The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (2015)

Name: The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Rating: 4.7

Rating: 4.7

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Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2015-04-22

Last Air Date: 2026-03-18

Number of Seasons: 12

Number of Episodes: 186

Created By: Charlie Pickering

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Charlie Pickering as Self - Host
Nick Maxwell as Himself (voice)
Tom Gleeson as Self - Correspondent
Kitty Flanagan as Self - Correspondent
Judith Lucy as Self - Correspondent
Rhys Nicholson as Self
Margaret Pomeranz as N/A
Luke McGregor as Himself - Correspondent
Adam Briggs as Self - Correspondent
Zoe Coombs-Marr as N/A

Seasons

Series 1 (2015)

Series 2 (2016)

Series 3 (2017)

Series 4 (2018)

Series 5 (2019)

Series 6 (2020)

Series 7 (2021)

Series 8 (2022)

Season 9 (2023)

Season 10 (2024)

Season 11 (2025)

Season 12 (2026)

Series 1 (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2015-04-22)

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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2015-04-29)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2015-05-06)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2015-05-13)

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.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2015-05-20)

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.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2015-05-27)

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.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2015-06-03)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2015-06-10)

Comedy meets current affairs. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Tom Gleeson, US correspondent Wyatt Cenac, and special guest, double Logie winner Miranda Tapsell.
Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2015-06-17)

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.
Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2015-06-24)

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.
Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2015-07-01)

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.
Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2015-07-08)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 13: Episode 13 (2015-07-15)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 14: Episode 14 (2015-07-22)

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.
Ep. 15: Episode 15 (2015-07-29)

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.
Ep. 16: Episode 16 (2015-08-05)

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.
Ep. 17: Episode 17 (2015-08-12)

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.
Ep. 18: Episode 18 (2015-08-19)

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.
Ep. 19: Episode 19 (2015-08-26)

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.
Ep. 20: Episode 20 (2015-09-02)

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!