Jeremy Clarkson loves his goofball antics.
It's unusual for a high-profile television presenter to have been trained as a journalist in this day and age but that's exactly what Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson is.
He trained as a print journalist on the Rotherham Advertiser in Britain and in 1984 decided to combine his passion
for cars and his writing and formed the Motoring Press Agency.
Known for presenting the BBC show, and now its theatre spin-off, Clarkson has written for Performance Car, Esquire and Top Gear Magazine.
He is also a regular columnist for the Sunday Times and the Sun in the UK and Kiwis can read his column in the Sunday Star Times here. He's also the author of many best-selling books.
Clarkson first hit the small screen on Top Gear in 1989 and is known for his outspoken comments and lack of concern for the planet and people's feelings.
When asked if he was concerned about the carbon footprint his show leaves, he replied, "When you live in a miserable, pissy, wet place like Britain, global warming is a good thing."
Clarkson has been to New Zealand before but doesn't remember much of the car scene.
"I spent most of the time jet boat racing ... going about a trillion miles an hour around a puddle. So if that's anything to go by, the car scene should be tenfold."
The idea of having a local player at every stop on the worldwide tour came from the people involved in the show.
"We come here with a British attitude and need someone to go, 'No, we don't do it like that here'," said Clarkson.
"And then the teasing happens."
Can't wait to see what'll happen if they start taking the Michael out of the equally outspoken local Kiwi host, V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy.
