'I'm really bad at telling jokes,' says Ruth Jones
Despite being the co-writer of one of the most popular comedies of our time, Ruth Jones insists she is "really bad at telling jokes". "Some people describe me as a comedian, but I'm not a comedian, not at all," the Gavin & Stacey star said. She was speaking alongside close friend, actor and comedian Steve Speirs about their new show Ruth and Steve: From Merthyr with Love. The show, which airs on One Wales at 21:00 BST on Friday, sees Speirs show Jones around his hometown of Merthyr Tydfil. Jones is best-known for her portrayal of Nessa in Gavin & Stacey, but success also came with Stella - a comedy-drama which she co-wrote set in a fictional Welsh town and which aired between 2012 and 2017. It was on this show she built a close relationship with Speirs, who has appeared in various British comedies as well as Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Speaking about their friend...