▁that ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁musical ▁performances ▁from ▁the ▁series ▁are ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁CD ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁T apes ▁Volume ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁mon olog ues ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁appear ▁on ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁T apes ▁Volume ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁expressed ▁his ▁relief ▁when ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁maintained ▁the ▁rel ent less ▁production ▁schedule ▁for ▁much ▁longer . ▁ ▁" I ' m ▁just ▁so ▁tired , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁feel ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁human ▁for ▁five ▁years ," ▁he ▁said . ▁ ▁Network ▁Ten ▁had ▁initially ▁intended ▁only ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁as ▁a ▁one - off ▁special , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁expand ▁it ▁after ▁the ▁short ▁supply ▁of ▁US ▁shows ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁strike ▁caused ▁the ▁network ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁developing ▁more ▁local ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁rev ived ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁Mc D erm ott ▁repr ising ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Gold ▁Log ie ▁Award ▁for ▁Most ▁Popular ▁Person ality ▁on ▁Australian ▁Television . ▁ ▁Live ▁comedy ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁describes