▁in ▁Australian ▁film , ▁musical ▁theatre ▁and ▁radio . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁theatre ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁W itch es ▁of ▁East wick ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Dar ry l ▁Van ▁Hor ne . ▁Despite ▁having ▁sw orn ▁he ▁would ▁never ▁do ▁a ▁musical , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁because ▁" it ▁was ▁still ▁forming , ▁still ▁sh aping . ▁It ' s ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁than ▁doing ▁a ▁musical ▁that ' s ▁already ▁in ▁place ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁small ▁acting ▁roles ▁in ▁several ▁Australian ▁films , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁manager ▁in ▁The ▁Night ▁We ▁Cal led ▁It ▁a ▁Day ▁and ▁Tre vor ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁min is eries ▁Through ▁My ▁E yes : ▁The ▁Lind y ▁Chamber lain ▁Story . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁co - host ed ▁the ▁breakfast ▁radio ▁program ▁on ▁Tri ple ▁J ▁with ▁Mi key ▁Rob ins , ▁Steve ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁later ▁Jen ▁Old ers h aw . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Good ▁News ▁Week , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁has ▁tou red ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁concert s ▁called ▁" Paul ▁S ings ", ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁performed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁serious ▁songs , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁previously ▁a ired ▁on ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁or ▁The ▁S ides how . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Fr inge ▁Amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Fr