Today show: Karl jokes Ally Langdon is still zonked on pain medication

Pain medication can really knock you out – just ask Today host Allison Langdon.

The 41-year-old presenter, who is still recovering after having knee surgery last month, seemed a little zonked from the meds on Friday’s show.

Shortly after 6am, she misunderstood an obvious joke made by her co-anchor Karl Stefanovic, leading to a rather awkward moment.

Roving weather presenter Tim Davies had teased an upcoming segment in which he would be ‘going inside an acoustic guitar’.

Back in the studio, Karl, 46, said: ‘That hard to do, I would have thought.’

His joke was in reference to the fact an adult Tim’s size obviously wouldn’t be able to fit inside the body of a guitar.

But Allison didn’t seem to get it, and asked: ‘Why?’

‘An acoustic guitar is very small,’ a baffled Karl replied. ‘Were you listening?’

Only then did the penny drop, and Allison burst into embarrassed laughter.

‘It’s okay, it’s okay. No, it’s the medication,’ Karl said, affectionately patting his co-host’s shoulder.

‘Everyone, she’s on the meds,’ he then whispered, as Allison grimaced and said, ‘Stop it!’

Allison returned to the Today panel on Monday after injuring herself filming a watersports segment on the Gold Coast on February 4.

She underwent surgery after hurting her knee ‘badly’ while hydrofoiling at Burleigh Heads, and took a month off work to recover at home.

Allison has been using a wheelchair and crutches while broadcasting this week, and is still taking pain medication.

During her absence, Leila McKinnon filled in alongside Karl.