Best known for his work as no-filter Hollywood agent Ari Gold in HBO’s Entourage, TV star Jeremy Piven has proven he hasn’t quite shaken the character after labelling Perth the “meth capital of Australia”.

Attending the premiere of his latest film Primitive War in Sydney on Monday night, Piven was pushed to name his “favourite place” Down Under after an extended period touring his stand-up show.

But the comic’s initial remarks were far from complimentary, at least towards the west coast.

“In the middle of my tour, we headed over to Perth, which is the meth capital of Australia ... I don’t know if you know that,” he told DailyMail .

“And so in the spirit of Donald Trump, I want to rename Perth, ‘Merth’.”

The 60-year-old performed at Mt Lawley’s Astor Theatre on August 6, follow

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