Children will recognise him as Archie The Inventor in CBeebies series Balamory, but Miles Jupp is also an award-winning stand-up comedian.

Famous for his posh persona, Miles appears regularly on TV panel shows including Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week and wrote and starred in two series of Radio 4 comedy In and Out of the Kitchen.

He also plays lay reader Nigel in hit BBC2 sitcom Rev.

In his new show, titled Miles Jupp Is The Chap You’re Thinking Of, he will be chatting about a diverse range of topics including fatherhood, hot drinks, the ageing process, navigation and people’s pants.

You can see him at Canterbury’s Gulbenkian Theatre on Thursday, January 23.

The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £14. Call 01227 769075.

He will also be at Maidstone’s Hazlitt Theatre on Thursday, February 27 (call 01622 758611 for details) and at the Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells on Saturday, March 15 (call 01892 678678).