Karl Stefanovic took a cheeky swipe at Today entertainment host Brooke Boney on Thursday morning after her big night hosting the ARIA awards.

The biggest night for Australian music was hosted at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday and was co-hosted by Boney and comedian Tommy Little.

While announcing Genesis Owusu’s ‘Struggler’ as winner of Album Of The Year on the morning show, Stefanovic couldn’t help but take a dig at his colleague who was noticeably absent from work.

‘Brooke Boney will tell us more about what went down at the event later this morning,’ he said.

‘Or will she? That album best describes how Brooke is this morning. The struggler.’

Boney joined the show at 7am but said she ‘can’t promise any huge performances’ as she was ‘a little bit tired’. 

When poked by Stefanovic to share what happened at the after party and praising her for being a ‘little party animal’, she said she would ‘never tell’.

The cheeky jab comes more than 14 years after Stefanovic hosted the Today show while drunk the morning after the 2009 Logie Awards.

The now famous Today episode showed Karl slurring his words and laughing as his former co-host Lisa Wilkinson tried to regain control of the situation.

Karl Stefanovic has taken a cheeky swipe at Today presenter Brooke Boney after her big night hosting the ARIA awards

While announcing Genesis Owusu’s ‘Struggler’ as winner of Album Of The Year on the morning show on Thursday, Stefanovic couldn’t help but take a dig at his colleague who was noticeably absent from work

He later apologised for his controversial appearance, and admitted he was not ‘at my best’ after a night of partying at the Logies.

‘I guess the first thing I have to say is that yes, it was a very big Logies night, probably too big,’ he later said on Today, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald in May 2009.

‘I didn’t feel drunk when I woke up the next morning otherwise I would not have gone on air. I like to think that I’m professional enough to have made that decision.

The cheeky jab comes more than 14 years after Stefanovic hosted the Today show while drunk the morning after the 2009 Logie Awards. Pictured on Today with former co-host Lisa Wilkinson

‘But clearly from the vision that I have seen, I wasn’t at my best and what I want to do is apologise to anyone out there who may have, um, you know, been offended by my behaviour on Monday morning. So, humble apologies to you all.’

Boney turned heads at the awards ceremony on Wednesday night while stepping out in a white gown with a plunging neckline.

She said the dress was an homage to Kylie Minogue’s 2002 red carpet look featuring the same shade of white with a deep neckline and covered in diamantes.

Australia’s pop princess took home her first Aria Award in more than 20 years last night with her dance track Padam Padam taking out Best Pop Release.

The now famous Today episode showed Karl slurring his words and laughing as his former co-host Lisa tried to regain control of the situation