Meghan Markle is BRUTALLY mocked by Aussie comedians on Have You Been Paying Attention?

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Meghan Markle is BRUTALLY mocked by Aussie comedians on Have You Been Paying Attention? – proving there’s little sympathy for the ‘whingeing’ Sussexes Down Under

By Monique Friedlander and Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia

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Meghan Markle may have won the sympathies of Sussex-supporter Channel Seven presenter David Campbell.

But the same cannot be said for Australian comedians Sam Pang and Tim McDonald, after the pair brutally mocked Meghan during a segment on Monday night’s episode of Have You Been Paying Attention? 

The moment took place when quizmaster Tom Gleisner asked the comedians to name the first TV show in which Meghan appeared following her interview with Oprah Winfrey. 

No sympathy here! Meghan Markle was brutally mocked by Aussie comedians on Have You Been Paying Attention? on Monday night. Pictured left: Host Tom Gleisner 

Tim was first to ring his buzzer, answering: ‘Was it Better Home-Wreckers And Gardens?’  

The panel exploded in fits of laughter, as host Tom replied in mock disdain: ‘That is… very unkind. She cops a lot on this show.’ 

Sam was next to ring his buzzer, giving the tongue-in-cheek answer: ‘Family Feud.’ 

Royally mocked: Quizmaster Tom Gleisner asked the comedians to name the first TV show in which Meghan appeared following her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Tim  McDonald (far left) had the panel in hysterics by asking: 'Was it Better Home-Wreckers And Gardens?'

Royally mocked: Quizmaster Tom Gleisner asked the comedians to name the first TV show in which Meghan appeared following her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Tim  McDonald (far left) had the panel in hysterics by asking: ‘Was it Better Home-Wreckers And Gardens?’

Burn! Sam Pang (pictured) was next to ring his buzzer, giving the tongue-in-cheek answer: 'Family Feud'

Burn! Sam Pang (pictured) was next to ring his buzzer, giving the tongue-in-cheek answer: ‘Family Feud’ 

Hysterical laughter filled the room once again, as Tom finally explained that Meghan had actually appeared on a fundraiser program called Vax Live. 

Meghan co-chaired the charity concert alongside he husband Prince Harry, and raised an impressive $382 million in donations. 

It comes after Channel Nine’s Today show host Karl Stefanovic offered an unsympathetic verdict on Prince Harry’s recent interview with the Armchair Expert podcast, during which he accused his father, Prince Charles, of subjecting him to ‘genetic pain’.

Support: Prince Harry accused his father, Prince Charles (left), of subjecting him to 'genetic pain' during his recent tell-all interview with the Armchair Expert podcast. Pictured in April 2019

Support: Prince Harry accused his father, Prince Charles (left), of subjecting him to ‘genetic pain’ during his recent tell-all interview with the Armchair Expert podcast. Pictured in April 2019 

'Give it a rest, bro': Today show host Karl Stefanovic (pictured) scolded the Duke of Sussex for 'whining' about his life of privilege on Friday

‘Give it a rest, bro’: Today show host Karl Stefanovic (pictured) scolded the Duke of Sussex for ‘whining’ about his life of privilege on Friday 

Appearing on Friday’s episode of Today, Stefanovic blasted Harry for ‘whining about his childhood’ despite literally growing up in a palace – and then sensationally claimed the prince ‘looked happier’ during his partying years before he met wife Meghan.

‘I’m just saying it’s ridiculous how he keeps whining about his childhood. He grew up in privilege – in a palace,’ he said. ‘I mean, just give it a rest, bro.’ 

As the Today show aired a gallery of photos from Harry’s twenties – when he was known for his partying and rebellious nature, in contrast to his strait-laced older brother, Prince William – Stefanovic couldn’t resist taking another swipe.  

Not holding back: Stefanovic blasted the Duke of Sussex (right) for 'whining about his childhood' despite literally growing up in a palace - and then sensationally claimed the prince 'looked happier' during his partying years before he met wife Meghan (left)

Not holding back: Stefanovic blasted the Duke of Sussex (right) for ‘whining about his childhood’ despite literally growing up in a palace – and then sensationally claimed the prince ‘looked happier’ during his partying years before he met wife Meghan (left)

‘He looks happier, too, when he was partying in Vegas, I’m just saying,’ he remarked, implying the prince has lost some of his joie de vivre since marrying actress Meghan.  

Later in the program, Stefanovic criticised Prince Harry again, telling him he should follow his grandmother the Queen’s example by ‘just getting on with it’. 

‘The guy doesn’t need to go from his [Californian] mansion and start rabbiting on about how hard life is when he has got enormous privilege, and to keep bagging his family,’ he said.

‘Just get on with it. Just get on with it. Take a lesson out of the Queen’s book and just get on with it. Carry on.

‘I’m not saying anything more about that… it’s really riled me.’ 

Privilege: 'I'm just saying it's ridiculous how he keeps whining about his childhood. He grew up in privilege - in a palace,' Stefanovic said. Left: Co-host Allison Langdon, right: Nine's U.S. correspondent Alison Piotrowski

Privilege: ‘I’m just saying it’s ridiculous how he keeps whining about his childhood. He grew up in privilege – in a palace,’ Stefanovic said. Left: Co-host Allison Langdon, right: Nine’s U.S. correspondent Alison Piotrowski

At a glance: What did Harry say in the podcast? 

  • Harry compared living under scrutiny as a member of the Royal Family to the film The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey as a man oblivious to the fact that his entire life is a TV show, and to being an animal in a zoo.
  • Speaking about Prince Charles, Harry said: ‘If I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I’m going to make sure I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on, basically.
  • The Duke said he met up with his future wife Meghan in a supermarket in the early days of their relationship and they pretended not to know each other.
  • Harry told how he quit as a senior royal with Meghan last year to put his family and mental health ‘first’.
  • The 36-year-old royal put ‘wild partying’ in his youth down to ‘childhood trauma’ – and started therapy after Meghan ‘saw he was angry’
  • The Duke said he was born into extraordinary privilege but hinted that he believes this has changed since he quit with Meghan 
  • Harry revealed Meghan told him of her experience of royal life: ‘You don’t need to be a princess, you can create the life that will be better than any princess.’