In the program, Jimmy Giggle (Rees) is shown to enjoy mending objects, although he relies on a "problematic magic button" that never works.

[10] Rees made it to the top 5 of the contest but withdrew from the competition when one of his infant twin sons Mack suffered complications during a routine medical procedure.

[12][13] In July 2019 Rees is scheduled to appear in a production of Jack and the beanstalk as "Silly Billy",[14] alongside fellow Australian actors Peter Rowsthorn and Luke Joslin.

The show's "gruelling schedule", involving shooting for 47 weeks a year, had made it difficult for his growing family of three young children.

[22] In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours list, Rees was appointed a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), "for service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community".