When you think your career is over | with Rove McManus
4/29/202645 min
Rove McManus, a household name who dominated our TV screens throughout the 90s and 2000s. But even the biggest stars face moments of doubt, and Rove opens up about the confronting realisation that the industry had moved on without him. Rather than crumbling under the weight of that, he channelled his love and energy into what he now considers his greatest role yet, being a dad. Rove then shares what's next as he steps forward on an exciting new path.
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Rove McManus @rovemcmanus
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*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.
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First 90 secondsSarah Roberts· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to the Cracking On podcast with Sarah Roberts- And Sam Frost.
Sam Frost· Host0:06
This podcast is all about life's big, messy moments and how you just gotta crack on with it. Our next guest ran Australian television for over a decade.
Sarah Roberts· Host0:14
He's won three Gold Logies. He's interviewed everyone from Angelina Jolie to Elmo.
Sam Frost· Host0:20
And when he's not doing that, he's a beautiful, doting dad and a hilarious stand-up comedian. This guest is extra special to me. He's been a huge mentor in my life. I personally thank him for a lot of my career success. He's a dear friend, someone I love dearly. It's Rove McManus.
Sarah Roberts· Host0:38
[ graphic whooshes] Yay.
Sam Frost· Host0:39
[claps] Thanks for doing this.
Rove McManus· Guest0:40
Wow. Thank you, Sarah.
Sam Frost· Host0:41
We are so happy and excited to have you here.
Rove McManus· Guest0:43
Thank you for having me, by the way.
Sarah Roberts· Host0:45
Thanks for coming on.
Rove McManus· Guest0:45
I was very excited to be asked to be here.
Sam Frost· Host0:47
Thanks. [laughs] Well, you, you are currently doing your stand-up show, um- Oh, we're doing the plug early? Yeah.
Sarah Roberts· Host0:54
Okay, let's do it.
Sam Frost· Host0:54
Yeah, plug it early.
Rove McManus· Guest0:55
Okay. Let's, let's do it.
Sam Frost· Host0:55
Well, because I, actually, we wanted, we actually thought this was quite interesting, and we thought we'll give it away nice and early because you're doing a bit of a weird twist on it. You're doing, uh, Tonight's Guest- Is me ... Rove, Rove McManus.
Rove McManus· Guest1:06
Yeah.
Sam Frost· Host1:07
[laughs] And you're doing a bit of, like, a Q&A type vibe.
Rove McManus· Guest1:10
Yeah.
Sam Frost· Host1:10
Tell me about it.
Rove McManus· Guest1:11
Well, it's, well, like you said, through your, through your side mouth mumble tones. [laughs] So I'm sort of looking back at what is essentially 30 years of everything, but mainly the TV side of things. So I'm showing clips and telling stories, and then there is a, a