If you'd dropped into the Old Fitzroy Hotel in Woolloomooloo on Saturday afternoon, you may have stumbled upon an unexpected scene.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, normally cautious about the type of media appearances he agrees to, sat down at the Sydney pub for a boozy interview with satirical newspaper the Betoota Advocate, broadcast live on Facebook.

Malcolm Turnbull being interviewed by a satirical newspaper. Credit:Facebook/Betoota Advocate

"We're going to ask him a few hard questions, ask him a few easy ones," Errol Parker, one of the two men behind the online outlet, foreshadowed before they joined the Prime Minister. Realistically, the questioning was on the softer side.

Mr Turnbull did have to dodge an opportunity for a stab at his predecessor Tony Abbott. Editor Clancy Overell​ suggested a comparison between Mr Abbott and rugby league player Robbie Farah as "a great clubman, he's been there for years, hasn't done much else but he can't get on with whoever's in charge".