Lisa Wilkinson's cutting comment after her former Today co-host Karl Stefanovic's exit from Nine

Lisa Wilkinson has weighed in on the swirling drama around her former Today Show co-host, .

The 66-year-old television star shared a comedy video referencing the situation on Monday, after Karl, 51, left Channel Nine this week following controversy over his podcast interview with British far-right activist . 

The clip, posted to Instagram, featured comedian Henry Bretz mocking Stefanovic in a satirical impression of the TV host. 

'So I get fired for speaking my mind, but let me ask you this. Lisa Wilkinson, when she was going on and on about all that women s**t, was she fired?' Bretz asked, while imitating Stefanovic's voice. 

'She wasn't. Makes me so angry. What's going on here?' he added. 

Wilkinson endorsed the clip by adding her own caption, writing: 'This is hilarious. The brilliant @henry__bretz.'

She then added a cutting reference to her own bitter exit from Channel Nine.  

'Hey, hang on, I WAS fired for going on with all that "women's s**t"...' Wilkinson wrote. 

Stefanovic abruptly resigned from the network last week after his interview with far-right figure Tommy Robinson, which he only to delete it hours later after facing backlash.

In a statement to The Daily Mail, Channel Nine said that Stefanovic could not while also hosting his podcast.

The TV star, who has been a Nine stalwart for some 25 years, had six months and over $1 million left to be paid on his 12-month contract. 

Stefanovic and Nine are believed to have agreed to an undisclosed six-figure settlement as part of his termination package. 

Lisa  

She was believed to have left Today because Karl, as her male co-host, was reportedly earning $2million a year with a potential bonus that could take his salary to $3million if ratings were a hit, The Australian reported at the time. 

Lisa worked alongside Karl on the Today Show for a decade, before her controversial departure in 2017 over a reported gender pay gap. Pictured with Karl in 2014