28 Facts About Mick Molloy

Michael Molloy was born on 11 July 1966 and is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film.

Mick Molloy grew up in the Australian Capital Territory before moving to Melbourne in the 1980s.

Mick Molloy attended The Peninsula School during his high school period and then studied performing arts at the University of Melbourne, where he wrote and performed in his first live act in 1987.

Mick Molloy worked with the D-Generation as a writer-performer on their 1988 Seven Network specials.

Mick Molloy worked as a writer on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's The Gerry Connolly Show, the Network Ten series The Comedy Company in its 1989 season and, while working on the pilots for The Late Show, for the Nine Network.

Mick Molloy was a cast member of ABC TV's The Late Show as a writer and performer.

Mick Molloy played the thick-witted assistant of stuntman Rob Sitch in "Shitscared" and performed in many other sketches.

Mick Molloy delivered a series of volatile rants in the "Mick's Serve" segment of Late Show News.

Molloy landed his own late-night TV show, The Mick Molloy Show, which premiered on the Nine Network in 1999.

Mick Molloy was involved in the 2006 Commonwealth Games coverage on the Nine Network as a commentator for the lawn bowls events.

In 2007, Mick Molloy filmed a pilot of The Nation, a weekly late-night news-based comedy hour on the Nine Network.

In 2008, it was announced that Mick 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.

Mick Molloy is one of the club's more prominent supporters and as well as appearing on Before the Game he has appeared in club membership advertising campaigns.

In June 2008, Mick 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.

Mick Molloy remained with Before the Game until it was axed at the end of the 2013 AFL season.

In 2009, Mick Molloy starred in the sitcom The Jesters which aired on Movie Extra on Foxtel.

Mick Molloy 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.

In February 2014, it was announced by the Seven Network that Mick Molloy would be joining its one-hour AFL match preview show on Saturday nights during the football season.

In 2015, Mick Molloy was announced as a host of an online show called Friday Front Bar.

Mick Molloy occasionally appeared with his former D-Generation cohorts on Network Ten's The Panel.

In 2011, Mick Molloy returned to radio and to Triple M Melbourne, as a permanent member of The Hot Breakfast.

Mick Molloy is appearing daily at 6:50am on Triple M Brisbane's The Grill Team.

Mick Molloy finished on The Hot Breakfast on 6 October 2017 and debuted on the new show, Kennedy Mick Molloy, the following week.

Mick Molloy has starred in three movies, Crackerjack, Tony Martin's Bad Eggs, and BoyTown, which, like Crackerjack, he co-wrote with his brother Richard Molloy.

Mick Molloy had a role in the 2019 biographical film based on Michelle Payne's life, Ride Like a Girl.

Mick Molloy was the long-term partner of Australian actress Sophie Lee in the 1990s.

Mick Molloy is a famous supporter of the Richmond Football Club.

Mick Molloy has used his resemblance to Saddam Hussein to create jokes.