 On 2 and 9 October 2018, the ABC screened "Tick Fucking Tock"', a two-part documentary about the Doug Anthony All Stars covering their formation, history, breakup and reformation.Initially, McDermott was not interested in further pursuing comedy, which he came to regard as an "aberration".However, in 1996 he returned to television after being recruited by Ted Robinson to host the satirical news-based quiz show "Good News Week".