Roger Federer, Trevor Noah collab on YouTube film for Switzerland Tourism

One of the greatest to ever play the sport of a lifetime will be taking us on "The Ride of a Lifetime" at the end of the month.

ByEd McGrogan

Published Mar 27, 2023

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Roger Federer and Trevor Noah have collabed before. Three years ago, they—along with Rafael Nadal and Bill Gates—played tennis for charity in South Africa:

Three months ago, Federer returned the favor and appeared on Noah's preferred turf, the set of The Daily Show:

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Three days from now, they collab again—this time, on YouTube, for a...short film? Documentary? Web special whose promotional poster befits a sitcom?

A sitcom on the Lifetime channel, even?

Whatever The Ride of the Lifetime ends up being, we'll be watching.

Roger Federer is taking part in a docufilm, together with Trevor Noah, that promotes Switzerland to increase tourism in the country. 🇨🇭

"The Ride of a Lifetime" is releasing on March 30th. pic.twitter.com/fU67Swit7H
— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) March 27, 2023

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Here's what we know: the Tom Hooper film, which drops on March 30, will have viewers "join the ride and discover a legendary trip through the breathtaking landscapes of Switzerland."

The "grand train tour" is Federer's latest effort to boost tourism in his home country. Snippets of the film's production have foudn thei

Many travelers and Commuters at Zurich HB were quite astonished. Two international mega stars suddenly stood out from the normal rail traffic at Zurich's main station on Wednesday. Roger Federer and Trevor Noah were on hand, surrounded by a large film crew 🇨🇭🚆🤩 pic.twitter.com/n5Gi7Vxqi6
— hanay (@hanaycp) January 11, 2023

Roger and Trevor Noah shot a commercial at Zurich train station today 📽️ #federer pic.twitter.com/3Fxp4G5USt
— danielle (@dm_mauron) January 11, 2023

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bro i randomly bumped into roger federer and trevor noah shooting a commercial at the train station today💀 pic.twitter.com/RnRz1LOJQ7
— #LM8🇨🇭 (@barcal899) January 11, 2023

The best behind-the-scenes media might be this one, though: Federer and Noah's...stunt doubles? Apparently so:

Roger Federer and Trevor Noah's stunt doubles😉😍🎥🎬 pic.twitter.com/AbymRC331G
— Dinora♥RF 🐐 (@norinchi_df) January 12, 2023

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A trip to Switzerland may or may not be in your future. But if nothing else, you've got to tune in to see why doppelgangers of these two were required.

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