The West has profiled Carrie Bickmore, Rove Newsreader.

“It’s funny when people refer to me as a comedian or someone says, ‘I’ve seen that comedian on Rove’, and I say, ‘I’m certainly not a comedian. Don’t put that tag on me, I’m not funny!’” Bickmore protests.

“I’m just doing my newsreading. There is a great team of writers who come up with the stuff I read and I certainly can’t take credit for the whole segment,” she said.  “My job is just to deliver the lines straight and try to deliver the lines in a way which best enhances the way they have been written.” Bickmore’s role has been stepped up this year, as Rove targets a more adult audience and news satire plays a bigger part.