We’re very excited about having Phill Jupitus back on the Island and down in Ventnor for the 2012 Isle of Arts Festival. Ed
Surprising like Oates climbing back into Scott’s tent, Phill Jupitus returns to what he does best: stand up. Erudite, troubled, occasionally mean, if you’ve only ever seen him on TV, expect to spill your drink in fury. Or joy. Or both.
All we can say is thank goodness he decided to ditch a career at the Job Centre to become a ranting poet. His early comedic outbursts saw him supporting such bands as The Style Council and The Housemartins and touring with Madness, The Who and Paul Weller.
Never Mind The ….
Phill’s highly successful TV career began in 1996 when he became team captain on BBC2’s pop quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Now in its twenty-third series, Phill is the only remaining member of the original line-up. He currently also appears as a regular guest on BBC2’s QI.
Regular on radio
His is a familiar voice on the radio: on BBC Radio 4 he is a regular member of the award winning News Quiz in addition to numerous presenting work on such shows as Phill Jupitus’ Comic Strips and The Man Who Bought Hendrix’s Stage.
His radio roots go back some 17 years, when he hosted his own show at BBC Greater London Radio and in 2000 Phill played the first ever record on the BBC’s new-dedicated music station 6Music as its inaugural Breakfast DJ.
Football crazy
As a journalist Phill writes a weekly column for The Times’ prestigious sport supplement, The Game; and as he is also a highly skilled artist these submissions are frequently presented in cartoon form.
He currently is also the host of the aforementioned The Game football podcast along with his own cult music podcast Perfect Ten.
Despite these current media commitments Phill finds the time to go back out on the road touring the UK with his impro-show, as a key member of the successful show Totally Looped and also as lead singer with The Blockheads.
Special online offer
Tickets to see Phill perform on Friday 20th April at the Isle of Arts Festival are £20 each.
If you buy through the online box office, you can get a special deal of Phill Jupitus plus Tipitina, who’ll be playing after Phill’s gig for just £28.
Image: © Rich Hardcastle
