Mick Molloy reveals his two worst celebrity interviews

Triple M’s Mick Molloy has interviewed thousands of celebs, but there were two in particular who left a bad taste in his mouth.

Mick Molloy has opened up about his two worst celebrity interviews.

The comedian named and shamed the two stars during an interview on news.com.au’s I’ve Got News For You podcast, which he appeared on to promote his new Triple M 104.9 breakfast show, Mick and MG in the morning.

The first celeb that Molloy spoke about was singer Shania Twain.

“I’m gonna be fair here, I don’t know whether it was entirely her or the three women who were in her corner sitting inside the studio while we were interviewing her,” Molloy said.

“They were rolling their eyes and guffawing at every question me and Tony [Molloy’s former radio co-host, Tony Martin] asked at the time.”

Molloy said Twain’s handlers kept interrupting during the interview and telling the radio hosts, “You can’t ask her that,” which frustrated the pair as they were only asking about things that appeared on a document they were given by Twain’s handlers.

“We said to them, ‘But it’s in the press release! I’ve got your press release! We are reading from the press release!” Molloy said.

“It was uncomfortable; it was awful,” he said about the interview.

Shania Twain at the BRIT Awards last month. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

The second dodgy celebrity interview Molloy spoke about on the I’ve Got News For You podcast was with Irish comedian, Dylan Moran, who is best known for the comedy series Black Books.

“It was me and Jane Kennedy, and he [Moran] came in and he just didn’t want to be interviewed,” Molloy said.

The Triple M star said that Moran took issue with the first question they asked him in the interview which was about the beginning of his comedy career.

“So, you’ve been a stand-up since ’92,” Molloy said in the interview, to which Moran replied: “Can I just say, you love dates in here and talking about how long ago things started. It’s really depressing. Can you cut this sh*t out right now.”

Looking back on the interview, Molloy said: “He was absolutely just not interested and rude.”

Irish comedian Dylan Moran. Picture: Supplied

On the I’ve Got News For You podcast, Molloy also spoke about his two favourite celebrity interviews of all time: Sting, and Jason Alexander who played George in Seinfeld.

“[Sting] turned up on his own, he came into the studio, he did the interview and then sat around for about half an hour just chatting to us about stuff,” Molloy said. “The whole time he was there, I never saw any ounce of affectation.”

As for Jason Alexander, Molloy said he got to spend a fair bit of time with the US actor when he was in Australia and described him as “one of the nicest blokes I’ve ever met”.

“He’s so naturally funny, so brilliant with people,” Molloy said. “He couldn’t have dinner in a restaurant without eight people coming up to his table [for a photo] and he was a gentleman the whole time.”

Mick Molloy with his Triple M co-host, Mark Geyer. Picture: Supplied

As mentioned, Molloy appeared on the podcast to spruik his new Triple M Sydney breakfast show, Mick and MG in the morning, which he co-hosts alongside Mark Geyer.

“We call these things in the business an ‘arranged marriage,’” he said about his pairing with the former league legend. “I love winding him up and I love chatting to him and I think it’s a good mix.”

The only thing he doesn’t love about his co-host?

“He is overly affectionate,” Molloy laughed. “Every morning I get a kiss on the cheek!”

Mick and MG in the Morning airs on 104.9 Triple M Sydney from 6-9am weekdays

Originally published as Mick Molloy reveals his two worst celebrity interviews