For the fifth year in a row Rove McManus has won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Television Presenter. He was also nominated for the Gold Logie and previously won the Gold three consecutive times.

Perth Now has some info on Rove’s plans at this Sunday’s Logies…

[...] with Rove McManus stating that he’ll be found propping up the bar at Ten’s post-Logies drinks once the formalities are over. But, like Ritchie, he must make it through the formalities without over indulging, given his Gold nomination.

The comedian, a three-time Gold Logie winner, says he’s not fussed about the outcome this year, his place on the nominations list enough reward.

“Once you’re in the loop, you don’t want to slip off,” he says. “Winning is not as important as knowing you’re in that top eight.”

While McManus is still undecided as to who he’ll be wearing, he knows who’ll be on his arm, new girlfriend and actress Tasma Walton. “We’re both a little bit nervous actually – it’ll be our first official function together. She’s also excited as she gets to catch up with industry people.”

While McManus laughs off suggestions he should place some money on his long odds, he says he’d be happy to witness friend and fellow comedian, Summer Heights High’s Chris Lilley, collecting the Gold statuette.

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Rove scored a healthy 1,182,000 total viewers last night. With 350,000 of those viewers in Sydney and 412,000 in Melbourne.

Special Comment: Coming in at 10th for the night, it was a very impressive night, especially since the show did not commence until 9.45pm. Nearly 1.2 mil viewers for that late at night is an impressive feat.

Rumours Rove is on a shortlist to replace Conan O’Brien have popped up again. Confidential reports…

ROVE McManus may be one step closer to turning his US TV dreams into reality, after Hollywood bible Variety named him on a shortlist to replace US talk host Conan O’Brien.

McManus faces stiff competition from two others also believed to be in contention for O’Brien’s late show gig. McManus has been named alongside comic stalwart Jon Stewart, who won support after successfully hosting this year’s Academy Awards.

Hollywood funnyman Dane Cook, who starred in the hit comedy Good Luck Chuck with Jessica Alba, is also in the running, according to the Variety report this week.

O’Brien is leaving his NBC show to take Jay Leno’s seat on The Tonight Show.

McManus was rumoured to be under consideration for that gig too after he was invited to New York twice last year to appear with Leno.

McManus’s spokesman Kevin Whyte told Confidential yesterday: “It’s obviously very exciting when an institution like Variety pops your name on such a shortlist for such an amazing gig.”

Whyte confirmed McManus, in Sydney this weekend to film his Channel 10 show after the So You Think You Can Dance finale, was likely to return to the US after he finished his national one-man stand-up comedy tour, which hits town on May 13 and 14.

After applying for tickets to Rove the first time around this year I was offered some 5th Grader tickets and just got the confirmation that I am attending the 2pm taping on Friday 2nd May. I will post a full report the Friday night or Saturday following.

I am a little excited having never attended a television taping let alone a Rove orientated one.