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Interview: Ross Noble
A favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe and a vigilant stand-up gigger, Ross Noble has previously admitted to planning entire shows around "about four words on a scrap of paper." It's hardly surprising then, that his foray into television takes a similarly unstructured form. He merges the conventions of spontaneous comedy with the massive network for randomness that social media has to offer. Noble's broadcasting brainchild is Freewheeling; "It's a show that doesn't have a format, we make it up as we go along," he explains.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2015Comedy review: Ross Noble @ Lowry Theatre, Salford
"I like to make observations about stuff that can't happen and won't happen," Ross Noble instructs the audience at the outset of his gig tonight. He is completely right, too. Almost nothing we hear tonight seems sensible.
Alex Hibbert, Manchester Evening News, 20th February 2015Review: Ross Noble: Tangentleman Tour 2015 - Salford
Ross Noble's Tangentleman Tour 2015 is definitely not for the faint hearted or easily offended but is a stunning showcase for a brilliant stand up comedian.
Helen Jones, The Public Reviews, 20th February 2015Review: Ross Noble
Ross Noble was in hilariously chaotic form at his Plymouth gig.
Patrick Daly, Plymouth Herald, 10th February 2015Review: Ross Noble
There were occasional retreats from unpromising avenues but, with the audience obviously wanting to go with the flow and see what emerged, he could spin some rich thread from the most negligible starting material.
The Bristol Post, 9th February 2015Review: Ross Noble in hilariously chaotic form
Nearly three hours spent exploring the mind of comedian Ross Noble can be a scary prospect for some people given you never quite know what the loveable Geordie comedian is going to blurt out.
Patrick Daly, Plymouth Herald, 9th February 2015Interview: Ross Noble
Surreal stand-up comedian Ross Noble will be getting up close and personal with audience members in Northampton when he takes his latest tour, Tangentleman, to the Royal & Derngate next week.
Francesca Gosling, Northamptonshire Telegraph, 7th February 2015Ross Noble interview
"None of it is scripted," he says. "You can't do that with improvised stuff. I talk to the audience at the start and there is always something that they say that I can take on and that reminds me of something."
Plymouth Herald, 6th February 2015When is a stage too high for stand-up?
Jim Davidson, who suffers from vertigo 'a bit', refuses to perform from an elevated height, while Ross Noble improvises gags from a similar position
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd February 2015Ross Noble review
If nothing of consequence comes of Ross Noble's flights of fancy, it's impressive to watch his streams of nonsense.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd February 2015