Martin/Molloy

[roofromoz]

Great news for those of us who loved the radio show that was on from 1995-1998...

Martin/Molloy placed into NFSA

The Martin/Molloy radio show was completely groundbreaking.

Whilst many people may not recall, at the time they started, there had not been a lot of 'content' programs on Drive, the timeslot at the time was dominated by music shifts, and there certainly had not been any truly national shows.

Martin/Molloy changed that, and in doing so paved the way for many personality shows in the drive timeslot over subsequent years.

Now, Tony Martin has gifted his complete Martin/Molloy archive to the National Film and Sound Archive. Speaking to Radio Today, Tony commented;

'It's been quite a job keeping all these cassettes out of direct sunlight for the last couple of decades. The problem for any potential archivist is that, being tapes, they have to be digitised in 'real time' - no 'drag and copy' shortcuts are possible."

"I feel for the person who will have to transfer them all; they'll probably be mystified by endless references to people like Mal Colston, Roy Hampsen, and Wa Wa Nee."

The collection of 185 (count them!) 90 minute cassettes, are a part of Australian radio history and it is fantastic that they will be placed into the NFSA.

http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/2138-martinmolloy-placed-into-the-nsfa.html

Tony Martin has stated on Twitter that he's looking at donating his 'Get This' collection as well...

 

[Flapper]

He's confirmed Get This will also be archived.

This is obviously great news, two of the greatest radio shows Australia will ever see get the preservation the deserve.

 

[jargan83]

Classic show

I remember doing my homework while listening on the radio

I feel old now :lol:

 

[snoozer]

did they do the "brown album"?

used to love them on in the arvos.

 

[madunit]

That was them.

 

[Mader45]

Never listened. But growing up the best show on tv was The Late Show. Have we even had close to a comedy troupe as funny as the d gen since?

I had a bit of faith in the guys behind Trent From Punchy/Beached Az, but now Nick is only working with Christian Van Vuuren their shit has become weak.

 

[IanG]

Yeah they put out a few albums. I have the last one they put out call "Eat Your Peas"

The last thing I heard them do together was the tribute they did for Paul Hester.

Also a little funny story about them was them calling Savage Garden Savage Gordon.
Back in 1997 when Savage Garden cleaned up at the ARIAs Mick and Tony won the award for best comedy album. Poop Shout I think it was called. Well anyway they mis-spellt the name of the album on the trophy and the power at be refused to correct it.

 

[Zoidberg]

Poop Shoot I think.

I've wanted to try and buy those Cd's for a few years now. Never could find them anywhere.

Originally borrowed them from a mate in high school and loved them. Would like another listen considering that was 14 years ago

 

[butchmcdick]

Didn't Martin and Molloy fall out ?

 

[Flapper]

Didn't Martin and Molloy fall out ?

Majorly. Over Molloy's unwillingness to include Martin's "Boytown Confidential" on the "Boytown" DVD. Molloy claimed it was due to costs with editing blah blah blah so Martin stumped the cash up himself and still no. The real reason being everyone that saw the movie and the spoof documentary said Martin's work was funnier by some distance.

 

[nöyd]

...Martin's work was funnier by some distance.

And it usually was.

Mick had/has his moments but he went for cheap laughs by raising his voice and generally acting the yobbo imo

i pissed my pants laughing back in the day but watching the Late Show best of dvd's now has me cringing at how dated his comedy was, even back then.


Martin was smooth in his delivery, dripping with irony and sarcasm. Pure pisstake, or pisstaké as it were. :lol:

 

[hineyrulz]

Martin is 10 times funnier than Molloy and get this was the funniest radio show of all time.

 

[Danish]

So what does this mean for getting the shows? Will they be available to purchase/download/what have you or something from the NFSA?

Would love to get all 185 tapes worth and listen to them to and from work for a year. I may end up crashing through tears of laughter but it would be worth it

 

[Patorick]

So what does this mean for getting the shows? Will they be available to purchase/download/what have you or something from the NFSA?

Would love to get all 185 tapes worth and listen to them to and from work for a year. I may end up crashing through tears of laughter but it would be worth it

Itunes?

 

[Jack_Napier]

Already got all the Get This! episodes downloaded and still listen to them. Would be so keen to get hold of these as well. Tony is someone who needs to be on the radio and given free reign with content. I still wish Get This! Got more than 2 years. To this day I still see something on a movie and think I could've called or emailed Tony and Ed about this lol

 

[Flapper]

Martin is 10 times funnier than Molloy and get this was the funniest radio show of all time.

You got that right. I was at the final show listening party in Sydney (as was roofromoz) and it was just something that, if you got at least most of the references, was some of the most unforgettable comedy.

That final show party was ace though, met heaps of great folks, got blind and I had a foot in the door of the MMM Sydney studio trying to convince the crew to storm it with me :lol:

Still need to source all the actual eps though!

 

[Aaron_sfas]

You got that right. I was at the final show listening party in Sydney (as was roofromoz) and it was just something that, if you got at least most of the references, was some of the most unforgettable comedy.

That final show party was ace though, met heaps of great folks, got blind and I had a foot in the door of the MMM Sydney studio trying to convince the crew to storm it with me :lol:

Still need to source all the actual eps though!

http://purehumbug.com/shows/

How good is this!!!