PHILL Jupitus, a man of many parts perhaps best known for regular appearances on BBC’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks and QI, is now returning to what he does best – stand up.

And he brings his latest show, Stand Down, to Lighthouse in Poole this autumn.

His stand-up career has so far taken him on two UK tours, including Jedi, Steady, Go 15 years ago where he performed a personal interpretation of the Star Wars story. This was followed by the hugely popular second tour in 1999, Quadrophobi. Phill has also starred in the sitcom television Dark Ages, provided a voice for the animated ITV series Watership Down before writing and performing in the critically acclaimed Waiting for Alice.

Phill Jupitus began his performing career in 1984, when he gave up working in a Job Centre to become a ranting poet, quickly rising to prominence supporting bands including The Style Council and The Housemartins.

While working for indie record label Go! Disc his duties included being press officer for The Housemartins and directing videos for Billy Bragg and the late Kirsty McColl.

In the evenings Phill’s poetry and compering became so successful he would go to tour with such luminaries as Madness, The Who and Paul Weller.

His radio career was launched in the mid-1990s when he began hosting his own show at BBC Greater London Radio. Eleven years ago he played the first ever record on the BBC’s new dedicated music station 6Music as its inaugural Breakfast DJ.

Phill’s highly successful television 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.

Aside from Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Phill currently appears as a regular guest on QI.

As a journalist he writes a weekly column for The Times’ sports supplement, The Game.

Catch Phill at Lighthouse in Poole on November 2 at 8pm. Tickets and details are available from 0844 406 8666.