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== Early Life ==
== Early Life ==
Gary the Goat was bought by Jimbo Bazoobi for a carton of beer in [[Gingin, Western Australia|Gingin]], [[Western Australia]] in December 2011<ref>{{Cite web|title = GoatPro! Videos of Gary the Goat turn him into an internet sensation|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2684230/GoatPro-How-videos-Gary-Goats-comedy-roadshow-Australia-turned-internet-sensation.html|accessdate = 2015-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Gary The Goat {{!}} Official Web Site|url = http://www.garythegoat.tv|website = www.garythegoat.tv|accessdate = 2015-05-25}}</ref> and since then have been touring Australia, with some small breaks. Gary is currently about five years old.
Gary the Goat was bought by Jimbo for a carton of beer in [[Gingin, Western Australia|Gingin]], [[Western Australia]] in December 2011<ref>{{Cite web|title = GoatPro! Videos of Gary the Goat turn him into an internet sensation|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2684230/GoatPro-How-videos-Gary-Goats-comedy-roadshow-Australia-turned-internet-sensation.html|accessdate = 2015-05-25}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Gary The Goat {{!}} Official Web Site|url = http://www.garythegoat.tv|website = www.garythegoat.tv|accessdate = 2015-05-25}}</ref> and since then the pair have been touring Australia, with some small breaks. Gary is currently around four years old.<ref name=":0" />

== Jimbo Bazoobi ==
Jimbo was originally a children's party clown through the 1990s, and since then moved to stand-up comedy, and has performed at over 435 venues in Australia alone since 2004, as well as many other international venues.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jimbo - Jimbo. Nomad. Comedian.|url = http://www.jimbo.com.au|website = www.jimbo.com.au|accessdate = 2015-05-25}}</ref> many of them with Gary.


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==

Revision as of 11:11, 25 May 2015

Gary the Goat
File:Gary the Goat, July 2014.jpg
Gary the Goat
Created byJimbo Bazoobi
Developed byJimbo Bazoobi
Written byJimbo Bazoobi, Gary the Goat
Directed byJimbo Bazoobi
Presented byJimbo Bazoobi
StarringJimbo Bazoobi, Gary the Goat
Country of originAustralia
Production
Production locationAustralia
Original release
Release2011[1]

Gary the Goat and Jimbo Bazoobi are an Australian comedy duo who perform in Australian towns and have become very popular since beginning their comedy career in 2011, mostly through Facebook and YouTube, with their Facebook page recently surpassing 1.4 million 'likes'[2].

Early Life

Gary the Goat was bought by Jimbo for a carton of beer in Gingin, Western Australia in December 2011[3][4] and since then the pair have been touring Australia, with some small breaks. Gary is currently around four years old.[4]

Jimbo Bazoobi

Jimbo was originally a children's party clown through the 1990s, and since then moved to stand-up comedy, and has performed at over 435 venues in Australia alone since 2004, as well as many other international venues.[5] many of them with Gary.

Controversy

Gary was taken to court by New South Wales police in 2013 after eating vegetation outside Sydney's Museum for Contemporary Art, though the AU$440 fine was dismissed by the judge.[6][7]

On 16th of May 2015 Gary the Goat's YouTube channel was 'indefinitely' suspended[8], though it was reinstated a few days later.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://www.garythegoat.tv
  2. ^ "Gary The Goat". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. ^ "GoatPro! Videos of Gary the Goat turn him into an internet sensation". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  4. ^ a b "Gary The Goat | Official Web Site". www.garythegoat.tv. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  5. ^ "Jimbo - Jimbo. Nomad. Comedian". www.jimbo.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  6. ^ "Gary the goat has his day in court ... and wins". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  7. ^ "Gary the Goat walks free from Sydney court - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  8. ^ "Gary The Goat". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  9. ^ "No Cookies | dailytelegraph.com.au". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-25.