Joan Rivers calls baby North West 'ugly' during stand up show

SURELY this has to be a new low for Joan Rivers?

Comedian and TV personality Joan Rivers. Picture: Supplied

SURELY this has to be a new low for Joan Rivers?

The acid-tounged Fashion Police host has ripped into Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's seven-month old daughter North, calling her "ugly" during her latest stand up show.

"That baby is ugly," the 80-year-old said during her show at Los Angeles Saban Theatre, "I've never seen a six-month-old so desperately in need of a waxing."

Kim Kardashian revealed these adorable photos of her daughter on Ellen. Picture: Supplied

Rivers all but admitted to the comments when she took to Twitter today to defend the remarks as just a joke.

Also @radar_online, I'm a comic. Please stop pulling my jokes out of context. I love Kim, North and all the Kardashians. So shut up already!

— Joan Rivers (@Joan_Rivers) January 21, 2014

Rivers' comments follow earlier allegations that Kardashian had in fact waxed the eyebrows of her baby daughter after posting a photo of the bub on Instagram.

The reality star was quick to defend herself on Twitter, saying she had never groomed her daughter.

North West and her dad Kanye West. Picture: Supplied

"Do people really think I would wax my daughters eyebrows so young? Come on, I'd wait until she's at least 2 1/2!" she joked.

Looks like Rivers will definitely be off the Kardashian Khristmas card list this year.