Comedian sets off on Aussie adventure

Posted : 07-03-2007

Stand-up comedian Ross Noble is set to travel to each of his 95 gigs in Australia and New Zealand on his motorbike, encompassing a distance of over 28,000 miles.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Noble - who is British-born but lives in Australia - will be followed by a film crew documenting his journey across the countries.

While the funnyman has driven on his BMW 1150 GS Adventure bike between gigs in the UK, the wide expanse of the Aussie territory has made it impractical before now, he says.

"We've always had this problem of, say, one show being in Perth and the next being in Melbourne two days later.

"It meant I was constantly having to have my bike shipped to where I was going and then having only a little bit of riding after that."

Noble is also hoping that people will visit his website with suggestions on where to stop along the way, with the idea to edit the footage into a kind of travel documentary.

Recurring themes in Ross' hilarious stand-up routine include George Foreman cooking equipment and Bon Jovi songs.

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