Tom Gleeson reignites bitter feud with Studio 10’s Kerri-Anne Kennerley as he shockingly compares her to a ‘hungry python’ in the Hard Quiz season finale
Comedian Tom Gleeson has reignited his feud with TV veteran Kerri-Anne Kennerley, a year after she called him a ‘whip’ for not failing to show up for a Studio 10 interview following his Gold Logie win.
Gleeson, 45, compared the 66-year-old to a ‘hungry python’ while hosting his hit game show, The Hard Quiz, on Wednesday night.
Firing a set of question at one of his contestants, footage of a snake flashed up on the screen as Gleeson quizzed him on how the reptile digests food.
Ready to strike! ABC comedian Tom Gleeson, 45, (pictured) has reignited his feud with Studio 10 star Kerri-Anne Kennerley when he compared her to a snake on Hard Quiz on Wednesday
‘The left and right side of a python’s lower jaw can move independently, allowing them to drag food down their throats through a process known as the what walk?’ Gleeson asked.
As ‘Darren’ struggled to answer the question, Gleeson used the awkward silence as the perfect moment to strike.
‘It’s like watching Kerri-Anne eat dinner!’ he exclaimed.
Taking a shot! As the contestant struggled to answer the question, Tom chose it as the perfect moment to strike: ‘It’s like watching Kerri-Anne eat dinner!’ he said. Here: KAK on Studio 10
The studio audience burst into nervous laughter while Darren appeared slightly off-put by the snarky comment.
The shady remark has reignited the pair’s long-running feud, after Kerri-Anne called Tom a ‘wimp’ foll;owing last year’s Logie Awards.
Kerri-Anne had been a vocal critic of Tom’s joke campaign in the lead-up to the awards, prompting Gleeson to pull out of a Studio 10 interview at the last minute.
Angry: Tom and Kerri-Anne have had a public feud going since he won a Logie last year, and failed to appear on Studio 10 for a planned interview the following morning
‘He has turned into ‘Gold Logie winner Tom’. ‘Wimp Tom’. You’re supposed to be here!’ Kerri-Anne said at the time on air, looking visibly angry during the morning broadcast.
Kerri-Anne added: ‘You’ve turned into a winner now. And now you’re a wimp, you’re far too good for us little people, Tom.’
‘I’m so disappointed. You wanted a hard chat? I could give you a hard chat,’ she added, referencing the 45-year-old funnyman’s roast segments on The Weekly.
Kerri-Anne blasted Tom after it was confirmed he was a no-show for the interview: ‘He has turned into ‘Gold Logie winner Tom’. ‘Wimp Tom’. You’re supposed to be here!’ she said
Kerri-Anne’s co-host Sarah Harris said Tom could possibly make an appearance later in the program, prompting another wave of insults.
‘No, he’s too good for us. I know the ABC type. He’s now so far ‘there’ where he wants to be,’ Kerri-Anne raged.
Taking another swipe at ABC personalities, she added: ‘Well they are like that!’
Pulling no punches! Kerri-Anne continued: ‘We’ll chat about the Gold Logie winner controversy because not many people are happy that he’s won it.’
She continued: ‘We’ll chat about the Gold Logie winner controversy because not many people are happy that he’s won it.’
Last year, Gleeson was accused of running a divisive campaign for the Gold Logie, including using smear tactics against his rivals Waleed Aly and Amanda Keller.
Despite the industry backlash, he said after he got the gong it was a controversial ‘victory for quiet Australians’.
Upset victory: Many industry figures were hoping that Amanda Keller (right) would win the Gold Logie, but Tom prevailed after a highly-publicised divisive campaign