Original title
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Released
4/22/2015
Origin country
AU
Genre
Comedy, Talk
Production companies
Thinkative Television
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
11
Number of episodes
175
News comedy show, tonight show and chat show all in one, allowing Charlie to return to his comedy roots while being a general nuisance to newsmakers, politicians and other charlatans.
A week is a long time in news, but can The Weekly's Charlie, Kitty & Tom cover 2015's highs & lows in an hour? With special guest Harrison Ford! Who will be crowned The Yearly's inaugural Person of the Year?
2016, the year of Brexit, Trump and the Budgie 9, has outstayed its welcome. The Weekly's Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson wrestle 2016 out of the party before it takes any more musical legends with it.
Charlie Pickering and the Weekly team look back on 2017, the year when President Trump, postal surveys, Kim Jong-un, bike share schemes, and undercover Kiwi MPs plunged us all into la-la land. Er, sorry: Moonlight.
Charlie and The Weekly team look back on the year and ask "2018 What the hell happened?" Leadership spills, cave rescues, Trump summits and Tom Gleeson's tilt for Denyer Logie Gold. Plus a final farewell to Kitty Flanagan.
Charlie, Judith and Tom wrap up 2019 - The Year Everything Went According to Plan! An election upset, Trump's meltdown, Folau's foibles and Tom's unlikely Logies win are all written into The Weekly's official history of 2019.
Charlie and the Weekly team emerge from their plague bunker to wrap 2020. Was it the worst year ever? Have you washed your hands? Can we remember what happened? All will be revealed, from a safe distance.
The Weekly team is back to wrap up the year in style and if 2021 felt a bit like 2020, let Charlie and a cavalcade of guest stars lead you through a riotous game of spot the difference! Now with added earthquake.
Charlie Pickering is back to wrap up 2022. A galaxy of stars including Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Tony Armstrong, Gabbi Bolt and Andy Zaltzman answer the year's big questions. Who were the winners and losers?
Charlie wraps up 2023 with Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Rhys Nicholson, referendums & mushroom deaths. Can't recall what happened this year? Don't worry. The Yearly remembers all the news so you don't have to.
Charlie is back to wrap up 2024 with Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Rhys Nicholson, Concetta Caristo and Andy Zaltzman. If you can't recall what happened, The Yearly remembers all the news so you don't have to.
Topics: Star Wars trailer reactions, Tony Abbott skols a beer, Internet piracy in Australia, question time, Anzac Day (with Sam Neill), anti-vaccination religious exemptions, Australian Democrats lose party status.
The Federal Budget, Kim Jong Un, and coffee snobs are in The Weekly's sights this week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson, and special guest, Golden Globe winner Jeffrey Tambor.
Comedy meets current affairs to bring you the news you need a few days after you need it. With Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan & Tom Gleeson plus journalist Nick Davies, who exposed the UK phone hacking scandal.
Comedy meets current affairs to bring you the news you need a few day after you need it. With Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson, Africa correspondent Loyiso Gola, and guest Todd Sampson.
Comedy meets current affairs. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Tom Gleeson, US correspondent Wyatt Cenac, and special guest, double Logie winner Miranda Tapsell.
Comedy meets news as Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan & Tom Gleeson tee off on sport betting ads, housing affordability, people smugglers & more. Special guest: Oscar winnning filmmaker Alex Gibney.
Comedy takes on news, and wins. Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flanagan talk ABC Terror, the Pope, and Obama; Psychic Medium John Edward hears from the living for a change.
Comedy gets news in a headlock; Charlie Pickering & Tom Gleeson tackle the Greek debt crisis, prison riots & Uber; Plus theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss & US correspondent Wyatt Cenac on marriage equality.
Comedy and News fight for custody of Facts. Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan & Tom Gleeson tackle sex tapes, flying Bishops and the war on our roads. Special guests: comedy legends Amy Schumer and Bill Hader.
Dollops of comedy made with morsels of real news. Charlie, Tom and Kitty tackle organ donation & the ALP conference, with a side order of the Devil & the House of Lords. Guest: death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
Comedy marries news & has punch line babies. Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan take on Cecil the lion, cash for access & runaway grooms. Guest Molly Carlile talks about death, in a good way.
Charlie Pickering & chums polish raw news into shiny comedy. Marriage equality, the new Speaker & network wars; Kitty tackles customer service & Tom chats hard with Lee Lin Chin. Special guest: Bill Bryson.
News & comedy: they go together like current events & punchlines. Charlie & Tom tackle Paleo, celebrate the Diamonds' win, & talk Oscar Pistorius. Special guests: Loyiso Gola, & Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Comedy bites the hand of the news that feeds it. Charlie, Tom & Kitty take on the stock market, saucy data leaks, & stuff you're not meant to know. With UK correspondent Tiff Stevenson, & guest Graeme Innes.
News! Jokes! In the season one finale, Charlie, Kitty & Tom take on Dyson Heydon, media attitudes to mental illness, & Donald Trump. With Josh Frydenberg & Hugh Jackman. Yeah, you heard, Hugh Jackman!
The Weekly returns for Season Two! The guys all look tanned and like they've lost weight. Kitty gets stuck into vaping, Tom promotes ignorance and Charlie meets Ben Stiller to talk unnerving skin care regimes.
News meets Comedy in a deserted alleyway for an epic dance battle. Charlie, Tom & Kitty take on Cardinal Pell, refugees, Star Wars & lettuce. Guests: Samuel Johnson, comedian Kevin Hart, & Ice Cube. Ice Cube!
The Weekly looks at all the news that's fit to print, then asks how Sunrise's Sex & The City skit slipped in there. With comedians Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan plus special guest Emma Ayres.
Wherever there is both news and comedy, they'll be there. Our hero chums Charlie, Tom and Kitty tackle negative gearing, lockout laws, and protein powder. Guests: Chloe Hilliard and Andrew Denton.
Comedy gangs up on news, and steals its wallet. Oscar gossip, safe schools, Tom chats hard with Michelle Bridges, Loyiso Gola dials in from South Africa, and Charlie talks to Vladimir Putin's nemesis, Masha Gessen.
The Weekly promises to put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world, with comedians Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan who are experts at supplying sense, and eliminating non.
Charlie, Tom & Kitty uncover a devilish plot to turn news into pure comedy. They tackle smartphone addiction, Warnie & an ISIS crisis. With Adam Briggs & Peter FitzSimons. Bonus sex talk with Luke McGregor.
Charlie Pickering recalls Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan to have you double-dissolving into laughter. Special guests Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, while Tom Chats Hard with Tanya Plibersek.
In the fight between comedy & news, there's one winner, except on The Weekly where it's always a draw. Charlie, Tom & Kitty talk East Timor & Peter Dutton's movie. Guests: Sara Pascoe, Chloe Hilliard & Wyatt Roy.
Comedy sees News across a crowded room. Their eyes lock. The electricity is palpable. Charlie, Kitty & Tom tackle wrongful conviction, invasion or discovery & the Panama Papers. Guests: Briggs & Dylan Alcott.
In a feverish world, The Weekly mops your brow with comedy & soothing sips of news. Charlie, Tom & Kitty talk Clive Palmer, big data & 60 Minutes. Special guest: controversial opinionist Andrew Bolt.
If music be the food of love, then news be the food of comedy. Charlie & Kitty tackle Brazil, election logos & Johnny Depp-based dog crime. Tom beams in live from a Trump rally in New York. Guest: Nalini Joshi.
Comedy finally comes to its senses & realises it's crazy about News. Charlie, Kitty & Tom tackle 60 Minutes, Prince & the internet. Special guests: Bible historian Francesca Stavrakopoulou & actual Kevin Rudd.
For the final time this season, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world.
Last year, The Weekly promised to put the sense back into the nonsense. In 2017, the nonsense has defeated us. Charlie Pickering, along with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs, will pick the news apart.
Charlie Pickering, along with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs pick apart the news from the nonsense. With special guests South Park creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone.
In 2017 The Weekly is making breaking news even brokener. Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs pick apart the news & try to put it back together, hoping no one will notice the bits they broke.
The Weekly newsvestigates the headlines: scare campaigns, Piegate, and the LOLing assassin. Tom Gleeson welcomes Chrissie Swan to the Hard Chat seat. Special guest: Hugo Weaving!
In a world changing at breakneck speed, The Weekly will hardly change at all. We continue to spend our Wednesday nights exposing the absurd, revelling in the ridiculous & throwing shoes at the hypocritical.
Charlie, Tom & Briggs explore WA's election, the NBN, Pauline Hanson & Trumpgate. Charlie meets Carmel Johnston, Commander of NASAs Mars Simulation Mission. Tom meets his Hard Chat match with Aus TV royalty.
Picking apart the week & hoping the kids don't walk in on them, Charlie & Tom tackle WA's election, Wikileaks, beers & Bibles. Guests: creators of South Park & The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker & Matt Stone.
The Weekly talks to the next Albert Einstein and walks through why young Lee swam with a crocodile to capture the heart of a girl! Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Grant Denyer and Kitty Flanagan bamboozles him with Soft Chat.
All the news you tried to avoid. Trump the dealmaker, eavesdropping phones, company tax cuts & The Weekly's Africa correspondent Loyiso Gola in studio. Tom Hard Chats Sarah Wilson. Special guest: Bob Odenkirk.
Charlie, Kitty, Tom & Briggs try to comprehend our universe: April Fools' Day, opinion polls & Mark Latham. Sophie Monk dares to sit in the Hard Chat chair. Special guest Maurice Gleeson explains blind tennis!
Charlie, Kitty, Briggs & Tom let fly at herd immunity, drugs at music festivals, Syria, seafood connoisseurs. Plus Tom rebrands The show & Hard Chats Dave Hughes.
Stop, drop & laugh as The Weekly targets the nuclear apocalypse. Kitty saves us from superbugs, Tom Hard Chats footy legend Chris Judd & Charlie visits old friend Sam Neill.
Charlie & Tom discuss science, the Logies, the citizenship test, and a terrorist child. Plus election watch with Andy Zaltzman, Tom Hard Chats James Blunt, and special guest forensic entomologist Paola Magni.
The Weekly unpacks the news & finds several kilos of jokes. 100 Days of President Trump, Kitty tries de-cluttering, Tom road-tests his new travel show, Mel Buttle shows us Real Australia. Guest: Geoffrey Rush.
The Weekly brings down a surplus of funny as Charlie, Tom & Briggs take on housing affordability, kids & gambling, plus Bill Shorten's latest ad campaign. Special guest: Wiggle Emma Watkins.
The Weekly takes on ransomware, baldness cures & current & future US Presidents. Tom Hard Chats physicist Lawrence Krauss; Kitty explains fidget spinners; comedian DeAnne Smith explains LGBQTI* to the uninitiated.
The Weekly dissects the Battle of Cocaine Cassie, Turkey's World's Strongest Man & the bulge that changed history. Tom launches a travel show; Kitty solves TV mascots. Guest: Today show doyenne Lisa Wilkinson.
Needling the headlines to knit a news-beanie. This week: AirBnB, Russia's new stadium & the UK Election with Jonathan Pie. Tom Hard Chats Steve Price. Kitty takes on pandas. Guest: Data journalist Mona Chalabi
In the season final, Charlie, Tom, Kitty & Briggs take on the UK Election, Russia's World Cup, MasterChef, the Veronicas & the ABC. Special guests: Loyiso Gola, Andy Zaltzman & portrait artist Abdul Abdullah.
The Weekly is back! Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, Kitty Flanagan, Adam Briggs & special guest Celia Pacquola tackle killer robots, school reforms, the Royal Commission & more. Tom Hard Chats Em Rusciano!
Laugh along as Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, Kitty Flanagan & Adam Briggs dig beneath the week's headlines & attempt to figure out what is going on, who is running it, and how to make it stop.
Dissecting the week's headlines, Charlie puts NAPLAN to the test, Briggs puts Bill Shorten to the test, Kitty tests bottled water, Tom Hard Chats Amanda Keller, and royal wedding coverage tests everybody.
The Weekly eyeballs the Royal Wedding, white powder in Parliament, Yanny or Laurel, and why teeth arent covered by Medicare. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Andrew Denton. Special guests: Missy Higgins and comedian Alex Edelman.
The Weekly team interrogates Barnaby Joyce, defends the Shoey, and salutes rural journalism. Kitty Flanagan tries hotdesking, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Todd Sampson, plus Randy is our surprise NY correspondent.
The Weekly probes match-fixing in schools, fake deaths, Barnaby and Vikki's tell-all interview, and political correctness gone mad. Tom Gleeson takes on the entire city of Launceston. Special guest: Tina Arena!
The Weekly's newshounds sniff out the laughs in high-powered summits, Love Island, and poo joggers. Tom hard chats Adam Gilchrist, Kitty tries kombucha, and Roy Slaven & HG Nelson preview the World Cup!
The Weekly tackles Optus's World Cup woes, Clive Palmer's return, baby formula wars and an ABC sell-off. Kitty Flanagan road-tests hit game Fortnite. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats MP Tim Wilson. Guest: Guy Pearce.
The Weekly takes on the plastic bag ban, tax cut coverage, Koko the gorilla, Logie nominees and Putin's World Cup. Kitty Flanagan has tax-time tips. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Grant Denyer. Guest: Sally Pearson.
Charlie tees off on the Senate showdown, Basketbrawl, Bill Shorten's backflip and a Logies insurgency. Kitty Flanagan takes on bag rage. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats comedian Fiona O'Loughlin. Guest: Eddie Perfect.
We plumb the depths of cave rescue coverage, Nollsy's spray, Latho's robocalls, franchising woes and the World Cup. Kitty Flanagan gets into podcasts. Tom Gleeson's 'Go Away' visits Cairns. Guest: Ben Harper.
The Weekly brings you the latest on Donald Trump's European misspeaking tour, angry Elon Musk and giant avocados. Jonathan Pie checks in from the UK and Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Rob Mills. Special guest: Hannah Gadsby.
The Weekly probes Super Saturday, pilot week, cave kid surprises, and our true national sport. Kitty Flanagan explains The Cloud. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Ninja Warrior's Ben Fordham. Special guest: Bryan Dawe.
The Weekly ponders Super Saturday, the NDIS, media merger and Pyne Watch. Briggs boats with Adam Bandt. Mel Buttle wrestles with marriage equality. Tom Hard Chats Virginia Trioli. Guest: boxing champ Jeff Horn.
Charlie quizzes Barnaby Joyce, Tom Hard Chats Sarah Harris, Kitty presents her Rules for Life. We probe Barrier Reef funding, Wiggles wobbles, footy king-hits, ASIC spying on banks plus Woolies spying on you.
Space Force, the horse who won't race, Senator Anning's phrases, and why power bills really went up. Denise Scott fixes the Oscars and Tom Gleeson takes his show Go Away to Melbourne. Special guest: Eddie Izzard.
The Weekly team spills on Turnbull's turmoil, Kitty Flanagan explains internet challenges, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Rove McManus, and we get the latest report from PyneWatch. Special guest: Jimmy Barnes!
Join The Weekly team as Charlie dissects the leadership spill and studies 'studies', Kitty Flanagan solves children's parties, Briggs interviews Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and Tom Hard Chats Human Nature.
The Weekly investigates Mad Monday, bad honey, and lab-grown meat. Kitty Flanagan fixes superannuation. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Roxy Jacenko. Roy & HG talk footy finals and Australia's new tennis hero.
The Weekly picks apart Serena's serve, opioid addiction, and the Muppets in Canberra. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats music legend Paul Kelly. Kitty Flanagan rests in peace. Special Guest: Olivia Newton-John.
Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson and Adam Briggs are joined by a new super-secret, superstar correspondent to dig up the funniest and stupidest moments from the news. Can the team outlast another Prime Minister in 2019?
Tom Gleeson takes on Angela Bishop and firms as Gold Logie favourite, Judith Lucy takes extra care 'down there', Charlie Pickering goes deep undercover into the murky world of the amateur One Nation NRA scandal.
The Weekly ticks off the Budget, Brexit, Eddie's latest gaffe and dog anti-vaxxers. Judith Lucy explores tiny houses, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Anthony Callea, and Briggs is on a bike with Albo. Special guest: Miranda Tapsell.
The Weekly looks at the non-election campaign, electric carmageddon, vegan protests, the Murdoch expose and the NBN turns 10. Roy & HG farewell Winx and Tom Gleeson takes Go Away to Byron Bay. Guest: Natasha Stott Despoja.
The Weekly looks at normal human politicians, Dutton's disability dinger, Trump puts out fires, Winx retires at the ripe old age of 7, Judith gets in the deep freeze and Tom hard chats Craig Reucassel. Guest: David Oyelowo.
Charlie Pickering is joined by wellness warrior Judith Lucy, Gold Logie hopeful Tom Gleeson plus Briggs for a solid half hour tackling the big questions of the week, separating the news wheat from the fake chaff.
The Weekly looks at One Nations woes, the election news you missed, and the cricketer who was not out. Judith Lucy eyes off celebrity wellness trends, Briggs goes into advertising, and Tom Hard Chats Conrad Sewell.
The Weekly takes on the royal baby, the election campaign, and the Israel Folau fallout. Judith Lucy road-tests relaxation techniques and Tom Gleeson takes 'Go Away' to Kalgoorlie. Special guest: jazz legend Herbie Hancock.
The Weekly looks at the election's dying moments, Facebook's terrorist milestones, the creation of Scomo, and how not to cook the planet with rice. Tom Hard Chats Stephen Curry. Guest: Muriel's Wedding director P.J. Hogan.
The Weekly team plus Jess Mauboy, Annabel Crabb, Christopher Pyne, Jimeoin and Ross Noble all pour over election night. Tom Hard Chats The Proclaimers and Jude asks 'What's the key to happiness - sex or cuddling?'
Charlie chats to Roy & HG about the Cricket World Cup; Andy Zaltzman on Theresa May's resignation; Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Jess Mauboy and trash talks all the people he's going to beat to win the Gold Logie.
Charlie takes on Trump, the Queen and ScoMo, Jude wonders if donkey’s can help her meditate and Briggs dissects the National Anthem. Meanwhile Tom Hard Chats Jimmy Barnes and takes down another Gold Logie Nominee.
Charlie takes on the tennis while the Pope tries to change the Lord's Prayer. Tom Hard Chats Costa from Gardening Australia and takes 'Go Away' to Sydney.
In a huge final episode of the season, Charlie celebrates the Matilda's win, Judith road tests the 'corporate wellness' industry and Tom takes down Waleed Aly in his relentless campaign for the gold.
In unprecedented times Charlie Pickering will keep you smiling against all odds. A show that takes the time to watch everything, everywhere, all the time, then picks the bits to deliver to you without human contact.
On The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson has a new take on his famous HARD CHAT segment. How is Luke McGregor's face going to look? And why won't Judith Lucy let anyone see her face at all? Enjoy!
Tom Gleeson Yard Chats to basketball great Andrew Gaze, Rhys Nicholson translates emojis for the COVID era and with children going back to school is it time for politicians to go back to being children?
On The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan's back with a COVID tale for kids, Hannah Gadsby talks her new special, Judith Lucy on fitness, Luke McGregor on smoking, plus can a curry save the country?
Tonight on The Weekly, Charlie Pickering looks into the $60 billion budget bungle, the death of journalism, plus Tom Gleeson and Judith Lucy.
Protests and unrest in the US, we talk to Emmy-nominated comedian and author Baratunde Thurston from riot-torn LA. Plus Australian film legend Hugo Weaving, UK comedian Andy Zaltzman and Annabel Crabb.
Are our protests clean, is our economy in the golden toilet and how's the housing market going? Judith Lucy goes outside, Briggs blows up Rio Tinto and Luke McGregor tries to find cents in asylum seeker policy.
The week's news done funny with an all-star line-up. Tom Gleeson v Ronny Chieng in the Yard, Tony Martin reveals the true story behind the Fine Cotton scam & Judith Lucy asks Clementine Ford if she should give feminism a go.
Tommy Little talks Boonie getting Boozie, Andy Zaltzman is in London and wants to trade Tim Tams, and who is the bigger threat Bob Katter dressed as the Grim Reaper or Mark Zuckerberg dressed as Mark Zuckerberg?
Charlie looks at the latest from Australia's COVID capital Sicktoria, we meet the 'Matiddlers', the Government tries to weather the bellwether, Luke McGregor gives the latest support package a kick up the Arts.
Melbourne goes back into lockdown, Judith Lucy goes back to the future, we go back to find out when politicians gave up on integrity and Shaun Micallef gets back on the sauce (and the telly).
It's the 100th episode so we raise the bat (not the bat that caused Coronavirus). Charlie looks back with Tom Gleeson, Judith Lucy, Luke McGregor and Briggs. Plus Tom has a huge announcement (he's pregnant).
Victorians eat butter chicken through a mask, former PM Julia Gillard joins us to talk leadership, Luke McGregor asks if the Government can go broke. Is that a casino in your pocket or are you in terrible debt?
In the final episode of The Weekly for 2020, Judith Lucy reads us a bedtime story, Luke McGregor bangs on about migrants, Ronny Chieng remembers Alan Bond and Charlie singlehandedly raises the libido of the nation's Koalas.
The Weekly is back for 2021, telling you what you need to know about Labor pains, unsteady Eddie and how your commute has changed. Charlie is joined by comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Nina Oyama.
Hotels lock down, Tom Brady gets touchdowns, and Eddie McGuire steps down. Charlie Pickering talks world news with Nina Oyama and science with Doctor Frank Woodley (not a doctor).
Why staying at the Holiday Inn is no holiday, what Scott Morrison has in common with a cow and we Bing what's going on with Google. Plus Zoe Coombs Marr, Francesca Florentini and Margaret freaking Pomeranz.
Australia goes to war with Facebook, Craig Kelly goes off the deep end, and Prince Philip hasn't gone anywhere (at the time of writing). Charlie is joined by Andy Zaltzman in the UK & Natalie Tran in the 1800s.
Skeletons in the cabinet, a Gaga Saga, Big Tobacco's newest smoke screen, and the sport that's a socialist front. Plus Charlie is joined by Frank Woodley and a very, very angry rooster.
A Battle Royale erupts, a Space X rocket also erupts and the cow scandal that will turn all four of your stomachs. Plus we kick WA off the continent and Charlie is joined by Zoe Coombs Marr, whether he wants to be or not.
Charlie brings you all the news from the March for Justice to the search for the Thylacine, Margaret Pomeranz reviews, and what has Kitty Flanagan been up to? If you know, please alert the authorities.
The flood of pixelated scandals, the actual flood, and can an app solve society's problems? Plus Zoe Coombs Marr investigates Lesbians in the Workplace and Andy Zaltzman. He's also on the show. Not being investigated.
A ship stuck in the Suez, the Prime Minister is rearranging deck chairs, an MP is reaching out to his constituents from the bushes, Nazeem Hussain is saving the saviour and Nath Valvo is stuck in the TV.
Why is our vaccine rollout such a clusterpfizer? Who pulled the handbrake on electric cars? What is Frank Woodley doing eating bugs? And is Tony Armstrong gorgeous enough to make bad news sound good?
Why our vaccine didn't roll out, Australia Post drama (unrelated), the unexpected loss of Prince Philip before his time and a bombshell in a lunchbox. Plus Margaret Pomeranz watches smut and Nat Tran beats the stock market.
The New Zealand Travel Bubble opens, Scott Morrison drops it like it's hot, milkshakes and tacos confusing the birds and the bees. Plus Nath Valvo in your TV and Kamahl takes Charlie on the trip of a lifetime.
The PM's gift from above, our climate solutions are a gas, Perth (briefly) in lockdown, Australian trade in the uncomfortable chair, Nina Oyama under a bridge and Luke McGregor in aged care. Yes, he looks young for his age.
Aussie cricketers caught out in India, Australia in the race for space, Andrew Laming too empathetic for his own good & are we going to war with China? Plus Frank Woodley has a robot & Dane Simpson has a mouse in his house.
We rollout the vaccine ourselves, dodge falling rockets & discuss the winners & losers from the budget. The losers? Anyone who watched it. Zoe Coombs Marr gets in your head & Nazeem Hussain gets in the spirit of Eid.
Borders are closed, the Middle East erupts, the royals are on the rocks and Charlie is on his bike. Plus Tony Armstrong has terrible news and Margaret Pomeranz watches terrible television. (Season Final)
Charlie is back to roast the leaders debate, decide if Russian players should be banned from Wimbledon and sift through the sordid details of Johnny Depp's trial with guests Luke McGregor, Jan Fran and Tony Armstrong.
Charlie skewers Russell Crowe's role in the federal election and the UK MP busted watching porn in parliament. Comedian Luke Heggie survives a midlife fitness crisis and Laura Davis spends a year stuck in New Zealand's woods.
Charlie fixes the leaders debate and the guestlist for the Queen's Jubilee, Barrie Cassidy on Gaffes, comedian Rhys Nicholson on the race to be Australia's daddy and Claire Hooper's bizarre true history of Mother's Day.
Charlie's Election Eve Extravabonanza! Luke McGregor solves inflation, Nazeem Hussain makes our representatives more representative, Marg Pomeranz shreds Byron Baes and the winner of the inaugural Ricky Muir Award.
Charlie has everything you didn't see on Election Night, Leigh Sales takes us inside her power struggle with Antony Green, Roy & HG have the latest from the world of sport, and is it time to panic about monkeypox?
Charlie wraps up the week including the Peter Dutton's image problem, ABBA as you've probably seen them before and at last a solution to America's gun problem. Plus, award winning comedian Geraldine Hickey swings by the desk.
Charlie wraps up the week including scandal at the Queen's Jubilee, Spelling Bee carnage, gas price insanity, Margaret Pomeranz reviews reality TV plus Andy Zaltzman in London with the latest on PM Johnson's troubles.
Charlie sorts out the Rebel Wilson fiasco, free weed in Thailand and Trump's attempted coup. Plus Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor fix childcare and comedian Ivan Aristeguieta's guide to living in an uncertain world.
Charlie wraps up the week including Russia's Australian enemies, the Aussie World Darts Champions, Marg Pomeranz reviews reality TV, Tony Armstrong's terrible news and the legendary soul man of rock Jimmy Barnes.
Charlie unpacks Australia's travel chaos & the Westminster Dog Show, Lennon & McCartney reunite, US comedian Jena Friedman on the Supreme Court, Frank Woodley on Sleep, Annie Louey on funerals & Luke Heggie on doctors.
Charlie chases our jetsetting PM, Roy & HG explain the Kyrgios Controversy, Felicity Ward dismantles the UK class system, Barrie Cassidy has a tale from the Canberra vault and Luke McGregor has a fix for our power bills.
In the Season Finale, Charlie reveals what really happened at the Wimbledon Final, Andy Zaltzman dissects the fall of Boris Johnson, Margaret Pomeranz farewells Neighbours, plus comedians Luke Heggie and Corey White.
Back on your TVs for 2023 is the one show not afraid to look at a world ravaged by wars, climate calamities, political corruption and social media run amok and ask - how can we make that funny?
Charlie and the team are back to slay the news in 2023. Margaret Pomeranz speed-dates the Bachelors, Rhys Nicholson is high on pot legalisation, Charlie cancels Albo and President Biden blows up a balloon.
Charlie cancels exotic hot cross buns, Rhys Nicholson decides if God is a he or a they, Nina Oyama prepares to date Leonardo DiCaprio and Gabbi Bolt serenades the lost art of Valentine's Day romance.
Charlie interviews comedy superstar Jimmy Carr, Margaret Pomeranz capsizes Below Deck Down Under. Plus 700 stolen sheep, the RBA faces the music, a mysterious spate of Russians falling out of windows, and we cancel Adele.
Charlie hijacks Qantas profits and reboots Putin’s propaganda machine. Roy & HG respect the hell out of the NRL, Rhys Nicholson gets across Derryn Hinch, and Alex Lee conquers the cost of living crisis.
Charlie is on the front line of the super wars and makes no apology for The Project. Peter Helliar saves the King's coronation, and US correspondent Julia Claire unveils the various psychopaths running for president.
Charlie takes Hillsong to confession, torpedoes the submarine deal and unplugs Robodebt. Plus registered cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos wraps up the Oscars and Rhys Nicholson barely interviews Rhonda Burchmore.
Charlie cracks Keating, Aleisha McCormack gets on Ozempic, Joanne McNally celebrates St Patrick and Roy & HG take on bonk bans in sport.
Charlie helps Dutton dig for detail as the PM finds his Voice, Rhys Nicholson has the secret to global happiness, Luke Heggie trashes his Airbnb and comedian Georgie Carroll exposes nurses getting raunchy.
Charlie gets by-election curious plus a host of Comedy Festival stars - Oscar-nominated twins the Lucas Bros on Trump's arrest, Scout Boxall crashes the Grand Prix and Joanne McNally gets banned from a dating app.
Charlie interprets Dutton on the Voice when 'no' means 'yes', Roy & HG take a swing at Greg Norman, Margaret Pomeranz slays Married At First Sight, and UK comic Maisie Adam takes us on a tour of Easter around the world.
Black Books star Dylan Moran talks life, the internet and growing up in small town Ireland. Plus Charlie cancels Arnie, Margaret Pomeranz scorches the Teletubbies and comedian Nath Valvo solves the rental crisis.
Charlie breaks up with the Reserve Bank and cancels Barry Humphries, Rhys Nicholson sits down with the PM, comedian Kirsty Webeck makes a riot of protesting plus US correspondent Julia Claire on Book Burning in America.
Charlie mourns Jerry's passing and celebrates Kyle's nuptials, Margaret crushes Milf Manor, Roy & HG cheer for Tassie footy, Tony Armstrong helps the King and Aunty Donna nearly make it to the studio.
Charlie crunches the budget, Andy Zaltzman in the UK anoints the coronation, Margaret Pomeranz savages I'm A Celebrity, Rhys gets rowdy in the library and comedian Suren Jayemanne saves his job from robots.
John Cleese joins Charlie to talk life, death and Python's, comedian Concetta Caristo judges Eurovision, Luke Heggie shows off his moral fibre, and the politician who lied so hard it got him arrested.
Charlie stans Stan Grant and catches up with Sam Neill to talk ducks, dinosaurs, and Meryl Streep. Roy & HG embrace Origin in Adelaide, Margaret mauls Wrestlemania and Lizzy Hoo strips Fashion Week bare.
Charlie accounts for the PwC scandal, Rhys Nicholson goes behind the mask with Dave Hughes, comedian Scout Boxall teaches survival for a treacherous modern world, and the hilarious Ross Noble runs amok in the studio.
Charlie's verdict on the Roberts-Smith trial of the century, Wil Anderson talks TV and his past life in the Canberra press gallery, Luke Heggie tells kids to harden up, and comedian Mel Buttle saves our teachers.
Ferguson fries Charlie, Trump on trial, Vale Kochie, Margaret Pomeranz keeps up with the Kardashians before leaving them in her dust, Andy Zaltzman on the end of Boris Johnson and Rhys Nicholson v the Dodo.
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering is the one show on TV that knows the world is far too serious to be taken too seriously. You give us 30 minutes, we'll give you the week.
Charlie is back with Eric Bana at the desk to give him an acting lesson, Rhys Nicholson tries to focus on ADHD and Margaret Pomeranz savages The Weekly itself.
Charlie returns Barnaby to an upright position, Russell Howard is here to save the UK from itself, Barrie Cassidy gives The Weekly a performance review and comedian Concetta Caristo makes friends one country at a time.
Charlie cures Taylor-mania with Casey Briggs and Nicolette Minster. Margaret Pomeranz pummels Gladiators, Rhys Nicholson gives Facebook a birthday poke, plus Albo in love, asbestos in mulch and pollies intoxicated.
Charlie farewells Scomo and cancels porn hackers, Roy & HG celebrate the NRL's Las Vegas gamble, Concetta Caristo brokers peace with Mongolia and US comedian Alice Hamilton mourns the Election of the Living Dead.
Charlie infiltrates a Chinese spy and solves the mystery of the missing Princess Kate, social media superstar Celeste Barber is at the desk and Zoe Coombs Marr polices the police at Mardi Gras.
Charlie unpacks the Sam Kerr kerfuffle and the man who survived 217 COVID shots, Rhys Nicholson voids health insurance, Scout Boxall drags Formula 1 and Geoffrey Robertson KC is at the desk.
Charlie zooms in on the Royal photo fiasco, BAFTA winner and troublemaker Miriam Margolyes is at the desk, Claire Hooper plugs into electric cars and Concetta Caristo gives Monte Carlo a Monte Carlo.
Charlie cancels Art and teaches Trump some new insults, Margaret Pomeranz doorstops A Current Affair, Rhys Nicholson sends online tat shop Temu packing, and Lou Wall predicts the end of Nostradamus.
Charlie reads from Trump's Bible, crucifies Easter, resurrects the Titanic, and blesses China's love for Aussie wine. Roy & HG take the AFL to drug rehab and Zoe Coombs Marr shows where the internet all went wrong.
Charlie charges a scandal to the Channel 7 expense account, Rhys Nicholson tests the limits of loyalty programs, Margaret Pomeranz slays her worst TV show yet and Justin Hamilton checks into a sleep hotel.
Charlie judges Lehrmann and cancels the Olympics, Margaret Pomeranz gives Todd Woodbridge an unreturnable serve, Concetta Caristo makes friends with the neighbours and Kiwi comic Guy Montgomery checks our spelling.
Charlie excuses Trump's jury and cancels Australia's biggest band, Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson get gay divorced, Andy Zaltzman overanalyses the UK PM's sneakers and Scout Boxall sells her soul to Hillsong.
Charlie saves your kids from the internet, Roy & HG settle the great ANZAC anthem debate, Margaret Pomeranz throws stones through the arch window and comedian Luka Muller puts the 'A' in LGBTQIA+.
Charlie cancels Plato, Charlie's mum provides the headlines, Rhys Nicholson unplugs AI influencers, Concetta Caristo signs a pact with a superpower and Dave Hughes kills his ego in the name of mindfulness.
Charlie is back with the premiere of Season 11! Rhys Nicholson is at the desk to dissect compulsory voting, Damien Power looks the not-so-impending asteroid and Margaret Pomeranz takes on FBoy Island!
Charlie Pickering hunts down a wombat thief and turns Chinese gunships into friendships, Zoe Coombs Marr does your taxes with ADHD and Rhys Nicholson warns how one rogue water bottle could destroy life as we know it.
Concetta Caristo is on the hunt for Australia's new BFF, Sashi Perera investigates the cost of IVF and the one and only Ruby Wax joins Charlie at the desk for a look back at her fearless career.
Charlie on why Leo DiCaprio and a dead fish may swing the vote, Margaret Pomeranz says 'No Deal' to Grant Denyer, Rhys preps for armageddon, and Richard Roxburgh chats about his new film 'The Correspondent'.
Charlie talks turkey on trade with Trump, Albo takes a tumble, Concetta Caristo makes friends with Mexico, UK comic Ahir Shah needs a new GP and kiwi superstar Rhys Darby fights the robots.
This is Democracy Manifest! Charlie and the team have the least serious and therefore best analysis of the leaders debate featuring Tom Gleeson, Rhys Nicholson, Zoe Coombs Marr and kiwi comedian Guy Williams.
Charlie on the passing of The Pope, Rhys Nicholson contemplates how to retire, Marg Pomeranz incinerates Married at First Sight and robots are now running marathons.
Charlie says farewell to the Pope, adios to Elon and welcome to the Dawn Service, Rhys saves us from group chat disasters, Bronwyn Kuss has the secret to living forever and Zoe Coombs Marr increases productivity with ADHD.
Charlie has everything you didn't see on election night, Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus stops by, Rhys Nicholson saves your pleasure, comedian Noah Szto gives doctors a checkup and the great cookbook controversy.
Charlie blesses an American Pope and an American Bluey, the Wizard of Ausvotes Antony Green swings by the desk, Nicolette Minster takes on menopause marketing and Concetta Caristo previews Putin's Eurovision reboot.
Charlie blesses Albo's foreign relations, the Pope blesses everyone, Margaret Pomeranz goes HARD on Tom Gleeson, comedian Ben Lomas pops the property bubble and Rhys tries to frown on hardware store Botox.
Charlie bulks up for the steroid games, Jimmy Barnes is back on the bagpipes, Alex Ward saves the Matildas' ACLs, the ABC's The Piano has a groundbreaking spinoff and Rhys Nicholson cracks the s***s.
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