McCabe has presented ITV2's Dare and presented 3 episodes of ITV1's The Mint, then moved on to present its spin-off show Mint Extra on ITV Play from 9 September 2006. He has further presenting credits on Current TV.
McCabe regularly performs around the UK and internationally on the stand-up scene.
In 2011, McCabe performed[1] his Edinburgh Fringe Festival chat show, Get Brown at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, featuring 3 new characters, Nobbo Johnson, an Aussie Rules legend turned art critic; Tyson Moon, following in his "Father's Footsteps" as the son of an old school comedian and Anthony Sixsmith, a camp Liverpudlian bongo healer; alongside Maff Brown as the show's vitriolic host and Will Sentance as Floor Manager. Long standing McCabe creation Philberto also features as the unappreciated warm up guy. His show received 4* reviews.[2][3]
In 2018, McCabe performed a sell out run of his show '1001 Moments with Troy Hawke' then brought the show to the 2019 Perth Fringe World Festival, where it won a weekly comedy award and was shortlisted for the best comedy main award.
In 2020, McCabe started his own internet call in show (Troy Tawke), this ran for several episodes during the COVID-19 pandemic's earlier lockdown weeks, finishing as lockdown restrictions were eased.
