Tom Gleeson isn’t afraid of ruffling a few feathers.
During the 61st annual Logie awards this evening, the Gold Logie nominee took every opportunity while on stage to hilariously roast Karl Stefanovic, Channel 10 and the Married at First Sight Cast.
“I think the reason they (the Logies) ask you to do the opening is because Channel Nine has run out of stars,” he began. “They don’t have any left. They have a new rule on breakfast TV, if you are too entertaining they fire you. Am I right Karl. Is Karl here. Where is Karl?’
“Congratulations to Married At First Sight by the way for their monster ratings. Give them a huge round of applause,” Tom said. “Channel Nine were happy to cash in on your ratings by showing off your tacky weddings and fired Karl Stefanovic for having one!”
While the crowd were in stitches, the comedian quickly backtracked, highlighting the fact that the Today show’s ratings have plummeted since he was sacked from the breakfast program.
“Karl, Today Show needs you. I was on the Today Show the other day to promote the Logies. The ratings are so low I felt like I was keeping a secret!” he said with a laugh.
The cheeky roast comes weeks after Karl confirmed he’s returning to Channel Nine to host the second season if This Time Next Year. In the first promotional trailer for Nine’s 2019 TV lineup, Stefanovic makes a two-second appearance which, unfortunately, doesn’t give much away as for what’s to come this season.
The second season of This Time Next Year was commissioned two months before Karl’s shock dismissal. After being replaced by breakfast program hosts Georgie Gardner and Deborah Knight, there was no official announcement as to whether Stefanovic would retain his hosting gig. Despite remaining hopeful, fans were convinced he’d lost the gig after he was caught ‘liking’ a serious of scandalous Instagram comments which slammed Today Show producers for sacking him.
“I can’t wait until [the Today show producers] realise it wasn’t you that was the problem after all,” read one comment he liked.
The two-time Gold Logie winner later denied accusations that it was him who liked those comments, arguing that his social media account had been hacked while he was on a fishing trip.
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