Tony Martin (comedian)
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Tony Martin (born 10 June 1964) is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.
Initially gaining recognition for his involvement with The D-Generation in the 1980's, Martin is now best known for his top-rating national radio program Martin/Molloy, which he co-hosted with Mick Molloy from 1995 until 1998.
Martin/Molloy produced three ARIA award winning compilation albums: The Brown Album (1995), Poop Chute (1996) and Eat Your Peas (1998).
Martin's major TV work was on the ABC comedy The Late Show (1992–1993). He also made several appearances on The Panel, the infamous The Mick Molloy Show, and in Kath & Kim (as Magda Szubanski's fiddle-playing boyfriend).
Martin's major film accomplishment has been behind the camera. He wrote, produced and directed the 2003 comedy Bad Eggs. He has also played minor roles in several films (mostly those of former Late Show colleagues), including The Castle (1997), Tackle Happy (2000), Crackerjack (2002) and the upcoming BoyTown.
2005 saw the release of Martin's first book Lolly Scramble, a humorous account of his childhood.
Martin recently returned to the Austereo network to produce a new nationally-syndicated show on Triple M named Get This, broadcasting from 9am–10am weekdays from 3 April 2006.
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