Rove McManus will host a live life drawing TV special on SBS following a string failed comeback gigs

Rove McManus is back for another stab at success following a string of failed comeback gigs in recent years.

This time around, the former A-lister will front a two-hour live life drawing TV special on SBS.

Speaking to SBS this week, the 46-year-old said that his fine arts degree from college will come in handy for hosting the program.

‘I studied a fine art degree, so I am no stranger to life drawing, but that was a long time ago, so I am more than a bit rusty,’ he explained. 

‘We all drew as kids, but I never stopped. I even managed to make a job of it illustrating my own kid’s books,’ he continued.

‘Life Drawing Live gives everyone at home a chance to sharpen their pencils and have a go.’

The new gig comes after a string of flops for the media personality in recent years.

In 2015, he joined reality star Sam Frost for the ill-fated 2Day FM breakfast show, Sam & Rove.

The radio show was savaged by critics and failed to attract listeners, and was eventually canned after a year and a half of Southern Cross Austereo trying to make it work.

He went back into television after that, hosting the low-rated trivia program Show Me The Movie on Channel 10 for two seasons.

When that was cancelled, he hosted the variety show Saturday Night Rove on 10. It was axed after just two episodes. 

Rove was one of the most popular TV personalities in Australia in the 2000s thanks to his late night show, Rove Live. 

However, his popularity dwindled after he left Australia in 2011 to make it in America.

Rove’s Life Drawing Live premieres Saturday, July 4 on SBS.