This West Aussie comedian produced his own TV show
on channel nine in 1999. The title is Rove and it first aired on the 22nd of September
at 11p.m. (well a bit later but that's when it was supposed to start). Rove starred
Rove McManus (well duh), Corinne Grant, Peter Helliar and
Dave Callan. This show was axed and channel ten took advantage of this and hired Rove - along
with the kids on the couch. Rove wouldn't sign without them being signed as well. His new show
is called Rove Live and it got off to a shakey start as it turned to more of a teenybopper show
and this annoyed viewed of the 1999 show. As the show progresses, it becomes more and more like
the old one (which is exactly what I like to see).
Rove used to be heard on the triple
J breakfast show on Friday mornings from 7 to 7.30a.m. hosting “know your
millennium”. A quiz show that looks in the past – not the future.
In 1999, Rove was also on a few episodes of channel nine’s super
debates. They aired on the 30th of September and the 7th of October.
Rove is actually from Perth, WA and there aren't many well known WA
comedians.
Rove went to Claremont School of Art for two years and topped
his class with anatomy drawing.
The episodes of the Debates that Rove
was in in 1999 were: “That it’s better being Single" and “The Queen needs a
facelift”. Rove was on the affirmative side both times.
Rove is only 26
years old.
Before Rove became a comedian, he wanted to be an actor
because he enjoyed it in school but he liked playing the funny parts because he
got immediate reactions - that's why he moved to stand up comedy - the immediate
reactions.
I am told that Rove's real first name is John.
I know this is true because he was on a kids show when he was little and he
played a kid named Marty (on "Marty Makes a Move" from Kaboodle) and his name is John in the
credits.
Here is another pic of Rove: 
I have now had my interview
with Rove as well.
Okay, here are some pictures that I scanned myself (I
scanned the other colour pic myself too):
(a colour version of the above
pic)
I'm guessing this is
a picture of Rove from the loft.
Okay, some more info. Rove was on a
show on community television in Melbourne (channel 31) called the Loft, he was
the host in 1998.
Rove has also done a series of Solo ads and he hosted a show
on cable called "Dilemma".
Before he moved to Melbourne, he wrote for
WA's Xpress Magazine. He also used to have gigs at the Brass Monkey in
Northbridge.
After his first (and only) season of Rove on channel nine, he returned
to WA to help raise money for the East Timorese people in a Comunity Aid Abroad
gig (which I was lucky enough to sit in the second row). He said a few things
that fans of the show cheered for like "I like Ice-cream", he said that twice.
Also, when he came out on stage, he hugged Dave Callan then did the etc. etc.
dance.
Rove's show was nominated for a logie in 2000 and so was he.
Not worrying
about that, Rove performed a stand up show called "Live as..." at both Adelaide Fringe Festival
and Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2000.
Rove was on channel nine on Millennium Live - New Years Eve 1999.
