Channel Seven comedian Mark Humphries responds to his critics.
The 31-year-old comedian has been criticised for his weekly satirical ‘bulletin’ which appears every Friday evening on 7News.
The segment, dubbed the ‘6:57pm News’, has been criticised by viewers as ‘not funny’, ’embarrassing’ and ‘idiotic’.
But Humphries also takes aim at the haters who caused a stir over the new sketch, which premiered last month.
“The great thing about The 6:57pm News is that if it’s not your thing, you know exactly when to avoid it,” he said Sunday Confidential.
Elsewhere in the chat, Humphries joked about his critics, who claimed he wasn’t responsible for his jokes.
“I’m not sure who at Seven would give me a script, but they’re welcome to do so. It would certainly save me the time I would otherwise spend writing a script with one of my regular co-writers,” he added.
Humphries also boasted that the 6.57pm News is a hit on Tik Tok, where the comedian has 18,600 followers.
Channel Seven comedian Mark Humphries (pictured) has emerged to hit back at his critics. The 31-year-old comedian has been criticised for his weekly satirical ‘bulletin’ which rounds off Seven’s news on Friday nights
Viewers are divided over Humphries’ advert, with many expressing their displeasure on social media.
“It was a regrettable piece that has no place in a news bulletin,” said one.
‘At least now everyone has time to enjoy themselves and make a hot chocolate before Home and Away starts,’ said another.
However, there were also fans who supported the comedian, saying the program was better than other news programs on Australian television.
“It reminded me of Clarke and Dawe and their genius,” one person said, referring to the satirical news program on Channel 9 and later the ABC, which axed it in 2017.
The segment, dubbed the ‘6.57pm News’, has been criticised by viewers as unfunny, ‘cringey’ and ‘idiotic’. But Humphries has taken aim at the haters who caused a stir over the new sketch, which debuted last month
Elsewhere in the chat, Humphries joked about his critics claiming he wasn’t responsible for his jokes
“I loved it,” said another.
“Better than The Project,” was another comment.
The series follows a series of changes implemented by Anthony De Ceglie, Seven’s new director of news and current affairs.
He revamped Seven’s news by introducing Humphries’ satirical sketch and presenting a regular feature on astrology.
Meanwhile, there are reports of a cost-cutting bloodbath at the network under new management.
Some of the big names who have recently left the network include veterans Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and veteran Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud, known among friends as the ‘Harvester of Sorrow’ for his gritty news reporting.
Veteran presenter Sharyn Ghidella was also ousted from the network after working in the news industry for nearly four decades.
Humphries boasted that the 6.57pm News is a hit on Tik Tok, where the comedian has attracted 18,600 followers
In a scathing Facebook post, Ghidella said she is not a fan of the network’s new name for its news programs.
Some viewers are resisting the changes.
“You fired Sharyn Ghidella and now you have some really unfunny, stupid, idiotic moron at the end of the news!” wrote one viewer.
“I’m never watching Seven News again,” they continued on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Humphries rose to fame through his role in the ABC satirical programme The Roast and has also appeared in the 7.30 programme and Insiders.
The comedian hosted the Australian version of BBC show Pointless, which was cancelled after four months in 2019. Humphries later revealed that the franchise failed to catch on because it “lacked the comedy gags” of the UK version.
Humphries previously appeared on SBS’s The Feed and ABC’s Insiders.