Miles Jupp
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Miles Jupp is a British
actor
and comedian
, probably best known as Archie in the children's television series Balamory
.
Jupp attended St. George's School in Windsor, Berkshire
and the independent Oakham School
in Rutland
, where he was a resident of Haywoods House, before studying Divinity
at Edinburgh University. In 1999, Jupp performed with Edinburgh
based improvisational comedy troupe the Improverts
. He won So You Think You're Funny?, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2001 and was a Perrier Award Best Newcomer nominee in 2003 for his show Gentlemen Prefer Brogues.
He bluffed his way onto an England cricket tour to India as the cricket correspondent for BBC Scotland and the Western Mail.
He is probably best known as Archie the Inventor in CBeebies
' Balamory
. Jupp also had a role in the BBC Scotland comedy programme Live Floor Show
, where he played an eccentric, foul-mouthed comedian. In 2007, Jupp appeared fleetingly in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as a TV weatherman who complained about the incredibly hot drought
.
He was the narrator of the radio show The Penny Dreadfuls present...The Brothers Faversham
by The Penny Dreadfuls
which aired in 2008 on BBC Radio 7 in the UK. Jupp's hobbies included tea tasting and fly fishing as mentioned in The Scotsman
Edinburgh Festival Edition for July 2007 and is described as something of a 'Harold Meaker' Rentaghost
type character by friends and colleagues.
In March 2008, he performed his third solo show entitled Everyday Rage and Dinner Party Chit Chat at the Etcetera Theatre
in Camden. He presented the Live at The Gilded Balloon
podcast for The Guardian
newspaper's coverage of the 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh Fringe
.
In 2009, he became host of BBC Radio 7 satirical comedy series Newsjack
as well as the host on BBC Scotland comedy quiz show "Swots
".
He appeared in series 3 of political comedy The Thick of It
as John Duggan, an incompetent press officer with a habit for making inappropriate comments, prompting the remark that his fringe is to "hide the lobotomy scars". Following this role he appeared in BBC Scotland's comedy Gary: Tank Commander
as Captain Fanshaw.
He appeared briefly in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes
film as a waiter. He appeared in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
in 2009
In 2010, he appeared on Mock the Week
, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
, Have I Got News For You
and as Nigel, a Church of England
Lay Reader, in the BBC
sitcom Rev.
In January 2011, he was a team member with Goldie and team captain Phill Jupitus on the popular music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
In February 2011, he appeared as a panelist on BBC Radio 4
's panel show It's Your Round.
In May and November 2011, he appeared as a panelist on Have I Got News for You (BBC).
On 22 August 2011, he appeared as the lunchtime guest on Test Match Special
, where he revealed a love of cricket and that he had gophered for the Test Match Special team, who had no idea who he was.
He also had a cameo role in Johnny English Reborn in 2011 as an employee of MI7.
He appeared in Mock the Week again in October 2011.
United Kingdom
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actor
Actor
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and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, probably best known as Archie in the children's television series Balamory
Balamory
Balamory was a live action television series on British television for pre-school children, based around the fictional small island community of Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 2002 and 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 254 episodes made...
.
Jupp attended St. George's School in Windsor, Berkshire
St George's School, Windsor Castle
St George's School, Windsor Castle is a coeducational independent Preparatory School of some 410 children, aged from 3 to 13, in Windsor, near London....
and the independent Oakham School
Oakham School
Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and...
in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, where he was a resident of Haywoods House, before studying Divinity
Divinity (academic discipline)
Divinity is the study of Christian and other theology and ministry at a school, divinity school, university, or seminary. The term is sometimes a synonym for theology as an academic, speculative pursuit, and sometimes is used for the study of applied theology and ministry to make a distinction...
at Edinburgh University. In 1999, Jupp performed with Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
based improvisational comedy troupe the Improverts
Improverts
The Improverts is the long-running improvisational comedy troupe of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company which primarily performs out of the Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh...
. He won So You Think You're Funny?, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2001 and was a Perrier Award Best Newcomer nominee in 2003 for his show Gentlemen Prefer Brogues.
He bluffed his way onto an England cricket tour to India as the cricket correspondent for BBC Scotland and the Western Mail.
He is probably best known as Archie the Inventor in CBeebies
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
' Balamory
Balamory
Balamory was a live action television series on British television for pre-school children, based around the fictional small island community of Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 2002 and 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 254 episodes made...
. Jupp also had a role in the BBC Scotland comedy programme Live Floor Show
Live Floor Show
Live Floor Show was a television comedy show produced by BBC Scotland for three series from 2002–2003. The first two series, hosted by Greg Hemphill, were broadcast on BBC One Scotland...
, where he played an eccentric, foul-mouthed comedian. In 2007, Jupp appeared fleetingly in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada...
as a TV weatherman who complained about the incredibly hot drought
Drought
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region...
.
He was the narrator of the radio show The Penny Dreadfuls present...The Brothers Faversham
The Penny Dreadfuls present...The Brothers Faversham
The Penny Dreadfuls Present... is a British radio comedy programme, written and performed by comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls, with each episode looking at a different member of The Brothers Faversham, a collection of heroes of Victorian Britain. The first series was produced and broadcast by the...
by The Penny Dreadfuls
The Penny Dreadfuls
The Penny Dreadfuls are a British sketch-comedy troupe consisting of comedians Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck. The sketch team perform regularly on the London comedy circuit.-History:...
which aired in 2008 on BBC Radio 7 in the UK. Jupp's hobbies included tea tasting and fly fishing as mentioned in The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
Edinburgh Festival Edition for July 2007 and is described as something of a 'Harold Meaker' Rentaghost
Rentaghost
Rentaghost is a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks.-Background:The company,...
type character by friends and colleagues.
In March 2008, he performed his third solo show entitled Everyday Rage and Dinner Party Chit Chat at the Etcetera Theatre
Etcetera Theatre
The Etcetera Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy. It was founded in 1986 and is situated above The Oxford Arms pub in Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden....
in Camden. He presented the Live at The Gilded Balloon
The Gilded Balloon
The Gilded Balloon is one of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's best-known venues, established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh's Cowgate. When a fire destroyed the original premises, Teviot Row House in Bristo Square became the Gilded Balloon's main venue....
podcast for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper's coverage of the 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
.
In 2009, he became host of BBC Radio 7 satirical comedy series Newsjack
Newsjack
Newsjack is a satirical sketch show hosted by Justin Edwards. Until September 2011, it was presented by Miles Jupp, and first broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on 4 June 2009. The series is notable for having an "Open door" policy on writing, meaning that unsolicited writers without contract to the BBC can...
as well as the host on BBC Scotland comedy quiz show "Swots
Swots
Swots is a 2009 BBC comedy radio panel show hosted by Miles Jupp. First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland it has been repeated on BBC Radio 7. The show is set in a fictional 1960's classroom and involves a series of comedy rounds based loosely on typical classroom activities such as spelling and...
".
He appeared in series 3 of political comedy The Thick of It
The Thick of It
The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast on BBC Four in 2005, and has so far completed fourteen half-hour episodes and two special hour-long episodes to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's...
as John Duggan, an incompetent press officer with a habit for making inappropriate comments, prompting the remark that his fringe is to "hide the lobotomy scars". Following this role he appeared in BBC Scotland's comedy Gary: Tank Commander
Gary: Tank Commander
Gary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA-award winning sitcom written and created by Greg McHugh and produced by the Comedy Unit. The show originated in 2008 as a one-off pilot for More4, under the title Gary's War. A full series was subsequently commissioned and broadcast on BBC Two Scotland in December...
as Captain Fanshaw.
He appeared briefly in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon...
film as a waiter. He appeared in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee.The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines and sketches performed by Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner amongst others. Peter Serafinowicz recorded voice-over parts. The series is...
in 2009
In 2010, he appeared on Mock the Week
Mock the Week
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain that launched in 2005. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.It is made by independent...
, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow is a British stand-up comedy television series hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre from different venues around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The first series was broadcast with six episodes in 2009. Each episode features a routine from McIntyre,...
, Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
and as Nigel, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Lay Reader, in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sitcom Rev.
Rev. (TV series)
Rev. is a British television sitcom produced by Big Talk Productions. The show premiered on BBC Two on 28 June 2010. The show's working titles were The City Vicar and Handle With Prayer...
In January 2011, he was a team member with Goldie and team captain Phill Jupitus on the popular music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
In February 2011, he appeared as a panelist on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's panel show It's Your Round.
In May and November 2011, he appeared as a panelist on Have I Got News for You (BBC).
On 22 August 2011, he appeared as the lunchtime guest on Test Match Special
Test Match Special
Test Match Special is a British radio programme covering professional cricket, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 , Five Live Sports Extra and the internet to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world...
, where he revealed a love of cricket and that he had gophered for the Test Match Special team, who had no idea who he was.
He also had a cameo role in Johnny English Reborn in 2011 as an employee of MI7.
He appeared in Mock the Week again in October 2011.