Miles Jupp - Drifting 

Miles Jupp was once told that life gets harder when you become a teenager.  This gives his show a jumping off point for informing us how he has drifted through life, never really fully participating in decisions that have been made concerning him.  He also bemoans being a grumpy old man at the age of 28, getting irritated at other people having fun.

Jupp tells his stories quite well but the problem for me was that they simply weren’t funny enough.  Instead of belly roars there were merely smatters of laughter punctuating the hour.  Perhaps this is enough for some people but I found myself wanting more.  There wasn’t anything about his act that made him particularly stand out or would see me recommend him to other people.

Instead I found myself drifting through the 60 minutes, wondering  when I was going to get that big laugh.  I never did. 

**

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Fringe Programme Page No

P 79

Company

Miles Jupp

Venue Name and Number

Gilded Balloon Teviot V 14

Dates and Times

30 July to 24 August (not 11) 20.00 to 21.00

Comedy 2008

Music 2008

Others 2008

Theatre 2008

Musicals 2008

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