Martin/Molloy was a hugely popular Australian radio program starring Tony Martin and Mick Molloy, both formerly of The D-Generation and The Late Show. It was broadcast nationwide on 54 radio stations for two hours on weekday evenings between 1995 and 1998.
The program was known for its wit and satire, but also, as both performers constantly admitted, a large degree of toilet humour. The use of such low-brow comedy was frequently mocked by the show's presenters.
Much of the show consisted of banter between Martin and Molloy, interspersed with music and sketches. These sketches frequently lampooned celebrities, often utilising Martin's impression skills.
The show's announcer, Pete Smith was also regularly sent up, as well as used in a number of comic segments.
The pair would also interview celebrities, often bringing the guests to fits of laughter.
The show was most successful when satirising Australian society and individuals. One memorable sketch was a pretend episode of 60 Minutes in which young people were portrayed as evil in typically one-sided fashion. Another was a supposed newsreel concerning the political popularity of a bag of sawdust, a thinly-veiled and scathing attack on Pauline Hanson. Another memorable sketch was the performance of the Spice Boys (a parody of the Spice Girls) singing a song with lyrics including "I've got graphic footage of Laurie Oakes eating a chocolate eclair", and was just an example of the biting satire that Martin/Molloy provided.
Martin/Molloy received several radio industry awards and produced three ARIA Award-winning albums The Brown Album, Poop Chute and Eat Your Peas.
The show ended in 1998 and both performers pursued other projects, such as the films Crackerjack (2002) and Bad Eggs (2003) and the documentary Tackle Happy (2000). Martin took part in Molloy's controversial 1999 TV series The Mick Molloy Show, and from 2004, Molloy returned to national radio, in Tough Love with Mick Molloy. Molloy's next project is the movie BoyTown to be released in 2006, while Martin has written a book Lolly Scramble, to be published in late 2005.