He studied acting at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and went on to become a stand up comedian on the London Comedy circuit in the late 80's and early 90's, appearing regularly in venues like the Comedy Store, Jongleurs and the legendary Tunnel Club. During this time he ran his own comedy club in Brixton called 'The Rodney Bewes Conspiracy' which featured many of the leading alternative comedians of the day. Rob appeared on various stand up TV shows including 'First Exposure' for Channel 4 and 'Stand Up' for ITV and also presented a number of TV programmes including 'Friday Now' and 'Weekend Live' for LWT. 