Peter Helliar quits The Project after resignation of Lisa Wilkinson and Carrie Bickmore

Peter Helliar has announced he is leaving Channel Ten’s The Project after eight years with the program. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Comedian Peter Helliar has quit The Project after eight years, after the resignation of co-hosts Carrie Bickmore and Lisa Wilkinson.

Helliar, who has filled the comedy seat on Ten’s The Project since 2014, said he wanted to return to his writing and standup work.