When Australians want a comedian that looks like Phillip Seymour-Hoffman they turn to Peter Helliar.
"Wonderful… a bizarre revelation" The Age, Melbourne
Pete first came to the nation’s attention in 1999 as a cast member of rove, Rove McManus’ ill-fated first series on the Nine Network. When the show went to Network TEN in 2000, Pete went with it, becoming an integral part of the Logie Award winning variety show.
In 2003, Pete took on Australian Rules football with After The Game, which went on to become Before The Game in 2004. The following year Pete created Bryan Strauchan, Collingwood rookie and footy superstar in the making. Strauchanie created an AFL sensation picking up the codes’ Personality Of The Year Award, getting his own car in the Grand Final Parade, and even being immortalised on his own official AFL Footy Card.
In 2005 Pete returned to the stand up stage in earnest with a national tour of his show Frisky. He again took the show on tour in 2006, performing at the Adelaide Fringe, doing a return season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and heading across the Tasman for the NZ Comedy Festival.
2007 saw Pete touring a new show, Hellraiser, nationally as well as returning to the small screen.
In 2008, Pete was launched back on to the radio airwaves, hosting Triple M’s breakfast show with Myf Warhurst.
"Peter Helliar makes the difficult business of being funny look dead easy.  " Adelaide Advertiser |
Television
|
| 2008 |
EJ Whitten Legends Game
(Participant) |
Nine Network |
| 2008 |
Spicks and Specks
(Contestant) |
ABC-TV |
| 2008 |
Before The Game (“Strauchanie”) |
Network TEN |
| 2008 |
ING 2008 Australia Vodafone
Celebrity Challenge Grand Prix
(Competitor) |
Network TEN |
| 2007 |
Spicks and Specks (Contestant) |
ABC-TV |
| 2007 |
NAB AFL Rising Star Awards (Bryan “Strauchanie” Strauchan co-host) |
Network TEN |
| 2007 |
Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Host) |
Network TEN |
| 2007 |
Thank God You’re Here (Contestant) |
Network TEN |
2004 - 07 |
Before the Game
(Core cast member & writer) |
Network TEN |
| 2000 - NOW |
Rove Live
(Core cast member & writer) |
Network TEN |
| 2006 |
Australia's Brainiest Comedian (Contestant)
|
Network TEN |
| 2006 |
The Glass House
(Guest)
|
ABC-TV |
| 2006 |
Brownlow Awards
(Bryan "Strauchanie" Strauchan - red carpet coverage)
|
Network TEN |
| 2005 |
The Glasshouse (Guest) |
ABC-TV |
| 2003 |
skitHOUSE
(Core cast member & writer) |
Network TEN |
| 2003 |
After The Game
(Host & writer) |
Network TEN |
| 2002 |
North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast (Host) |
Network TEN |
| 2001/02 |
Melbourne Comedy
Festival Gala (Stand Up x 3) |
Ten/Nine Networks |
| 1999 |
Sydney Comedy
Festival Gala (Stand Up) |
Nine Network |
| 1999 |
Good News Week
(Panellist) |
Network Ten |
| 1999 |
Rove (Core cast
member & writer) |
Nine Network |
| 1999 |
O'Loghlin On Saturday Night (Stand up spot) |
ABC-TV |
| 1998 |
IMT
(Stand up comedy appearance) |
Nine Network |
| 1997/98 |
The Loft
(Core cast member & writer) |
Channel 31 (Melb) |
| 1997 |
Headliners
(Stand up comedy appearance) |
thecomedychannel |
| 1997 |
Under Melbourne Tonight
(Stand Up) |
Channel 31 |
Radio
|
| 2008 |
Breakfast with Myf Warhurst |
Triple M Austereo |
| 2007 |
Breakfast Host with Hughesy
(filling in for Kate for 2 months) |
Nova 100 (Melbourne) |
| 2006 |
Breakfast Host with Rove McManus
(filling in for Merrick and Rosso for 3 weeks)
|
Nova 969
(Sydney) |
| 2006 |
Breakfast with Hughsey and Kate
(weekly guest spot)
|
Nova 100
(Melbourne) |
| 2006 |
Breakfast with Millie,
Lehmo and Louie
(Strauchanie as a weekly guest during the AFL Season)
|
SAFM
(Adelaide) |
| 2005 |
Pete's Show (Host) |
Austereo Network |
| 2005 |
The Arvo (Co-host) |
Austereo Network |
| 2004 |
The Judith Lucy Show (Co-host) |
2 DAY FM (Sydney) |
| 2004 |
Rove Live Radio (Core team member) |
Austereo Network |
| 2001-2003 |
Saturday Morning Rove (Core team member) |
Austereo Network |
| 2000 |
Merrick and Rosso (Regular guest) |
Triple J |
| 1999 |
Merrick and Rosso (Pete PI segment 3 times a week) |
Triple J |
| 1998 |
Hair Of The Dog (Regular guest) |
Triple J |
| 1997/98 |
Home Grown Humour (Stand up comedy) |
Syndicated |
| ** Peter has also made various publicity appearances on a variety of radio networks. |
Corporate
|
Various clients including the AFL, BAT, Coca Cola, Toyota, Masterfoods, Collingwood Football Club, Computer Associates, Essendon Football Club, Fosters, Microsoft, Murdock Magazines, Myer Grace Brothers, Telstra and Hallmark.
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Live Shows
|
| 2007 |
Hellraiser
Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival |
| 2006 |
Frisky
Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival (return season), Auckland - Sky City. |
| 2005 |
Frisky
Solo Show
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth |
| 2003 |
Lovely Jubbly
Solo Show
Melbourne Comedy Festival |
| 2002 |
Thinking Out Loud
Solo show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival. |
| 2001 |
Peter Helliar's Autumn Catalogue
Solo show
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 2001 |
Rove [Live] Live
With Corinne Grant & Rove McManus
Riverside Theatre - Parramatta, Twelfth Night Theatre - Brisbane, Regal Theatre - Perth. |
| 2000 |
Kokomo Or Bust
Solo Show
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 2000 |
Rove Live Live
With Corinne Grant, Dave Callan & Rove McManus
Hi-Fi Bar - Melbourne, Metro - Sydney. |
| 1999 |
The Cast Of rove Live
With Corinne Grant, Dave Callan & Rove McManus
Prince Patrick Hotel - Melbourne. |
| 1999 |
Shame: The College Years
With Rove McManus, Kim Hope & Adam Richard
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 1999 |
This Much Is True
Solo show
Melbourne Comedy Festival. Adelaide Fringe Festival 2000. |
| 1998 |
Shame
With Adam Richard, Kim Hope & Rove McManus
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
Other Notable Live Work
|
| 2008 |
Jason Alexander's Comedy Spectacular - The Palms at Crown Casino - Melbourne
|
| 2008 |
Spicks and Speck-tacular (Melbourne International Comedy Festival remix) – The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2007 |
The Big Finale – Hobart Comedy Festival Gala (Headline Stand Up Spot) |
| 2006 |
Canteen Comedy Gala (Stand Up Spot), Hordern Pavillion, Sydney
|
| 2006 |
Fantasea Reef Festival, Whitsundays QLD - Peter Helliar LIVE
|
| 2006 |
Sale Water Water Festival - VIC - Peter Helliar LIVE
|
| 2006 |
RAW Comedy Victorian State Final ( Host)
|
| 2002 |
Apollo Bay Music Festival |
| 2002 |
Big Laugh Comedy Festival, Parramatta |
| 2002 |
St. Kilda Film Festival (Host) |
| 2001 |
Offshore Festival |
| 2000 |
Offshore Festival |
| 1999/00 |
Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow |
** Peter is in high demand as a stand up comedian and has headlined in virtually every major venue across the country.
Writing
|
Pete has written and done joke passes on several scripts from producers including Fox Television Australia and Nine Network sport. He is currently developing a film script with Princess Productions (Aust).
1994
Peter wrote the screenplay for Looking Through A Mortal Lens, which was shortlisted by the AFC under the New Screen Writer's Scheme. |
Awards
|
| 2007 |
Comedian of the Year – GQ Magazine "Men of the Year" Awards |
| 2005 |
AFL Personality of the Year (as Bryan Strauchan) |
| 2005 |
The Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program - Rove Live |
| 2004 |
The Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program - Rove Live |
| 2003 |
The Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program - Rove Live |
| 2002 |
The Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program - Rove Live |
| 1999 |
Comedy song Bevan The Musical was voted 35 in the world's largest listener poll, the Triple J Hottest 100. |
Recordings
2006 Release of "Strauchanie - Pure B.S" DVD distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
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Exclusively represented by Token Artists.
Contact: Dioni Meliss on 03 9417 4700 or dioni@token.com.au for further details.
Last updated: July 2008 |
