Multi award-winning 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.

Listings Information: Tickets from:
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