Rove Live (2000– )

Stars:

Rove McManus, Peter Helliar, Ryan Shelton

12 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rove McManus	...	Himself - Host (227 episodes, 2000-2009)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

stand up comedian | live show | jellybean | australian | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Talk-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roving Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Rove McManus: Say Hi to your Mum for me

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Crazy Credits

During Queen Elizabeth's visit to Australia, an episode listed in the credits "The Queens to do list" with entries such as "Tape The Secret Life of us"

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Connections

Referenced in Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal (2009)

User Reviews

'Hey, Hey It's Saturday' II

Rove McManus's shows fill the void left by the cancellation of 'Hey, Hey It's Saturday!' as a children's show for adults, albeit at a later timeslot than 'Hey, Hey'. The humour tends towards the childish and there are a number of regular silly segments overseen by the boyish Rove. (Often there are greater laughs when a segment bombs than when it works.) A highlight was when standup comedian and author Scott Capurro appeared on the 27 March 2001 and thoroughly disgusted the audience and Rove with jokes covering paedophilia and cocaine. Poor Rove was reportedly in shock and skipped straight to the next segment afterwards. Channel 10 was also deluged with complaints. It seems that the Rove audience likes its humour to be 'naughty' (Rove can say 'boobs' and get a laugh) but when it comes to in-your-face style comedy, things are quite different. Rove has stated that what makes him laugh are the shots of 'people being hit in the nuts' on 'Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'. While this comment may have been said tongue in cheek, it's probably not too far off the mark (no pun intended). 'Rove Live' is not a show for grown-ups, but for those 20- and 30-somethings who grew up with Daryl Sommers and Ossie... and have still yet to grow up.