The Project's Tommy Little dons a wig and compares himself to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in a controversial social media post... but not everyone is laughing

He's the Melbourne-based comedian who loves to crack off-coloured gags on The Project.

And on Thursday, Tommy Little took it upon himself to don a brown wig and compare himself to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, with mixed results.

The 36-year-old's Project co-host Jan Fran seemed lost for words, writing: 'Okay, I'm not sure what's happening but this is upsetting me deeply.'

Same but different: Tommy Little took it upon himself to don a brown wig and compare himself to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian , with mixed results 

Jan's comment attracted 42 likes, with others also admitting they had mixed feelings about the post.

'Kinda mean,' commented one follower, while another added, 'F**k I hate this.' 

Added another: 'This is not okay. This is NOT. OKAY.'

Not impressed: The 36-year-old's Project co-host Jan Fran seemed lost for words, writing: 'Okay, I'm not sure what's happening but this is upsetting me deeply'

Having a laugh: Others found the post hilarious, including fellow comedian Merrick Watts (pictured at a racing event in Sydney in October), who simply commented: 'So good'

But others found the post hilarious, including fellow comedian Merrick Watts, who simply commented: 'So good.'

Meanwhile, AFL star Tom Hawkins wrote, 'Lolllllllll', and added a fire emoji.  

'Personally, I don't see the resemblance,' Tommy captioned the post, before encouraging his fans to swipe right on the carousel.

Pulling out Photoshop: The third image in the composite featured an edited photo, with Tommy's face merged with the Premier's 

The second image showed a zoomed in version of the photo, focusing on Tommy's facial features, as he tried to imitate the 50-year-old politician's facial expression.

The third image in the composite featured an edited photo, with Tommy's face merged with the Premier's.

In an earlier post on Instagram, Tommy revealed the edited photo had been sent to him by a fan: 'I get sent lookalike photos every day. I think today's was the most offensive to everyone involved'. 

Fan art? In an earlier post on Instagram, Tommy revealed the edited photo had been sent to him by a fan: 'I get sent lookalike photos every day. I think today's was the most offensive to everyone involved'