ABC host Leigh Sales scored hundreds of retweets overnight for a cheeky post. Source: ABC

In an embarrassing blunder on Wednesday, Fairfax Media inserted a caption of Aly in a TV column with the line: “Waleed Aly joins The Project”.

Waleed Aly will join Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar full-time on The Project next year. Source: Channel 10

Hussain’s show ‘Legally Brown’ takes a comedic look on life as a Muslim in Australia. Source: News Corp Australia

Comedian Nazeem Hussain is known for his hit comedy series Legally Brown, screening on SBS. Source: News Corp Australia

Aly has been a regular panellist on the show but after Rove McManus’ departure at the end of the year, the co-host seat has been up for grabs. Aly’s announcement was made last week.

But instead of using Aly’s picture, a photo of SBS’ Legally Brown star Hussain was used instead.

Aly’s appointment marks a historic debut for Australian television; he is the first Muslim to co-host a live, primetime television show.

Enter 7.30 host Leigh Sales, who last night tweeted her temptation to introduce the program with this corker.

The tweet was then met with a host of pleads from the audience.

So, did she do it? (Click the sound icon on the top left screen for audio).

Meanwhile, Sales wasn’t the only one to poke fun at the multicultural mishap.

The Guardian Australia’s Brigid Delaney posted a series of photos based on Aly with laugh-out-loud captions in her weekly media wrap, the Weekly Beast.

Laughing out loud. Literally. Source: Supplied

Benjamin Law is a well-known Australian writer. Source: Supplied

Snap! Source: Supplied

Just goes to show, it doesn’t pay to be colour blind.