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For Immediate Release:
June 25, 2004
Comedian Pedals Bike from Key West to NYC
for Performance at Caroline's
Comedian Tom Snyders has spent the past 17 years pedaling his fully-loaded touring bicycle to all his stand-up comedy performances. He's cycled more than 124,000 miles and to all 50 states. Along the way he snaps pictures of weird and amusing road signs he encounters -- the best of which are featured in his live performances.
His next stop is Caroline's comedy club, 1626 Broadway, on Tues., July 6 at 9:30 p.m. and Mon., July 12 at 7:00 p.m. where he will perform his show and sign copies of his new book, National Lampoon's Big Book of True Facts.
Snyders, known as
as "The Bicycling Comedian," will arrive at the show by bicycle, pedaling in from Key West, Fla. Caroline's is one of many stops he will make on what he's calling
"the first-ever book tour by bicycle" The hardcover book, which was released June 23, features more than 200 photographs of funny road signs contributed by Snyders. The all-new collection of absurd-but-true humor from everyday life also includes funny news stories, headlines and advertisements. Snyders and his bicycle are featured on the cover.
Snyders' journey and his "Smile America Bicycle Comedy Tour" began in 1987 when he left Las Vegas by bicycle. Since then he's been pedaling the back roads of this country performing his clean, unique, one-man comedy show at bike events, conferences and comedy clubs. Over the years, he's also pedaled onto the set of nine national television shows, including three appearances on Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee.
"I'm off the interstate and not going by at 60 miles an hour so I see a lot of strange stuff," Snyders explains.
"Some of it's incredibly funny, and I always keep my camera loaded and ready"
After a brief stint in New York City, he will continue pedaling across the country, doing comedy shows and book signings along the way, eventually ending up in Los Angeles in October.
On this journey Snyders has also: been attacked by a police dog; pedaled up a mountain in the middle of a raging snow storm; looked a grizzly bear in the eye from 15 feet away; been run out of town by local police in Georgia; and tried to figure out how to possibly have a steady relationship while on the road for 17 years.
Snyders has also written a screenplay; coincidentally, it's about a comedian who travels by bicycle to all his stand-up comedy performances.
"It's Forrest Gump meets Seabiscuit," he jokes.
National Lampoon's Big Book of True Facts is available at www.bikecomedy.com for $19.95. It can also be purchased at amazon.com and most retail book stores.
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