'You don't get that': Comedian Griff Rhys Jones on why he loves Liverpool crowd

Funnyman Griff Rhys Jones is back on the road with his new one-man show - and he's coming to Liverpool.

His show, 'The Cat's Pyjamas', will be on at the Liverpool Playhouse on Tuesday, April 30.

According to Griff, people coming to the show should expect the unexpected. The comedy veteran likes to improvise, and no two shows of his are ever the same.

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Speaking to the ECHO, Griff said: "I just like to tell funny stories. It could be anything really, from experiences of family and ageing, to the TikTok generation, to wrestling with crocodiles and encounters with rugby fans on a midnight train to Ilford.

"What I talk about depends on where I'm performing. When I'm in Cardiff, the land of my aunties, I tell stories about being Welsh."

In the second half of the show, Griff likes to have a two-way conversation with the audience, using a question and answer format.

He said: "I want them to ask questions - they can ask me anything at all. I love that element of surprise."

Griff is now 70 years old, and he says his fans tend to be "of a certain age". He added: "There aren't going to be many 20-year-old students in the audience. But that's great, and I like to take the p**s out of them for it."

In the eighties and nineties, Griff was known for his satirical work, including on Not the Nine O'Clock News. He remains politically engaged and jokes that the country "has been in a form of national emergency since about 1932".

But according to Griff, 'The Cat's Pyjamas' isn't really satirical or political. He adds: "It's more about my personal crisis than the national crisis."

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