Comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter Griff Rhys Jones is set to embark on a national stand-up tour this autumn with the second leg of his sell-out 2024 show ‘The Cat’s Pyjamas’.
Sharing witty observations and rambling comic stories, Griff’s funny anecdotes have covered an astonishingly diverse range of subjects: from TV travel, his childhood, Welsh family, age, fraud, late night trains and nostalgia to the TikTok generation, crocodile smuggling, and opal noodling in Australia.
Questions and improvised interaction with the audience mean the show varies from night to night. And takes him from adventures, holidays, dog sitting, burning boats, drink and anger-management, to meetings with rock celebrities and royalty. Wherever his associations wander.
‘The Cat’s Pyjamas’ follows Griff’s successful tours: "Jones and Smith", "Where Was I?" which saw him play to capacity crowds across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and his pre-Covid longest and biggest yet: ‘All Over The Place’.
Comedy Legend and National Treasure, Griff is widely know for Not the Nine O'Clock News, Smith and Jones. Restoration, It'll be Alright on the Night and multiple arts and travel documentaries, including Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip, Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip & Griff's Canadian Adventure: a critical and ratings success for Channel Four. Theatre includes lead roles for Alan Ackbourn, Sam Mendes, Peter Hall, Nick Hytner and any others. He has played the Dury Lane as Fagin, Wembley with Live Aid, the Royal National Theatre as Toad. He was Max the Dog in the musical "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", The miser in the "The Miser" in the West End and he toured extensively with Janey Dee in "An Hour and a Half Late". Griff also starred as Mr. Parker in "Gangster Granny Rides Again", for CBBC, and took a double starring role in the feature film "Future TX”. Griff has won two Oliviers, two British Comedy Awards, two Baftas, an Emmy and, pleasingly, a regatta in Barcelona. Griff’s upcoming projects include starring in “I’m Sorry Prime Minister” in early 2026, and a new Channel Four travel documentary exploring the Southern States, coming soon.
Tue 9 Sep Radlett: Centre (Preview)
Sun 14 Sep Diss: Corn Hall (Preview)
Sun 12 Oct New Brighton: Floral Pavilion
Tue 14 Oct Shrewsbury: Theatre Severn
Wed 15 Oct Richmond: Theatre
Fri 17 Oct Wrexham: William Aston Hall
Fri 24 Oct Eastbourne: Devonshire Theatre
Sat 25 Oct Plymouth: Quad Theatre
Sun 26 Oct Taunton: Brewhouse
Sat 1 Nov Bury St Edmunds: Apex
Sun 2 Nov Malvern: Theatre
Mon 3 Nov Bury St Edmunds: Apex
Thu 6 Nov Turo: Hall For Cornwall
Sat 8 Nov Reading: Concert Hall
Sun 9 Nov Dorking: Halls
Tue 11 Nov Basingstoke: Haymarket
Wed 12 Nov Windsor: Theatre Royal
Thurs 13 Nov Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre
Fri 14 Nov Lowestoft: Marina Theatre
Sun 16 Nov Buxton: Opera House
Wed 19 Nov Exmouth: Pavilion
Thu 20 Nov Poole: Lighthouse (Theatre)
Fri 21 Nov Southampton: MAST
Sat 22 Nov Launceston: Town Hall
Wed 26 Nov Cheltenham: Town Hall
