The Project’s Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris apologise over X-rated Jesus joke
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Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris issue a humiliating apology on The Project after backlash for laughing along with the comedian’s Jesus joke.
- Hosts of The Project apologize for X-rated joke about Jesus
- Prank made by queer comedian Reuben Kaye on Tuesday
- Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris apologize for ‘profound offense’
Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris have apologized for a rude joke about Jesus on last night’s episode of The Project.
Queer comedian Reuben Kaye caused a stir Tuesday with his X-rated gag, which panel members laughed at.
“I love Jesus, I love any man who can get nailed for three days straight and come back for more,” Kaye said.
Aly, who reacted awkwardly to the joke, spoke grimly to the camera Wednesday alongside Harris.
“During an interview last night, our guest told a joke that we know was deeply and unnecessarily offensive to many of you,” Aly said.
Kaye, in her first appearance on The Project, said this was her time to advertise in Australia as she will be performing at multiple comedy festivals across the country before joking about things like sexuality and racism.
‘We want to acknowledge the particular offense it caused our Muslim viewers but especially our Christian viewers.
“Obviously I understand how deep that offense ran.”
Harris, who laughed after the joke, also joined in the humiliating apology.
“Live TV is unpredictable and when this happened in the last moments of last night’s show, it took us all by surprise, there wasn’t a lot of time to react in a considered way,” he said.
Aly insisted that she caught the show’s producers and panel by surprise.
“It’s fair to say that we didn’t expect a comment like that to be made,” he said.
‘We wouldn’t normally broadcast a comment like that. We recognize the offense you caused and more than that we are sorry.
The prank was met with a huge reaction online.
‘What a disgusting joke about Jesus, and The Project team just laughed and said nothing. So offended by your inaction,” one person wrote.
Another said: ‘Actually, a dirty joke about Jesus. I’m all for being who you want to be, but that’s too far.
A third said: ‘It’s interesting to see Waleed’s reaction to that joke! He knew that he was inappropriate! The project is so desperate these days!
But others thought the X-rated gag was hilarious.
Queer comedian and Reuben Kaye left The Project panel stunned after an X-rated joke about Jesus on air, with Waleed Aly completely speechless.
The panel was left speechless after the joke about Jesus being nailed to a cross when Sarah Harris couldn’t help but laugh.
One person said: ‘I can’t believe Rueben Kaye said that on national TV in prime time. What an icon!
Others said: ‘I almost ******** myself’ and ‘That was gold, the best thing on The Project in months!’
Kaye is known for his crude humor which he pairs with singing and showmanship in his comedy shows.
He embarked on a national tour to present a variety of jokes centered on sensitive topics such as sexuality and racism.
“I want to poke the bear,” he said.
“I’m so spread out across this country that it might as well be systemic racism.”