Project’s Waleed ridiculed by guest on-air for being ‘too white’

The Project star faced teasing from the rest of the panel, and even from one of the show’s guests.

The Project star Waleed Aly faced teasing from his co-stars during the latest episode of the Channel 10 panel show.

Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, television host, and surgeon who is gearing up for his Australian tour this month.

To promote his first tour Down Under, Youssef appeared on The Project and couldn’t help but tease fellow Egyptian, Aly.

Waleed faced major teasing on The Project on Tuesday evening. Picture from Channel 10.

As the interview began, Sam Taunton teased his co-star and asked if a rumour he’d heard about Egyptians was true or not.

He asked: “Before we get on with it, I was hoping you could help me clear something up. Waleed is Egyptian and he tells me that Egyptians are famously funny,” before going to poke fun at Aly, adding: “Waleed is not the best case study. Is that true, are Egyptian people very funny?”

Youssef began to laugh, and suggested that perhaps Aly is the odd one out because he’s “trying hard” to “be white”.

“Yes, it’s true. But maybe except Waleed because he is too white,” laughed the star. “I am sorry. Sorry, Waleed!”

Meanwhile, Youssef recently made headlines during a heated interview on the Hamas-Israel war with journalist Piers Morgan.

Youssef, who is known for his satirical take on politics and current affairs, joked about killing his Palestinian wife – “they’re very difficult people to kill … I try to get to her every time, but she uses our kids as human shields”.

To date, the interview, which features the comedian being heavily critical of Israel’s actions, has been watched more than 20 million times on YouTube.

Waleed was teased for being “too white”. Picture from Channel 10.

“Israel always victimises itself, and I’ve never seen a victim putting their oppressor under siege and bombing them 24/7,” said the star during the divisive interview. “Israel wants you to believe they are the victim. Dealing with Israel is like being in a relationship with a narcissistic psychopath. You look at Israel as Superman, but they are really Homelander.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Morgan disagreed with Youssef over the comedian’s claim that there will never be peace within the region.

“I think there can’t be with the current leadership structures in both countries or both places,” Morgan said. “But I definitely think you’ve got to be optimistic about peace. You just need to find people who can forge it.”