So when does he have time to come up with his witty comedy?

"I talk about what is going on in my life," the 39-year-old says.

His children are a great source of material.

"It was a slow burn at first, but now I don't know what I'd talk about if I didn't include them."

He tells the story of how his son not wanting to take a nap so he threatened to take him to the naughty boys home.

"I ended up putting him in the car and driving around looking for a house that could potentially be a home for boys."

He says he has never been one to worry about age so doesn't have a problem turning the big 40 next June.

"I'm happy with what I'm doing and what I've achieved; I'm doing what I dreamt about as a kid, so I'm pretty lucky."

Helliar enjoys his time on the Ten Network show The Project and was particularly pleased to have Rove back beside him.

"It's been great. It's easy, fun and enjoyable hanging out with him again. He's just brilliant.

"When Charlie [Pickering] left, it was like, 'what's going to happen?', we needed some consistency.

"I've tried to convince him to stay."

He doesn't have a preference among his many "hats".

"Usually what I'm not doing. This year I've loved The Project - finding humour in the news is a daily challenge."

Helliar says he was philosophical about Bounce being axed.

"I was proud of it. I think it would have become a really good football comedy show. But we were up against the MasterChef storm at its height.

"I don't hold any grudges."

As for his current tour with fellow comedian Tom Gleeson, he says the audience is getting two shows for the price of one.

"We both do close to an hour each and don't really appear on stage together.

"It a great chance to see the two of us - there is no one better than Tom.

Next on his agenda are a couple of projects.

"I'm developing a couple of things. I'm trying to find the time to write a kid's book."

He is also scripting a sitcom, with regular characters.

"It's a bit like It's a Date, but different," he says.

Port Macquarie is a new location for him.

"I can't believe I haven't been there, but I am definitely packing the boardies."