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Griffith Rhys Jones is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith.

Rhys Jones came to national attention in the 1980s for his work in the BBC television comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones. With Smith, he founded television production company Talkback Productions, now part of RTL Group and later in 2005, he started the production company Modern Television.He went on to develop a career as a television presenter and writer, as well as continuing with acting work. From 2008 until 2016, he presented the television bloopers show It'll be Alright on the Night for ITV, having replaced Denis Norden who hosted the show for almost 30 years. Rhys Jones was himself replaced on the show in 2018 by David Walliams. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. November 1953
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Famous Griff Rhys Jones Quotes

“For me real peace is lying on a river bank in summer with a sprig of grass in my mouth. I have friends who jet off to a luxury hotel. I think, 'How can you enjoy such ghastly luxury?”

Griff Rhys Jones

Michael Odell, "This much I know: Griff Rhys Jones", The Guardian, November 5 2006.
Talking about holidays

“Mel and I genuinely get on. It's like another marriage. He is very straightforward and never loses his rag. I run around in a frenzy most of the time. London cabbies will say to me, 'Your mate Mel's a miserable bastard', but he's far more grounded than me.”

Griff Rhys Jones

Michael Odell, "This much I know: Griff Rhys Jones", The Guardian, November 5 2006.
Talking about Mel Smith

“My family wasn't troubled by much dysfunction. The most hotly contested issue was probably 'Who is going to have the most peas?'. Consequently, I haven't got much time for angst. Anything that happens to you is your own responsibility.”

Griff Rhys Jones

Michael Odell, &quot;This much I know: Griff Rhys Jones&quot; http://arts.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1939605,00.html, The Guardian, November 5 2006.<br>Talking about dysfunction

“Now, Piers Morgan is a bit of a ****.”

Griff Rhys Jones

Have I Got News For You, series 27 episode 6, 21 May 2004

“We need a corrective on who is a genuine artist. I'm an opportunist. I have no talent. That's true of 99 per cent of people in the British media. Ricky Gervais or Graham and Arthur who wrote Father Ted or Armando Iannucci are God-like as they have talent. Everyone else is a drone.”

Griff Rhys Jones

Michael Odell, "This much I know: Griff Rhys Jones", The Guardian, November 5 2006.
Talking about talent

“My family wasn't troubled by much dysfunction. The most hotly contested issue was probably 'Who is going to have the most peas?'”

Griff Rhys Jones

Consequently, I haven&#x27;t got much time for angst. Anything that happens to you is your own responsibility.<br><br>Michael Odell, &quot;This much I know: Griff Rhys Jones&quot; http://arts.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1939605,00.html, The Guardian, November 5 2006.<br><br>Talking about dysfunction

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