Speaking to Jonathan Ross in scenes to air on The Jonathan Ross show on Saturday, Alan said: “In 2024 I had bladder cancer. Luckily, a little bit of blood in the toilet bowl and I saw it…”
He went on to tell the presenter about the procedure he underwent to remove the cancerous tumour. “To get that tumour out, they have to go… up the… so my advice is, if you’re going to have a flexible cystoscopy…”
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Alan Davies is appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show(Image: Brian J Ritchie/Hotsauce/Shutterstock)
As he thanked the surgeons for a successful surgery, he admitted: “It’s not very nice and it’s not as bad as you think. That’s accurate. They got it out, so phew.”
And he shared positive news that he has now received the all clear. Following his health scare, Alan has since began touring again. “I didn’t know if anyone would come,” he told Jonathan.
“It’s a bit like having a party. But people did come, and a lot of them had grey hair and hadn’t been out for ages.”
It marked his first tour in 10 years. Speaking on The One Show last month, Alan opened up on his difficult past and a special gift he was leaving his kids. He had appeared on the show to chat to presenters Clara Amfo and JB Gill about his new stand-up tour.
While also discussing his latest memoir, White Male Stand-Up, which he penned for his three children, Susie, Robert and Francis, whom he shares with his famous wife Katie Maskell, Alan said he wanted his children to gain a deeper understanding of him through his past experience.
He said: “It’s the second volume. I’ve written two volumes. The first one was really about my childhood, [it’s] a little bit bleak.
Alan on QI – he is back touring after 10 years(Image: BBC/Fremantle Media/Talkback/Brian Ritchie)
“And then this one’s about my career in comedy and television, whilst carrying some of this baggage along. I kind of naively thought that you go towards the future and you leave the past behind, but it doesn’t really work like that.”
He continued: “So, it’s about turning around and confronting that and I wanted a record of where I’ve been, what I’ve done and who I am. They can’t read it yet, but it’s there for them.”
The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday at 10pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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