Tom Gleeson has mocked The Undertaking’s hosts over the present’s scores whereas showing on the panel to advertise his new program.
The Gold Logie-winning comic – who was there to spruik Taskmasters Australia – started by gushing over the brand new hosts, together with former Studio 10 presenter Sarah Harris, Sam Taunton and sports activities star Liz Ellis.
“I’m loving the brand new Undertaking. It’s nice. I adore it,” he mentioned.
“What’s to not like about this present?’ he continued.
“We’ve received Liz, a legend of Australian sports activities. Sarah Harris, who’s a pure on digital camera. I’ve at all times cherished you. We’ve received Waleed, an mental with political beliefs which might be exhausting to pin down … We’ve received Sam who’s the perfect comic of his technology. I’ve seen his act. It’s superb.”
Harris and Taunton joined the panel earlier this 12 months, following the departure of hosts Carrie Bickmore, Peter Helliar and Lisa Wilkinson.
After complimenting the brand new line-up, Gleeson – who’s well-known for his brutal barbs – admitted being so good was “bizarre”.
He shortly added: “To be sincere, I solely mentioned it as a result of I’ve seen your scores, and I believed you wanted a morale increase.”
Luckily, the hosts noticed the humorous facet and burst into laughter.
It’s no secret The Undertaking has been fighting its viewership for a while, however scores knowledge now exhibits its viewers – which incorporates metro and regional Australia – has dropped considerably in comparison with this time final 12 months.
The Undertaking pulled in 260,000 viewers (five-city metro) on Tuesday evening, in contrast with 416,000 on the identical date in 2022.
Whereas Ten’s nightly program has skilled essentially the most dramatic fall, the outcome follows a basic downward pattern throughout the networks, with Married At First Sight, A Present Affair and Dwelling And Away additionally recording a drop of their audiences.
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