Martin Donald Sheargold is an Australian stand-up comedian,

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, and actor.

Early life and education

Martin Donald Sheargold was born in

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. He went to school at Daramalan College in

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Career

Radio

Sheargold's first job in radio was replacing Greg Fleet on a breakfast radio show in

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. From 2003 to 2008, Marty was the co-host of

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's ''

The Shebang ''The Shebang'' was a radio show broadcast weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST in Sydney, Australia, on Triple M Sydney, Triple M. It was hosted by Marty Sheargold, Fifi Box with Anthony Maroon as the show anchor. The producer, An ...

'' with

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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. In May 2010, Sheargold joined Nova 106.9, replacing Ash Bradnam. In August 2011, '' Meshel, Tim and Marty'' moved to Melbourne and became the national drive show on Nova FM, replacing ''

Fitzy and Wippa ''Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie'' is an Australian breakfast radio show on Nova 96.9 in Sydney, Australia. It is hosted by Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald, Michael "Wippa" Wipfli, and Kate Ritchie. The show airs in Sydney from 6 am to 9 a ...

''. After

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departed in 2014,

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joined the drive show, which became known as '' Kate, Tim & Marty''. On 24 July 2020, Sheargold announced his resignation from ''Kate, Tim & Marty'' and his last show was on 11 September. In 2021 the '' Marty Sheargold Show'' replaced '' The Hot Breakfast'' on

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. In March 2021, Sheargold joined the cast of '' Fisk'' as law partner Ray Gruber. In February 2025, Sheargold's employment was terminated by Triple M after he made disparaging comments about the Matildas and women's sport.

Television

Sheargold appeared as a guest comedian on the

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show ''

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'' on 2 November 1995. 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 '

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Scrapbook' segment. 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

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. In 2003, Sheargold appeared in ''

Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...

'', ''The Forest'', and in ''

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'' as The Courier. He returned to television in 2009 as Paolo in '' The Librarians''.

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

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, and

. He added 27 additional shows to the tour in 2020, returning for more shows in all the major capital cities plus

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, and

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Other appearances

Sheargold has been a panellist on ''

'', '' The Micallef Program'', '' The Mick Molloy Show'', '' The Project'', ''

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'' and '' Have You Been Paying Attention?''.

Controversies

2023: behaviour at the AFL Grand Final

In October 2023, a series of details emerged that Sheargold had been swearing at

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's advertising clients at the 2023 AFL Grand Final. Sheargold took a break from media commitments following this incident.

2024: anti-semitic comments

In March 2024, Sheargold aired comments that were interpreted as

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. The comment by Sheargold that received complaints was "And, of course, I should have known it would rely on what the Jewish people wanted".

2025: misogynistic comments

On 25 February 2025, Sheargold aired comments on ''The Marty Sheargold Show'' on Triple M regarding

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and the Matildas following their losses in the

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in the United States. His comments were widely condemned, branded as "misogynistic and offensive", and reported by international media.

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issued a lengthy statement explaining why what he had said was damaging. Prime Minister

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also commented. Sheargold and Triple M later apologised for the remarks; Sheargold's apology, in which he stated "I can see why people may have taken offence to my comments", was widely criticised as weak and not a proper apology. Sheargold's employment was terminated by Triple M on 26 February. On 27 February 2025, it was revealed that Sheargold had stated on his Tuesday 25 February radio show that he believes that

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is "made up".

References

External links

Getting to know Marty Sheargold, Nova FM
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheargold, Marty 1971 births Australian radio presenters Living people People from Nowra Australian male comedians Nova (radio network) announcers Triple M presenters People educated at Daramalan College