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This excerpt features Tony Martin and Mick Molloy on stage at the 1996 ARIA Awards accepting the award for Best Comedy Release for their debut album of material taken from Martin/Molloy,

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In this excerpt from an oral history interview with Tony Martin, he talks about 'Radio Gladiators' and the general style of Martin/Molloy.  

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In this excerpt from an oral history interview with Tony Martin, he talks about why he and Mick Molloy ended Martin/Molloy from his point of view.

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In 1996, Melbourne artist Dillon Naylor approached Tony Martin and Mick Molloy about the idea of making a comic book based on the show.

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Sketches on Martin/Molloy often featured highly-specific references to obscure parts of cinema. 

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Tony Martin and Mick Molloy were very selective about the guests they allowed on the Martin/Molloy show, which infuriated station management. 

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Inspired by the Egyptian-themed Sphinx Hotel in Geelong, Tony and Mick put out the call for listeners to nominate their Seven Wonders of Australia.

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Another production technique often utilised on Martin/Molloy was cutting up real interviews and inserting questions from Tony or Mick to create a fake interview with a real person.

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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 often featured parodies of popular and not-so-popular films, this one belonging solidly in the latter category.