BBC's Alan Davies has offered a frank health update two years after the comedian disclosed his bladder cancer diagnosis, also revealing the alarming warning sign that first alerted him that something was wrong. Alan, 60, explained how he felt "lucky" to have noticed the symptom that led to him undergoing surgery. Speaking to Jonathan Ross in scenes set 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 describe to the presenter 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..."

Expressing his gratitude to the surgeons following the successful operation, he admitted, "It's not very nice, and it's not as bad as you think. That's accurate," as he added: "They got it out, so phew." He also shared the welcome news that he has now been given the all clear. Following his health scare, Alan has since returned to touring. "I didn't know if anyone would come," he told Jonathan, reports the Mirror.

"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."

This marked his first tour in 10 years. Speaking on The One Show last month, Alan opened up about his troubled past and a special gift he was leaving his children, having appeared on the programme to speak with presenters Clara Amfo and JB Gill about his new stand-up tour. While discussing his latest memoir, White Male Stand-Up, which he wrote for his three children, Susie, Robert and Francis, whom he shares with his well-known wife Katie Maskell, Alan revealed he wanted his youngsters to develop a greater understanding of him through his personal history.

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.

"And then this one's about my career in comedy and television, while 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."