Jim Jefferies hits back at Marty Sheargold after radio star’s rant

Comedian Jim Jefferies has fired back at Marty Sheargold, after the Triple M star blasted him on air for missing an interview.

Comedian Jim Jefferies has fired back at a Triple M radio presenter who called him a “deadsh*t” on the radio earlier in the week.

Marty Sheargold, who hosts the Triple M breakfast show in Melbourne, was less than impressed when Jefferies failed to rock up for a prearranged interview on Monday morning.

Jefferies was meant to appear on the show to promote his upcoming national comedy tour, Give ‘Em What They Want, which is being presented by Triple M.

“I’m supposed to do a pre-recorded interview with him to help him sell tickets … and he just won’t get out of bed,” Sheargold claimed on air.

“Pull your fingers out of your arse and do your job, that’s what you’re here for,” Sheargold said.

“Sell tickets to your own show. It’s not my responsibility to sell tickets for you, ya deadsh*t!”

Jefferies responded to Sheargold’s comments during an interview with Canberra’s Mix 106.3 on Tuesday afternoon.

“If I knew who Marty Sheargold was, I’d be really upset by this whole incident,” Jefferies joked.

“I’ve never met him, nor do I know what he looks like, but it seems that he’s very upset with me, so he obviously knows me,” he told the CBR Wrapped hosts.

“Me and Marty don’t have a relationship in any way, (but) he’s talking about me like someone who’s known me for years.”

Triple M host Marty Sheargold.

Jim Jefferies.

Jefferies also set the record straight about why he failed to rock up to Sheargold’s studio for the interview on Monday.

“I had just flown in from America the night before and I said, ‘I can’t get up because I’m too jet lagged, but I will do phoners (phone interviews), and so I will ring into the radio station,’” Jefferies explained.

“We did that, and for whatever reason that information wasn’t passed onto Marty, so Marty got upset.”

Despite the harsh words from Sheargold, Jefferies said things were “all good” and that he wasn’t “mad” at the Triple M star.

If you’re unfamiliar with Jefferies, he’s an Aussie comedian who’s based in the US where he’s enjoyed a very successful career.

He’s had nine comedy specials and had his own talk show in the US called The Jim Jefferies Show which featured Brad Pitt as the program’s weather reporter.

He also hosts quiz show, The 1% Club, on Channel 7.

As for Sheargold, he’s one of Australia’s most loved comedians.

He’s been on radio for more than 20 years, and regularly appears on TV shows including Have You Been Paying Attention? and Fisk.