Rove Live – or just Rove as it was known towards the end of its run – was one of the most successful talkshows in Australian TV history. In 2009, after 10 years in the hosting seat and with three Gold Logies to his name, Rove McManus called time on the small-screen juggernaut. Since then, he’s gone on to author five children’s books, while his company, Roving Enterprises, continues to produce Channel 10’s nightly news show The Project.
The longtime standup comedian has kept gigging too. In June he’ll premiere a new live comedy format called Slide Night! at the Sydney Opera House, where he will reimagine the holiday photo nights of yesteryear with a cast of fellow comics. “A fun take on the old and boring slide nights that we were subjected to when I was younger,” he says.
