- Waleed Aly has been sensationally scorched by an interviewee on The Project
- Speaking to economist Stephen Duckett on Monday, Aly was the butt of a joke
- ‘Some say you should always keep your distance from Waleed’ Dr Duckett said
Waleed Aly has been sensationally scorched by an interviewee on The Project.
Speaking to economist Stephen Duckett on the show on Monday, the controversial host was the butt of a joke gone awry.
Dr Duckett was on the show to speak about the privacy of hospital safety data, and whether or not it should be made public.
The show took a slippery turn when Peter Helliar jumped in and threw his co-host under the bus.
Waleed Aly (pictured) has been sensationally scorched by an interviewee on The Project
‘Doctor, Waleed has just been in hospital. I’m not sure what for, I think it was cosmetic. He still looks a bit dodgy to me,’ Helliar said.
‘Should I keep my distance?’
Without hesitation, Dr Duckett quipped back saying ‘Well, some might say you should always keep your distance from Waleed’.
Without hesitation, Dr Duckett (pictured) quipped back saying ‘Well, some might say you should always keep your distance from Waleed’
The Project co-host and comedian, Peter Helliar (pictured) kicked the joke off with a jibe about Aly undergoing cosmetic surgery
The live audience reacted with a gasp.
Carrie Bickmore ran with the joke, saying ‘that’s a medical diagnosis there’.
Waleed Aly appeared offended, but took it in stride asking: ‘what did I do to you?’
Carrie Bickmore (right) ran with the joke, saying ‘that’s a medical diagnosis there’, while Aly took the joke in his stride