The comedy partner and foil of
Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones was born on the
6 November 1953 in
Cardiff,
Wales,
UK. Since then, he has appeared in numerous comedy programmes, usually with Mel Smith, including the second series of notable 1980s
Britcom Not the Nine O'Clock News, alongside Smith,
Rowan Atkinson and
Pamela Stephenson.