Peter Helliar is Rove McManus's sidekick, with a national profile as a stand-up comedian. He is a regular on Nova FM breakfast show in Melbourne. He will tour nationally (as himself) in 2007, starting with Melbourne Comedy Festival in April. Peter Helliar is reported to be jealous of Strauchanie's success and secretly hopes his alter ego will be delisted or, better still, put on the long-term injury list at the end of 2007. He lives in Melbourne.