Roaring across the outback to the beyond and back again during an 85-gig stand-up tour, Ross presents us with his highly idiosyncratic eye-view of the most quirky and memorable sights, sounds and encounters of his adopted country as he bikes his way between venues – and across this six part series shares his observations with his audiences in typically spontaneous style.

ROSS NOBLE BIO

Voted in the top 10 of the 100 Greatest Stand Up Comedians, Ross Noble has certainly made his mark on the world of comedy.

Born and brought up in the North of England, Noble rose through to mainstream popularity through British TV across quiz shows, DVD's and tours.

At the age of 11, it was discovered that he was dyslexic. Because of this, Noble decided to work within a career which did not rely on academic skills. He had a brief stint as a street juggler with a friend, and aspired to join a circus. He joined a clown troupe and sold balloons as a stilt-walker, before deciding to become a comedian after winning tickets to a comedy show

Noble has been performing stand-up since this decision, and appeared in his local comedy club at the age of 15, despite licensing laws that prohibited him working there and forced him to leave through the kitchen.

 Noble studied performing arts at Newcastle College, after he told his careers adviser at school he wanted to be a comedian. Since starting as a stand-up comedian, Noble has won many awards, including a Time Out award winner in 2000 for his Edinburgh show Chickenmaster, and a Perrier Award nomination in 1999 for another Edinburgh Festival show Laser Boy.

He has since achieved great popularity in both the UK and Australia, where he has toured extensively every year since 2001. He has made many TV appearances, which mainly take the form of interviews and panel game participation.

In the UK, he has appeared on BBC's Johnny Vaughan Tonight and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Noble has also made nine appearances on BBC 1's Have I Got News for

You including the first show guest presented by Paul Merton. He makes regular contributions to BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute and has also appeared on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and presented 4 At The Store. In July 2007, Ross featured, as part of his "In The Company Of...", on the Colin Murray show on BBC Radio 1, and in August 2007 Noble appeared on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2.

In Australia, he has guested on such TV and radio shows as Network Ten's Rove (Live), The Panel, Good News Week and Thank God You're Here, as well as the ABC's The Glasshouse, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Triple M radio show Get This.

Besides making various guest appearances, Noble has been the host of an Australian radio show, and the subject of two BBC radio series. In January 2005, Noble joined Australian comedienne Terri Psiakis in co-hosting Ross and Terri, the weekday lunch shift on national radio station Triple J.

Noble once again teamed up with Terri Psiakis on Triple J for two weeks of Ross and Terri in January 2006. This second period on Triple J also saw Ross and Terri founding "Pants Across Australia", during which, 4 pairs of trousers were sent to the north, south, east and west extremities of Australia and then back to Melbourne.

Noble has a daughter, Elfie (who they call Elf), with his Australian-born wife Fran. He lived on a farm in St Andrews, a semi-rural town on the northern outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, until it was destroyed by the 2009 Victorian bushfires along with all his material possessions. Noble and his family were not harmed in the fire