Latitude review: Miles Jupp

Boxed in by his four children, the oldest of which is four, Miles Jupp’s material invariably draws on life travelling to gigs, or being trapped at home. 

As a result, Jupp’s shtick can occasionally feel pedestrian, especially when he looks to wheelie suitcases for material; a bizarre annoyance that feels more than a touch manufactured.

But Jupp excels when he returns to his self-deprecating best. His lulling delivery points to a man battered and bruised by a young family, and taken advantage of by London house prices.

While some in the Comedy Arena might end up in A&E for alcohol-related injuries this weekend, the closest Jupp has ever gotten to a rock ‘n’ roll injury is when he got his phone charger trapped in a cupboard door and it catapulted back into his face.

To further exasperate Jupp’s annoyance, much of today’s crowd recognise him as Archie from the children’s TV show Balamory, and he ends today’s set with a playful routine about being recognised – as Archie – on a train.

It’s enjoyable enough, though stops short of being laugh-out-loud funny, which kind of sums up Jupp’s set today.

Date of live review: Saturday 19 July 2014 @ Henham Park, Suffolk.