Marty Sheargold
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19 June 1971
Marty Sheargold | |
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| Born | Martin Donald Sheargold 19 June 1971 Nowra, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Country | Australia |
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Martin Donald Sheargold (born 19 June 1971) is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio broadcaster, and actor.
Martin Donald Sheargold[1] was born in Nowra, New South Wales.[citation needed]
He went to school at Daramalan College in Canberra.[2]
Career
Radio
Sheargold's first job in radio was replacing Greg Fleet on a breakfast radio show in Adelaide.[citation needed][when?]
From 2003 to 2008, Marty was the co-host of Triple M's The Shebang with Fifi Box and later a third host, Paul Murray, which initially aired as a national drive-time show, before moving to the breakfast slot in Sydney from 2007. The show finished in October 2008.[3]
In May 2010, Sheargold joined Nova 106.9, replacing Ash Bradnam.[citation needed] In August 2011, Meshel, Tim and Marty moved to Melbourne and became the national drive show on Nova FM, replacing Fitzy and Wippa.[citation needed] After Meshel Laurie departed in 2014, Kate Ritchie joined the drive show, which became known as Kate, Tim & Marty.[citation needed]
On 24 July 2020, Sheargold announced his resignation from Kate, Tim & Marty and his last show was on 11 September.[4]
In 2021 the Marty Sheargold Show replaced The Hot Breakfast on Triple M Melbourne.[5]
In February 2025, Sheargold's employment was terminated by Triple M after he made disparaging comments about the Matildas and women's sport.[6]
Television
Sheargold appeared as a guest comedian on the RMITV show Under Melbourne Tonight on 2 November 1995.[7]
He has also appeared in Australian TV comedy productions such as The Micallef Program in 1998 and The Mick Molloy Show in 1999, where he appeared in the 'Bob's Scrapbook' segment.[citation needed] He was also seen on Russell Gilbert Live (2000) and Russell Gilbert Was Here! (2001), and as host, creator and writer on Hahn Ice Headliners (1997–98) on The Comedy Channel.[citation needed]
In 2003, Sheargold appeared in Bad Eggs, The Forest, and in Welcher & Welcher as The Courier. He returned to television in 2009 as Paolo in The Librarians.[citation needed]
In March 2021, Sheargold joined the cast of Fisk as law partner Ray Gruber.[8]
Live comedy
In 2019, Sheargold made a return to live standup comedy after 20 years away from the stage. He sold out the initial 11 shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. He added 27 additional shows to the tour in 2020, returning for more shows in all the major capital cities plus Hobart, Canberra, and Cairns.[citation needed]
Other appearances
Sheargold has been a panellist on Under Melbourne Tonight, The Micallef Program, The Mick Molloy Show, The Project, Dirty Laundry Live and Have You Been Paying Attention?.[citation needed]