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Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born 16 June 1975) is an Australian-born comedian, actor, radio & television presenter, writer, producer and director. From January 2014, he is one of two regular hosts of ''The Project'' on Network Ten with Carrie Bickmore, replacing previous presenter Dave Hughes. Previously he was best known for his work on television as Rove McManus' sidekick on ''The Loft Live'' from 1997 to 1998 and on ''Rove'' from 1999 and 2009. He also appeared in ''Before the Game'' as alter ego Bryan Strauchan.〔 Helliar initially worked the Melbourne comedy circuit in the mid nineties, performing in various venues and the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Fernwood Fitness. ==Television== In 1997, Helliar became a regular stand up comic on RMITV's weekly variety show ''Under Melbourne Tonight'' broadcast on C31 Melbourne, hosted by Stephen Hall and Vincent Hedger. In 1998, Helliar became a regular on Melbourne community television RMITV's weekly variety show ''The Loft Live'' broadcast on C31 Melbourne, hosted by Rove McManus and including other well known Melbourne comedians such as Dave Hughes, Kim Hope, and Dave Callan. He appeared as a live on-screen guest as well as scripting and recording skits for live playback. Helliar rose to national attention in 1999, when he became a regular (aka side-kick) to Rove McManus on ''Rove'', which aired on the Nine Network. In 2000, the show moved networks to Channel Ten, where Helliar and the show remained until its ending in late 2009. Helliar also wrote for the show. In 2003 and 2004, Helliar was part of an ensemble cast in the comedy sketch program, ''skitHOUSE'', that ran on network Ten as well as being sold overseas. In 2010, Helliar joined the Seven Network to appear on their new "family friendly" football show, ''The Bounce'', alongside Leigh Matthews and Matthew Richardson. The series was cancelled after just a few weeks.〔 On 18 May 2010 Helliar was guest co-host on ''The Morning Show'', alongside Kylie Gillies, while Larry Emdur was on holidays. In the summer of 2010 and 2011, he hosted the quiz show ''The Trophy Room'' that aired on ABC1.〔 In 2013, Helliar created, wrote, co-produced and co-directed his own eight episode comedy series titled, ''It's a Date''. It was a strong performer, being renewed for a second season, set to air in 2014. The show won the 'Best Scripted Format Award' in the International Format Awards at MIPCOM 2013 in Cannes. On 7 December 2013, Helliar was appointed as one of the co-hosts of ''The Project'' from 2014, replacing Dave Hughes, who had resigned to concentrate on stand-up comedy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Helliar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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