The Project accidentally mistook one African-American comic for another . They used footage of Waleed Aly when promoting Michael Che interview . Viewers of Twitter were quick to point out the embarrassing mix-up . Presenter Jay Pharoah apologised for the mistake later in the program . Ironically , Aly was the subject of a strikingly similar mix-up this year .
The Project accidentally mistook one African-American comic for another . They used footage of Jay Pharoah when promoting Michael Che interview . Viewers of Twitter were quick to point out the embarrassing mix-up . Presenter Waleed Aly apologised for the mistake later in the program . Ironically , Aly was the subject of a strikingly similar mix-up this year .