Wil Anderson opened up Thursday about the cheeky joke he made to late actor Heath Ledger, which led to a surprising “feud” between them.
The comedian, 50, appeared on Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie and told the presenters the incident happened in 2003 when he interviewed Ledger on Triple J.
“Heath had just finished doing the Ned Kelly movie and he came into our studio and it was like he was being held hostage,” Wil began.
Wil said that Heath seemed disengaged during the interview so he made a joke in an attempt to lighten the mood.
Unfortunately, Wil’s attempt at being funny didn’t sit well with the star of The Dark Knight.
“He was about to do a one-word interview. I have never been so excited about a radio interview.
“I thought I’d just make a joke because he’s giving a serious actor’s speech about how he wanted to understand why Ned Kelly was tortured like that.
I said, “Do you think maybe it’s because he always had really bad hat hair?” Wil joked.
Wil Anderson (pictured) opened up on Thursday about the cheeky joke he made to late actor Heath Ledger, which sparked a surprising ‘feud’ between them
However, Ledger didn’t appreciate Wil’s attempts at humor and quickly told the Triple J breakfast show host.
‘Heath says to me, “That’s not very funny, is it?”, so I say I haven’t seen his movie 10 Things I Hate About You twice, mate! That was a lie… because that’s what I did.’
Wil did not reveal whether he managed to reconcile with the late actor before his death in January 2008, following an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
The comedian, 50, appeared on Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie and told the presenters the incident happened in 2003 when he interviewed Ledger on Triple J, shortly after the actor filmed the Ned Kelly movie (pictured)
Wil has ruffled the feathers of several other celebrities during his career, and in 2022 he famously banned radio king Kyle Sandilands from appearing on his podcast Wilosophy.
He launched Wilosophy in 2014 and it has since become one of the most popular podcasts in Australia, attracting major celebrity guests.
Wil told news.com.au he declined to interview Sandilands because he has a policy of not inviting people with their “own platforms and agendas” onto his show.
Wil told the presenters that Heath seemed disengaged during the interview so he made a joke in an attempt to lighten the mood. Unfortunately, Wil’s attempt at being funny didn’t sit well with the star of The Dark Knight
