Rove McManus started his entertainment career as a stand up comedian but has gone on to become Australia’s most successful talk show host and one of its biggest producers of entertainment television.
Rove got his first TV gig on community television, hosting his own tonight show, The Loft with a budget of $500 a week. Rove hit the prime time schedule in 2000 with Rove Live on Network Ten after a brief late night stint on the Nine Network in 1999.
‘Rove’ continued on the Ten Network as a weekly, live talk/comedy show and made Rove McManus Australia’s most popular television personality. The show has played host to some of the planet’s biggest names with the likes of Cameron Diaz, John Travolta, Drew Barrymore, Matt Damon, The Duchess of York and U2 taking time out to chat with Rove.
At the same time Rove’s production company Roving Enterprises has produced two scripted comedy series (Skithouse and Real Stories), a weekly sports panel show (Before The Game), a nightly news review program (The Project) and the ARIA Awards for the Australian music industry which Rove has also hosted three times.
All this time Rove has maintained his stand up comedy, touring nationally and appearing at the 2010 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In the USA he has made guest appearances on Chelsea Lately as well as hosting a 2008 holiday special for ABC called THE LIST.
Rove has also been a three-time recipient of Australia’s most prestigious television award the oddly named Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality.
Rove is currently based in Los Angeles where he has become a regular on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, presenting his Rove Across America segment. In 2011 Rove returned to Australian TV with ROVE LA, a weekly talk show for FOX 8, recorded at CBS Television City in the heart of Hollywood. The second season of ROVE LA will be on FOX8 in the second half of 2012.
"A few years from now there's a real chance we will look back on September, 1999 as the time we saw the start of a network TV career of a young guy who may well turn out to be one of the biggest names in the business" Robert Fidgeon, Herald Sun |
Television
|
| 2012 |
CBS / GO! |
Entertainment Tonight (Guest Host) |
| 2012 |
Nine Network |
TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS (Guest Host) |
| 2011 - 12 |
FOX8 |
ROVE LA (Host & Producer) |
| 2011 - 12 |
NBC (US) |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - (Regular) |
| 2009 - |
E! (US) |
Chelsea Lately (Panel Guest) |
| 2009 |
Ten Network |
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Series 3 (Host & Producer) |
| 2009 |
Ten Network |
Rove, Series 10 (Host & Producer) |
| 2008 |
ABC (US) |
The List (Host) |
| 2008 |
Ten Network |
22nd Annual ARIA Awards(Presenter & Producer) |
| 2008 |
Ten Network |
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Series 2 (Host & Producer) |
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|
2008 Ten Network Rove, Series 9 (Host & Producer) |
| 2007 |
Network TEN |
21st Annual ARIA Awards
(Host & Producer) |
| 2007 |
Network TEN |
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Series 1
(Host & producer) |
| 2007 |
NBC |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Guest spot x 2) |
| 2007 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 8 (Host & Producer) |
| 2006 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 7
(Host & Producer) |
| 2005 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 6
(Host & Producer) |
| 2004 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 5
(Host & Producer) |
| 2004 |
Network TEN |
18th Annual ARIA Awards
(Host & Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN |
17th Annual ARIA Awards
(Host & Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN |
After The Game
(Co-executive Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN |
skitHOUSE, Series 1
(Co-executive Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 4
(Host & Producer) |
| 2002 |
Network TEN |
16th Annual ARIA Awards
(Host & Producer) |
| 2002 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 3 - 40 eps
(Host & Producer) |
| 2001 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, Series 2 - 41 eps
(Host & Producer) |
| 2001 |
Network TEN |
Sydney Gay and Lesbian
Mardi Gras (Host) |
| 2000 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, 10 x 1 hour
live eps (Host & Producer) |
| 2000 |
Network TEN |
14th Annual ARIA Awards (Host) |
| 2000 |
Network TEN |
Rove Live, 9 x 1hr
Live eps (Host & Producer) |
| 2000 |
Network TEN |
Melbourne Comedy
Festival Debate (Debater) |
| 1999 |
Nine Network |
MILLENIUM New Year's
Eve Telecast (Co-Host) |
| 1999 |
Nine Network |
rove, 9 eps
(Host & Producer) |
| 1999 |
Nine Network |
Simply The Best - Television
(Panellist) |
| 1999 |
Nine Network |
Super Debate
(Debater x 3) |
| 1999 |
Nine Network |
Melbourne Comedy
Festival Gala (Host) |
| 1998-00 |
ABC-TV/
Network TEN |
Good News Week
(Regular Panellist) |
| 1997/98 |
Channel 31 |
The Loft Live (Host & Producer) |
| 1996 |
ABC-TV |
Something Hot Before Bed
(Stand Up x 2) |
Television - Producing
|
| 2011 |
Ten Network |
Before The Game, Series 9
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2010 |
Ten Network |
Before The Game, Series 8
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2009 |
Ten Network |
Before The Game, Series 7
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2009 |
Ten Network |
Before The Game, Series 6
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2008 |
Ten Network |
Before The Game, Series 5
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2007 |
Network TEN |
Before The Game, Series 4
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2006 |
Network TEN |
Before The Game, Series 3
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2005 |
Network TEN
|
Before The Game, Series 2
(Co-Exec Producer) |
| 2004 |
Network TEN
|
skitHOUSE, Series 2
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2004 |
Network TEN |
Before The Game
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN |
After The Game
(Co-exec Producer) |
| 2003 |
Network TEN
|
skitHOUSE, Series 1
(Co-exec Producer) |
Live Comedy
|
| 2010 |
Just For Laughs Comedy Festival (Montreal)
Gala and various club appearances. |
| 2008 |
Rove McManus 2008 Australian Stand Up Tour - Solo Show
Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, Melbourne Town Hall - Melbourne, Enmore Theatre - Sydney, Brisbane Convention Centre – Brisbane, Perth Concert Hall – Perth |
| 2005 |
Rove McManus Stands Up - Solo Show
Athenaeum Theatre - Melbourne, Enmore Theatre - Sydney, Perth Concert Hall- Perth, Canberra Theatre - Canberra, Thebarton Theatre - Adelaide, Brisbane Convention Centre - Brisbane, St James Theatre - Auckland, Opera House - Wellington. |
| 2001 |
Rove [Live] Live - With Corinne Grant & Peter Helliar
Riverside Theatre - Parramatta, Twelfth Night Theatre - Brisbane, Regal Theatre - Perth. |
| 2000 |
Rove [Live] Live - With Corinne Grant, Dave Callan & Peter Helliar
Hi-Fi Bar - Melbourne, Metro - Sydney. |
| 2000 |
Rove - Live As - Solo show
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1999 |
The Cast Of rove Live - With Corinne Grant, Dave Callan & Peter Helliar
Prince Patrick Hotel - Melbourne. |
| 1999 |
Waiting For Munro - With Corinne Grant
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1999 |
Shame: The College Years - With Rove McManus, Kim Hope & Adam Richard
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1998 |
Shame - With Adam Richard, Kim Hope & Rove McManus
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1997 |
Superhero Street - With Duff & Kynan Barker
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1996 |
Duff & Rove - With Duff
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Artrage Festival - Perth. |
| 1996 |
Fitzroy Lounging Off - With various artists
Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| ** Rove has also made various stand up appearances at numerous venues since 1993, as well as campus and corporate functions. |
Radio
|
| 2004 |
Austereo Network & Regional Syndicat. |
Rove Live Radio
(Host with Corinne Grant & Peter Helliar)
|
| 2001-03 |
Austereo Network |
Saturday Morning Rove
(Host with Corinne Grant & Peter Helliar) |
| 2001 |
Austereo Network |
Breakfast guest in all territories |
| 2000 |
2Day FM |
The Morning Crew (Regular guest) |
| 1999 |
Triple J |
The Breakfast Show (Weekly Spot) |
| 1993-95 |
RTR-FM (Perth) |
Breakfast (Weekly Spot) |
Other Releases
|
| 2001 |
CD - Rove Live... Some Music Sony Music |
| 2002 |
CD - Rove Live... Some More Music Sony Music |
| 2003 |
DVD -' Rove 99 -' The Channel Nine Tapes Sony Music |
Awards
|
| 2009 |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite TV Star
Favourite Aussie |
| 2009 |
TV Week Logie Awards
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
Logie for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program |
| 2009 |
GQ Media Personality of The Year |
| 2008 |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite TV Star
Favourite Aussie |
| 2008 |
TV Week Logie Awards
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter |
| 2007 |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite TV Star - Male
|
| 2007 |
TV Week Logie Awards
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
Logie for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program |
| 2006 |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Funniest Person |
| 2006 |
TV Week Logie Awards
Silver Logie for Most Popular TV Presenter |
| 2005 |
TV Week Logie Awards:
Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV.
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
Logie for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program |
2004
|
TV Week Logie Awards:
Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV.
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program
|
| 2003 |
TV Week Logie Awards:
Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV.
Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program
|
| 2002 |
TV Week Logie Awards:
Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program |
| 2001 |
GQ Magazine:
Television Personality of the Year
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Last Updated: January 2012 |
