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TV comedian Tony Hawks tries to win a bet by hitch-hiking around the circumference of Ireland in one calendar month. With a fridge.

About the Author

Tony Hawks lives in London. He leads a diverse life and has various 'jobs', such as performing stand up comedy, appearing as a panellist on TV and radio (Have I Got News For You, Just A Minute, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue), acting, writing, playing tennis, and making music.

Reviews

Not just brilliantly written, but far too hilarious to read alone in a public place
*Sunday Independent, Ireland*

Hawks's account shows the Irish at their whimsical best
*Daily Telegraph*

Very light-hearted, he captures the generosity, warmth and humour of Ireland
*Red*

Part autobiography, part travelogue, part insane Guinness-addled ramblings
*Irish Times*

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish - Tony Hawks is just as funny at the written word as he is on the box
*Doncaster Courier*

When British writer, performer and musician Hawks makes a drunken bet for œ100 that he can "hitchhike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, in one calendar month," he starts, in 1997, an unexpectedly wonderful adventure into the good-natured soul of the Irish people. Though the book begins inauspiciously as a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books, with Hawks assuming a smug distance from the people and events he encounters, happily fate intervenes in the form of a jovial radio-show host who convinces Hawks to phone in daily to share updates about his travels with the fridge. Almost overnight, Hawks becomes a regional legendÄ"The Fridge Man"Äwith all sorts of people willing to help him achieve his goal, however silly it may be. What could have been a convenient contrivance actually allows a kinder and far funnier Hawks to appear, as his daily talks with his radio "fans" bring him unexpected delights, including encounters with an overenthusiastic innkeeper and his family, the amazing champion surfer Bingo, various musicians and lots of pub visits. In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Not just brilliantly written, but far too hilarious to read alone in a public place * Sunday Independent, Ireland *
Hawks's account shows the Irish at their whimsical best * Daily Telegraph *
Very light-hearted, he captures the generosity, warmth and humour of Ireland * Red *
Part autobiography, part travelogue, part insane Guinness-addled ramblings * Irish Times *
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish - Tony Hawks is just as funny at the written word as he is on the box * Doncaster Courier *