Marty Sheargold has made a radio 'comeback' – only to get pulled off air moments into the broadcast.
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Sheargold, who left Triple M in 2025 after making derogatory comments about the Matildas, was a guest on The Kyle and Jackie O Show when the interview was cut short.
Once the show resumed after several minutes, 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.
'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,' he joked.
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Marty Sheargold has made a radio 'comeback' – only to get pulled off air moments into the broadcast (Pictured)
Shearglold was a guest on The Kyle and Jackie O Show when the interview was cut short. Once the show resumed after several minutes, host Kyle Sandilands (pictured) explained that the embarrassing 'dumping' of Sheargold was a 'mistake'
'It will be one of the great radio appearances of my life to be able to walk out of here unscathed,' he continued.
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.
Sheargold has dubbed his new stand–up comedy tour 'The Red Card Show', which appears to be a cheeky reference to the scandal.
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The branding refers to a penalty in soccer, in which the referee sends a player off the pitch for serious misconduct.
As the interview kicked off, Jackie asked Sheargold whether fans could expect use 'Matildas' material in his upcoming comedy tour – but as he answered, he got dumped from the air.
'No, I don't, because it was 12 months ago, it only affected me and the kids and other than that I'm hoping people have moved on from it,' he said, and then was cut off.
Once back on air, the Fisk actor 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.
'There was some stuff in my private life happening at that time too, which was really disastrous,' he began.
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Sheargold has dubbed his new stand-up comedy tour 'The Red Card Show', which appears to be a cheeky reference to the scandal
'So I didn't get to put any context around what was happening for me personally.
'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.
'But you can't say that at the time, because it looks like you're playing the "his dad's died" card.
'I shouldn't have been at work is really the bottom line.'
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Sheargold also said that the notorious Matildas segment was pre-recorded for his show.
He added: 'You know when you leave a pre-record… and sometimes you go home and think, "Geez, I might give them a ring and get them to pull that out?"
'I wasn't even thinking like that, because I was so sidelined by what was going on for me.'
Shortly after the Matilda comments first went to air, Sheargold parted company with Triple M, a move he said was 'mutual'.
In September, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found four Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) stations – including Triple M Sydney – breached decency rules due to Sheargold's comments about the nation's most popular sporting team.
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ACMA found the deeply sexist comments from Sheargold were expressed in a demeaning and sarcastic tone – as well as demonstrating a 'level of contempt and disdain' for women.
Football Australia felt Sheargold's remarks 'not only diminish the extraordinary achievements and contributions of our women's national football team, but also fail to recognise the profound impact they have had on Australian sport and society.'