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Martin/Molloy: Tony Martin and Mick Molloy comedy radio show
Martin/Molloy was a popular, nationally syndicated comedy radio program broadcast to over 50 radio stations between 1995 and 1998. Hosted by comedians and former D-Generation and The Late Show co-...
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Best Australian Online and Web Series
Web series offer something for everyone, from reflecting our reality to exploring alternative worlds. Predominantly designed for online platforms, they have been embraced by both emerging and...
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Martin/Molloy: Tony Martin Interview
Tony Martin talks about the groundbreaking 1990s radio comedy program Martin/Molloy being inducted into the 2020 Sounds of Australia and preserved at the NFSA.
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Martin/Molloy: The Final Debate
During the four years of Martin/Molloy there were two Federal Australian elections, both of which provided seemingly endless comedic content for the duo.  Several sketches were created on the topic...
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Martin/Molloy: Street Beat with Pete Smith
Radio and television voice-over artist Pete Smith was involved with the duo on all of their projects beginning with their radio show Bulltwang in 1990.  He was heavily involved in a variety of roles...
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Martin/Molloy Have Left the Building
By the end of 1998, Tony Martin and Mick Molloy were exhausted.  Even though the show was still extremely successful and they were offered a large amount of money to continue, Tony told Radio Today...
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Martin/Molloy: Tony’s Movie Fone
Sketches on Martin/Molloy often featured highly-specific references to obscure parts of cinema.  There was a danger that some references may go over the audience’s heads, but they were presented in a...
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Martin/Molloy: Bad Cloning Joke
Although the 'Radio Gladiators' segment was aimed at getting people to call up about the topic of the day, Mick and Tony put a lot of effort into how to introduce the topic – which they referred to...
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Martin/Molloy: The Island of Dr. Hook
Martin/Molloy often featured parodies of popular and not-so-popular films, this one belonging solidly in the latter category. The Island of Dr. Moreau (John Frankenheimer, USA, 1996) was filmed in...
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Martin/Molloy: Tum And Phul – Film Commission Phone Call
One of the most memorable series of sketches on the show was 'Tum and Phul', the presenters of a fictitious New Zealand morning radio show. These sketches provided Tony Martin an opportunity to poke...
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