Why are #Kochie’sNipples trending on Twitter? Sunrise host David Koch finds himself at the centre of a bizarre prank
Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch is trending on Twitter thanks to a bizarre prank courtesy of comedy group The Chaser.
The satirists decided to make #Kochie’sNipples a viral topic on Wednesday for no other reason besides the fact it was a slow news day.
‘News cycle is boring so tonight’s mission is to see if we can get #KochiesNipples trending just to confuse the hell out of the guy,’ the comedians tweeted.
Sunrise host David Koch became a trending topic on Twitter thanks to bizarre ‘#kochie’s nipples’ prank on Wednesday
The Chaser’s fans were quick to jump on the bandwagon, including one who tweeted: ‘Slow news day, #KochiesNipples must trend now.’
‘Come on Australia. #KochiesNipples are way more entertaining and informative than the Bachelorette,’ another wrote, while a third added: ‘We can do this.’
‘I haven’t watched Sunrise in years, #KochiesNipples may have something to do with that. Is the Cash Cow still kicking?’ a fourth tweeted.
![Shaking up the news cycle: The prank was started by comedy group, The Chasers, who asked their followers to help get the hashtag '#kochiesnipples' become a popular topic. Pictured left to right: Craig Reucassel, Chas Licciardello, Andrew Hansen, Julian Morrow and Chris Taylor](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682544-8865615-image-a-4_1603318801350.jpg?resize=634%2C400&ssl=1)
Shaking up the news cycle: The prank was started by comedy group, The Chasers, who asked their followers to help get the hashtag ‘#kochiesnipples’ become a popular topic. Pictured left to right: Craig Reucassel, Chas Licciardello, Andrew Hansen, Julian Morrow and Chris Taylor
!['News cycle is boring': Their tweet read, 'Tonight's mission is to see if we can get #KochiesNipples trending just to confuse the hell out of the guy'](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682592-8865615-image-m-16_1603318898344.jpg?resize=634%2C183&ssl=1)
‘News cycle is boring’: Their tweet read, ‘Tonight’s mission is to see if we can get #KochiesNipples trending just to confuse the hell out of the guy’
A fifth wrote: ‘Is #KochiesNipples trending, did I hear? Why would #KochiesNipples be trending and why would @chaser wish to put images of #KochiesNipples in our heads? Don’t they have anyone else to confuse?’
‘I’ve heard that #KochiesNipples are bigger than the Cash Cow’s,’ another joked.
‘If #KochiesNipples did this I might be interested,’ someone else joked, as they shared a photo of the deadly Fembots from Austin Powers.
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![Trending: 'If #KochiesNipples did this I might be interested,' someone else quipped, sharing a photo of Fembots from the film Austin Powers (pictured). Another said: 'Come on Australia. #KochiesNipples are way more entertaining and informative than the Bachelorette'](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682598-8865615-image-m-24_1603319144507.jpg?resize=634%2C500&ssl=1)
Trending: ‘If #KochiesNipples did this I might be interested,’ someone else quipped, sharing a photo of Fembots from the film Austin Powers (pictured). Another said: ‘Come on Australia. #KochiesNipples are way more entertaining and informative than the Bachelorette’
The humourous Twitter prank was not lost on Kochie, who responded to The Chaser’s prank with a laughing face emoji.
Funnily enough, this is not the first time Kochie’s nipples have gone viral on social media.
In 2013, a photo on the Sunrise Facebook account showing co-host Sam Armytage looking inside Kochie’s shirt was widely shared.
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![Great effort: 'Trying to start the @Twitter equivalent of a Mexican wave. #KochiesNipples,' another added. Meanwhile, another fan, who seemingly followed the topic since the start, said: 'Nice to see #KochiesNipples still trending'](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682570-8865615-image-m-26_1603319196005.jpg?resize=634%2C116&ssl=1)
Great effort: ‘Trying to start the @Twitter equivalent of a Mexican wave. #KochiesNipples,’ another added. Meanwhile, another fan, who seemingly followed the topic since the start, said: ‘Nice to see #KochiesNipples still trending’
![Hilarious: The humour of the Twitter prank was not lost on Kochie who responded to The Chasers' prank with a laughing face emoji](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682530-8865615-image-m-27_1603319210574.jpg?resize=634%2C216&ssl=1)
Hilarious: The humour of the Twitter prank was not lost on Kochie who responded to The Chasers’ prank with a laughing face emoji
![Bizarre edit: There were also several hilarious Photoshopped images of buff, shirtless bodies with Kochie's head shared with the hashtag (pictured)](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682552-8865615-image-a-3_1603318792756.jpg?resize=634%2C418&ssl=1)
Bizarre edit: There were also several hilarious Photoshopped images of buff, shirtless bodies with Kochie’s head shared with the hashtag (pictured)
!['I just threw up dinner': This is not the first time Kochie's nipples have become viral on social media. In 2013, a photo shared on the Sunrise Facebook page showed co-host Samantha Armytage looking inside Kochie's shirt with the caption: 'Does Kochie have a third nipple?](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/21/23/34682566-8865615-image-a-1_1603318615105.jpg?resize=634%2C449&ssl=1)
‘I just threw up dinner’: This is not the first time Kochie’s nipples have become viral on social media. In 2013, a photo shared on the Sunrise Facebook page showed co-host Samantha Armytage looking inside Kochie’s shirt with the caption: ‘Does Kochie have a third nipple?