07.46 pm, Monday February 13 2012

Chaser 'confuses' Turnbull with Jackson

21:50 AEDT Wed Jul 1 2009
VIEWS: 0
| FLOCKS: 0
| comments0 comments so far
The latest from
WHITNEY HOUSTON'S
TRAGIC DEATH

Her life in pics
WHITNEY
TRIBUTE

Watch: Jennifer Hudson sings 'I Will Always Love You' at Grammys

The Chaser boys have paid tribute to the recent demise of a "truly tragic freak".

"It's obviously a very sad week as we try to come to terms with a monumental loss, and mourn the demise of a truly tragic figure - Malcolm Turnbull," Chris Taylor said on Wednesday night's satirical show.

"So much success early on, but then, later on, he just became a freak," added Craig Reucassel.

They then noted that Mr Turnbull's demise had overshadowed the death of pop star Michael Jackson.

Mr Turnbull has had a tough time of late after calling for the prime minister to resign based on a fake email.

The Chaser crew tried to test whether Mr Turnbull had learned how to spot a fake by showing him mock images of Kevin Rudd as an alien, and urinating on a Don Bradman memorial.

Mr Turnbull laughed at first but then seemed to find the joke was wearing a little thin, and chastised them for poking fun at sick children in a previous episode.

 
Whitney Houston. (AAP)Golden years VIDEO: A look back at Whitney Houston's glittering career. Whitney Houston sings onstage.Last performance VIDEO: Houston takes to the stage for impromptu song. A man wields a chainsaw in England.Chainsaw attack VIDEO: English man goes on rampage, destroying pub. A young avalanche survivor.Lone survivor VIDEO: Girl pulled from rubble 10 hours after quake. A US judge dozes in court.Dozing in court VIDEO: US judge caught sleeping behind the bench. Mercedes Maybach (AAP)Fancy flopMercedes Benz's Maybach mistake keeps on costing

Most popular

 Katy Perry fools Grammys audienceKaty Perry pulled a cheeky stunt to fool viewers into believing a technical disaster had struck midway through her Grammys performance.
 Blue Mountains lashed by heavy hailThe Blue Mountains has been lashed by heavy hail and rainfall, with one resident saying it was "like it was snowing".
 Dad, daughter reach 'truce' after laptop shootingThe US father who made a video of himself reading out his daughter’s Facebook post before shooting her laptop says she initially broke down but they have now reached a "semi-truce".
 NSW man found dead at Japan ski resortThe body of a 45-year-old Australian on skiing trip has been found in a creek in the Japanese ski resort of Niseko.
 Induced labour lets dying man see daughterAn American woman has had her labour induced so her husband could see their baby girl before he died.
 Dog beheader mentally ill, court toldA man accused of beheading a woman's dog was mentally ill, a Gold Coast court heard.
 Body in Sydney tree identifiedPolice have identified the woman whose body was found in a Sydney tree last month as a US national.
 Rihanna shouts out high-energy Houston tributePop star Rihanna turned her Grammy Awards performance into a high-energy, foot-stomping tribute to music icon Whitney Houston.
 Harvey doesn't want dogs put down after attackNine News reporter Peter Harvey says he does not blame the bulldogs that attacked him while walking in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.
 British rapist loses deportation appealRapist Leslie Cunliffe, whose crime was described as something out Silence of the Lambs, has lost an appeal against his deportation to the UK.
advertisement
Be our fan on Facebook
Most Recommended
You need the latest version of Flash Player.
Enjoy the most vivid content on the web
Watch video without extra features
Interact with applications on your favourite sites
Upgrade now

page complete