Griff Rhys Jones
Actor, Comedian, and Television Personality
Dara O Briain...documentaries which re-created the British comedy novel Three Men in a Boat. For this, O Briain rowed up the River Thames with Griff Rhys Jones and Rory McGrath. A sequel, Three Men in Another Boat, in which they raced from the Tower Bridge... In this article: Dara O Briain, Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You, QI, God, Nick Hancock, RTE, Dublin, London, and Colin Murphy |
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Wikipedia | September 16, 2009
Griff Rhys Jones
...for the purpose of saving architecture as a degree in Cambridge. He provided the voices on the series of short cartoons Funnybones, for which he also sang the theme tune. Other notable television work includes two BBC documentaries...
In this article: Mel Smith, Brentwood School, London, Douglas Adams, Rowan Atkinson, Rory McGrath, BBC One, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and University of East Anglia
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Wales Online | July 18, 2009
Griff Rhys Jones has no regrets over leaving comedy behind
...Palin-style adventurer. The Welsh-born presenter, who made his name in hit comedy shows Not The Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith And Jones, is now more likely to be seen on our screens traversing Britain's rivers or championing British...
In this article: Three Men in a Boat, Pamela Stephenson, Rowan Atkinson, Mountain, Michael Palin, Britain, and Cardiff
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | January 22, 2009
Griff Rhys Jones in sharkinfested waters after yacht catches fire
...said: "He's back home and everyone is fine." Rhys Jones, 55, is a keen sailor and owns a 45ft yacht named Undina. He has starred in two BBC documentaries with Rory McGrath and Mock The Week host Dara O'Briain based on Three Men in a Boat.
In this article: Three Men in a Boat, Dara O'Briain, Rory McGrath, Galapagos Islands, South America, Quito, and Ecuador
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Wikipedia | September 02, 2009
Rory McGrath
...the program with 88 points. Rory was one of the Three Men in a Boat in the 2005 BBC reinterpretation of the travelogue by Jerome K. Jerome along with fellow rowers Griff Rhys Jones and Dara O Briain. He also starred in the sequels,...
In this article: Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, BBC Radio 4, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Arsenal, Peter Cook, Trivial Pursuit, Bearded Tit, and Calcium
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | January 24, 2009
Griff Rhys Jones tells of cheating death in shark infested seas after leaping from his burning yacht
...his latest TV projects have been two BBC documentaries recreating the novel Three Men in a Boat. He has his own 45-foot yacht, Undina. After being rescued Mr Rhys Jones cracked jokes to keep people's spirits up. However, Richard Sparks,...
In this article: Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin, Three Men in a Boat, Ecuador, and Theatre Royal
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Griffith Rhys Jones (born 6 or 16 November (depending on source: speakers agent (6th) or BBC (16th)) 1953 in Cardiff, Wales, UK), better known as Griff Rhys Jones, is a Welsh comedian, writer and actor. He came to national attention in the 1980s when he starred with Mel Smith in a number of comedy sketch programmes on British television.
- Birth Date:
- November 16, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Known for:
- Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
- Alas Smith and Jones (1982–1998)
- Years Active:
- 1970s–present
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