Marty Sheargold's return to radio ended abruptly on Thursday when he was pulled off air just moments into an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show. The former Triple M host, who left the station in 2025 after making derogatory comments about the Matildas, was a guest on the KIIS FM program when the broadcast was interrupted.
After several minutes of dead air, host Kyle Sandilands explained that the embarrassing 'dumping' of Sheargold was a 'mistake'. Co-host Jackie O Henderson added: 'I could've died, I thought, "What's he done?"' Sheargold, who has not had a radio gig since February 2025, took the gaffe in his stride, joking: 'You know what I thought when I came in today, of all three of us, I don't reckon I'll be the one who gets cancelled.'
Sheargold was disgraced a year ago after he said the Matildas were behaving like 'Year 10 girls', and he would 'rather hammer a nail through the head of (his) p**is' than watch women's sport. He has since dubbed his new stand-up comedy tour 'The Red Card Show', a cheeky reference to the scandal. During the interview, Henderson asked whether fans could expect Matildas material in his tour, but as he answered, he was cut off.
Once back on air, Sheargold attempted to explain his sexist remarks, telling listeners he shouldn't have been 'at work' as he was grieving the death of his father at the time. 'Dad had just recently died the week before. So I had done the eulogy at his funeral on the Friday, and then I was on air on the Monday, and this Matildas thing exploded,' he said. He also noted that the notorious segment was pre-recorded.
Shortly after the Matilda comments first aired, Sheargold parted company with Triple M, a move he said was 'mutual'. In September, the Australian Communications and Media Authority found four Southern Cross Austereo stations breached decency rules due to his comments, which were deemed to demonstrate 'a level of contempt and disdain' for women.
