Tough Love with Mick Molloy

For other uses, see Tough love (disambiguation).

ToughLove was an Australian comedic radio talk program broadcast from Melbourne through the Triple M network from 12:00PM – 1:00PM AEST in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Tough Love

Genre	Comedy
Running time	60 minutes
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Home station	Triple M Melbourne
Syndicates	Triple M Sydney Triple M Brisbane Triple M Adelaide
Starring	Mick Molloy Robyn Butler Richard Molloy
Created by	Mick Molloy
Original release	2004 – 2006

It was hosted by long-time Australian comic, Mick Molloy and co-hosted by Robyn Butler and Mick's brother Richard Molloy aka 'Roo'. Panel operator Rosemary Walton was occasionally heard in the background laughing. In its first year (2004) the show ran for two hours (10:00AM – 12:00PM) and was also co-hosted by comedian/actor Alan Brough. During this time, a regular feature of the show was Robyn's fictional characters, including "Mrs. Yi" and "Rosita", however since the timeslot change, these characters appear to have been dropped. The show finished in 2006 when Mick Molloy decided to leave radio.

The ToughLove team

Role	Name
Host	Mick Molloy
Co-Host	Robyn Butler
Co-Host	Richard Molloy
Panel Operator	Rosemary Walton
Sketch Producer	Matt Dower

Segments

Regular segments include Bombshells, Stupid Behaviour, Zero Tolerance, The ToughLove Enshitelopedia and Bang Out Of Order.

Promotion

During 2004, as a promotion for the show, the station released a series of billboards in the style of Calvin Klein picturing Mick taking off his underpants adorning the phrase "Turn Me On And Dress Me Down". During September of that year, one of the billboards was auctioned on eBay with all proceeds going to the Lighthouse Foundation. A Melbourne man, Tim Dellar, unwittingly bid for the billboard and "won" the 41 square metre sign.

Podcast

Highlights of the show were made available as a weekly podcast downloadable from the Triple M website. Many of their various guests, callers, sketches, and segments were featured. There were a number of special podcasts made available following Mick and Roo's trip to London.

End of ToughLove

At the end of 2006, Mick Molloy decided to leave radio, which meant ToughLove did not return, as noted in a statement released by Triple M that announced the new program lineup for 2007. Tony Martin's Get This was moved from the 9am slot to the midday slot, thus replacing Tough Love. In the statement, Molloy said: "The relentless grind of a one-hour national radio show has finally taken its toll. The midday starts were also brutal, often playing havoc with my sleeping patterns. It's definitely a younger man's game".