Tom Snyders, "The Bicycling Comedian," has spent the past two decades pedaling his fully-loaded touring bicycle to all his stand-up comedy performances throughout North America. He's cycled more than 141,000 miles and to all 50 states. (Hawaii was not easy; he pedaled his bike eight hours a day for five days on the deck of a cruise ship to get to Maui by bicycle.) Snyders has also cycled in 23 countries on five continents.

On Sunday, Sept. 30, Snyders will perform a benefit show for West Town Bikes' Youth Programs (www.westtownbikes.org) at Mother Hubbard's, 5 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the door starting an hour before showtime.

Snyders left Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 27, by fully-loaded touring bicycle to pedal to Chicago in time to attend the Critical Mass Ride on Friday, Sept. 28.

Snyders has made ten national television appearances, including being featured on "Good Morning America," "Live with Regis & Kelly," and appearances on Comedy Central and ESPN. He has also performed in more than 200 comedy clubs across the United States.

Snyders' unique one-hour, one-man stand-up comedy show centers around his travels by bicycle on the back roads of America (and the world) over the past 20 years. Along the way he snaps photos of weird and amusing road signs (many of them bicycling related), the best of which are featured in his live performances.

Snyders is currently writing a book entitled Lessons from the Road. He has already 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.

For more information, visit www.bikecomedy.com