birth_place article_title birth_date occupation
canberra , australia mick molloy
 11 july 1966 comedian , writer , producer & actor
mick molloy

michael `` mick '' molloy -lrb- born 11 july 1966 in canberra -rrb- is an australian comedian , writer , producer and actor who has been active in radio , television , stand-up and film .
he is on the triple m melbourne 's breakfast show `` the hot breakfast '' and the seven network 's one hour afl preview show on saturday night during the football season .
in 2015 mick has decided to delve into the world of technology , studying under the guidance of his work engineer `` toddy '' he has completed over 14 late night classes ranging from `` i unplugged the tv '' to `` my internet is n't working '' more to come .
it was during molloy 's time at university that he met the australian comedy troupe , the d-generation -lrb- the future cast of `` the late show '' -rrb- , that consisted of members who would later form working dog productions ; molloy would also collaborate with members on several projects .
<h3> television television .
molloy worked with the d-generation as a writer-performer on their 1988 seven network specials -lrb- he had auditioned for the d-gen in 1986 , but it was n't until the troupe saw him in the 1987 melbourne university revue , `` laminex on the rocks '' , that they signed him up -rrb- .
he also worked as a writer on the abc 's `` the gerry connolly show '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- , the network ten series , `` the comedy company '' , in its 1989 season , and , while working on the -lrb- unscreened -rrb- pilots for `` the late show '' for the nine network -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , molloy was a cast member of abc tv 's `` the late show '' -lrb- 1992 -- 1993 -rrb- as a writer/performer .
as well as pairing up with tony martin for each episode 's introduction and the `` street interviews '' segment , mick co-hosted the segments `` muckrakers '' with jason stephens and `` commercial crimestoppers '' with santo cilauro , played the thick-witted assistant of stuntman rob sitch in `` shitscared '' , and performed in countless sketches -lrb- he provided the voices of sergeant olden in `` the olden days '' and chief chromedome in `` bargearse '' -rrb- .
molloy also delivered a series of volatile rants in the `` mick 's serve '' part of `` late show news . ''
molloy landed his own late-night tv show , `` the mick molloy show '' , which premiered on the nine network in 1999 .
planned to run for twenty episodes , it was slated by the critics and cancelled after only eight .
mollloy next involvement with television was the show , `` any given sunday '' , with nicole livingstone , on the nine network in 2006 .
he was also involved in the 2006 commonwealth games coverage on the nine network , as a commentator for the lawn bowls events .
in 2007 , molloy filmed a pilot of `` the nation '' , a weekly late-night news-based comedy hour on the nine network .
the show debuted on 5 june , but struggled for ratings , attracting only 575,000 viewers nationally for its fourth show .
originally it was on tuesdays at 9:30 pm , but was moved to wednesdays at 10:30 pm and has been off air since the end of august 2007 .
in 2008 it was announced that molloy would replace peter helliar on the panel of channel 10 's `` before the game '' , an afl themed show , after helliar had discontinued his position post-2007 .
on the show , his views as a keen supporter of the richmond football club -lrb- tigers -rrb- were often made clear .
molloy is one of the club 's more prominent supporters and as well as appearing on the `` before the game '' , he has in the past appeared in a club membership advertising campaigns .
in june 2008 , molloy made comments on the show regarding nicole cornes , the wife of former adelaide coach graham cornes , in which he suggested she had slept with footballer stuart dew .
nicole cornes sued the ten network for defamation , and was awarded a$ 85,000 in july 2011 .
molloy remained with `` before the game '' until it was axed at the end of the 2013 afl season .
in 2009 , molloy starred in the sitcom `` the jesters '' which aired on movie extra on foxtel .
he played a veteran comic dave davies who has become the manager of a group of young , rookie comedians and who has to cope with the behind-the-scenes antics of producing a comedy sketch show .
a second series aired in 2011 .
in february 2010 it was announced that molloy and eddie mcguire would be investigated by the nsw anti-discrimination board following complaints that their on air coverage of the vancouver winter olympics men 's figure skating contained homophobic remarks .
in february 2014 , it was announced by the seven network that molloy would be joining its one hour afl match preview show on saturday nights during the football season .
<h3> radio radio .
after writing and performing on `` the d-generation breakfast show '' on the triple m radio , from 1990 to 1992 , molloy teamed up with tony martin for triple m 's `` bulltwang '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- after `` the late show '' finished , molloy developed , again with martin , the successful austereo radio programme , `` martin/molloy '' -lrb- 1995 -- 98 -rrb- , which produced three aria award winning compilation albums , `` the brown album '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` poop chute '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- and `` eat your peas '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- .
molloy occasionally appeared with his former d-generation cohorts on network ten 's `` the panel '' -lrb- 1998 -- 2004 -rrb- .
molloy hosted another radio show , `` tough love with mick molloy '' -lrb- 2004 -- 06 -rrb- on triple m alongside robyn butler and richard molloy .
in 2011 , molloy returned to radio and to melbourne 's triple m , as a permanent member of `` the hot breakfast '' .
he is also appearing daily at 6:50 am on triple m brisbane 's the grill team .
<h3> film film .
following the cancellation of `` the mick molloy show '' , molloy returned with a video release , entitled `` shonky golf with mick molloy '' , and he directed the feature-length documentary `` tackle happy '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
he played kim 's dad gary poole on `` kath & kim '' -lrb- 2003 -- 04 -rrb- and co-starred , with david wenham , in two `` murray whelan '' telemovies , `` stiff '' and `` the brush-off '' -lrb- both 2004 -rrb- .
he has starred in three movies , `` crackerjack '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- -lrb- which he also co-wrote , receiving an afi nomination -rrb- , tony martin 's `` bad eggs '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , and `` boytown '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , which , like `` crackerjack '' , he co-wrote with his brother richard molloy .
during production of the dvd-release for `` boytown '' in 2007 , molloy and his long-time collaborator tony martin had a dispute over the proposed extra content for the dvd and the two have not worked together since .
in the 2006 australian feature film `` macbeth '' , molloy played brown ; it was the second time he has appeared in a production of macbeth .
