PEOPLE enjoyed some taxi rides with a difference as part of the Take Over Fest's latest offering.

Comedian Jack Rooke entertained passengers with hilarious evening cab rides around the town centre.

From 5pm to 8.30pm on Thursday, November 19 Jack rode in a taxi for six sold out shows telling passengers his tales of life, death and get out of school cards.

Jack, a young up and coming performer and stand-up poet delivered a taster of his touring show ‘Good Grief’ during the 30-minute ride. His touching tales of growing up with the grief of losing his father were the focus of the journey, but his warmth, humour and generosity made the rides a huge hit.

The interactive shows also saw Jack give members of the audience roles to play, including Jack's mum, teacher and family friend.

Come Ride With Me was part of the #TakeOverStHelens, a three month arts festival created by the Heart of Glass and developed by Scottee.

After the performances, Jack said: "The shows were brilliant. Apart from realising that I suffer with really bad travel sickness if I sit backwards, it was an amazing experience.

"The audiences were really varied, made up of local people from all ages and a good few performing arts students from the college which was brilliant.

"It was great to be with an audience who had varied expectations before getting in the cab, therefore the show was a bit of a surprise for both them and myself.

He added: "I felt like audiences could really get into the stories within the show and feel a sense of comedy, even though the subject matter of grief and bereavement is quite dark at times.

"It was a brilliant opportunity to come up to St Helens and do the show. I thank all of Heart of Glass and Scottee especially for allowing me to come up and try something new. Thankfully audiences seemed to like it."