‘Character’: Marty Sheargold’s Wild Excuse for Firing

‘Character’: Marty Sheargold’s wild excuse for firing

Marty Sheargold slammed the PM and claimed he was ‘playing a character’ on the radio during his heated first TV interview since his sacking.

Marty Sheargold says he was playing a character called Marty Sheargold when he made offensive comments

Comedian and radio presenter Marty Sheargold’s career came crashing down in 2025 has given his first interview since departing MMM. In an interview with A Current Affair that aired earlier this week Sheargold said he playing a character called Marty Sheargold, and the comments he made didn’t reflect what he’d actually say to his own daughters. “When I was in the radio, I was playing the character of Marty Sheargold,” he said. “People just think …

"I'm not a misogynist": Marty Sheargold defends controversial Matildas comments

Marty Sheargold has broken his silence on the scandal that saw him sacked from Triple M. The comedian appeared on A Current Affair this week to reflect on the comments he made about the Matildas last February that ultimately saw him pulled from the air. During a broadcast, the former radio host joked that he “would rather hammer a nail through the head of (his) penis” than watch the Matildas in the Asian Cup. “Got any men’s sport?” he added. The…