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The Weekly with Charlie Pickering is a talk and comedy TV series that premiered on ABC TV on April 22, 2015. It has 12 seasons and 186 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 12 Episode 15, aired on April 22, 2026.
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.
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186 episodes · 12 seasons
2015 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago
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!
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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.
E18
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.
E17
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.
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.
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.
E14
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.
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.
E10
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.
E9
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.
E8
Comedy meets current affairs. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Tom Gleeson, US correspondent Wyatt Cenac, and special guest, double Logie winner Miranda Tapsell.
E6
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 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.
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.
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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.
2016 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago
For the final time this season, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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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.
2017 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago
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.
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
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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, Kitty, Briggs & Tom let fly at herd immunity, drugs at music festivals, Syria, seafood connoisseurs. Plus Tom rebrands The show & Hard Chats Dave Hughes.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
2018 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago
E20
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.
E19
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.
E18
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.
E17
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!
E16
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.
E15
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.
E14
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.
E13
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.
E12
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.
E11
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.
E10
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.
E9
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.
E8
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.
E7
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!
E6
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!
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
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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!
2019 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
E14
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.
E13
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.
E12
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.
E11
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.
E10
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?'
E9
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.
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
E1
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?
2020 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 6 years ago
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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.
E13
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?
E12
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).
E11
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).
E10
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.
E9
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?
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
Tonight on The Weekly, Charlie Pickering looks into the $60 billion budget bungle, the death of journalism, plus Tom Gleeson and Judith Lucy.
E4
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?
E3
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?
E2
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!
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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.
2021 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago
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)
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.
E14
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.
E13
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.
E12
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.
E11
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.
E10
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?
E9
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.
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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).
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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.
2022 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
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.
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.
E10
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 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.
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
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?
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
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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.
2023 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago
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?
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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.
E18
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.
E17
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.
E16
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.
E15
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.
E14
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.
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 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.
E11
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 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.
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 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 cracks Keating, Aleisha McCormack gets on Ozempic, Joanne McNally celebrates St Patrick and Roy & HG take on bonk bans in sport.
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 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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
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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.
2024 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago
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.
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E14
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.
E13
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+.
E12
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.
E11
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.
E10
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.
E9
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.
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
E1
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.
2025 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago
E12
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.
E11
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.
E10
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.
E9
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.
E8
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.
E7
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.
E6
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.
E5
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.
E4
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'.
E3
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.
E2
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.
E1
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!
2026 · 15 episodes · Last episode: 6 months ago
E15
Season finale! Charlie on Trump v The Pope, Marg Pomeranz torches home shopping, Rhys Nicholson goes to jail to unwind, Alexei Toliopoulos saves Hollywood from itself plus comedy Queens Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan.
E14
Charlie scopes Ben Roberts-Smith's jail cell, Rhys Nicholson exposes conspiracies that turned out to be true, Nicolette Minster on hammer-to-the-face beauty fads, and expat comic Felicity Ward sells us on the UK.
E13
Charlie addresses the PMs address to the nation, has God picked a side in the War? Alex Hudson saves the NDIS, and Margaret Pomeranz crashes the MAFS party, plus Irish comedy sensation Joanne McNally.
E12
Charlie charts the spike in politicians at the bowser, Rhys Nicholson wants to join the Illuminati, Nicolette Minster is suspicious of wearable tech, and UK comedy sensation Phil Wang is at the desk.
E11
Charlie stockpiles fuel, Marg Pomeranz exposes the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Rhys Nicholson goes down the Chemtrail rabbit hole and comedian Steph Tisdell pulls on the sneakers and runs for her life.
E10
Charlie hits Trump's oil crisis and Albo's pitch invasion, Scout Boxall blesses St Patrick's Day, Konrad Benjamin puts the punters back in politics and Flight of the Conchords Oscar winner Bret McKenzie at the desk.
E9
Charlie sorts out Iran, the Liberal Party, and other catastrophes, Margaret Pomeranz declares war on SAS Australia, Abbey Gelmi picks up after Oscar Piastri's crash and comedy superstar Hannah Gadsby gets animated.
E8
Charlie tidies up Trump's Middle East mess, fixes Albo's one-word difficulty and hits the dump button on Kyle and Jackie-O while Rhys explains why everything isn't for everyone and why that's perfectly ok.
E7
Charlie unpacks Andrew's historic arrest, Margaret Pomeranz mulches Gardening Australia, Courtney Act sparkles for Mardi Gras, Brett Blake takes on his council, and the Today Show reporter sliding down the Alps.
E6
Charlie mops up the Lib Spill and finds love at the Winter Games, Rhys dons the tinfoil to probe sovereign citizens, and Andy Zaltzman talks Epstein, Andrew, oat milk and other mortal threats facing Britain.
E5
Charlie investigates the scandal engorging Olympic ski jumping, Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross are looking for grand designs and maybe love, and Nicolette Minster puts microplastics under the microscope.
E4
Charlie goes to the movies with Pauline and Melania, Margaret Pomeranz conquers Aussie Shore, Alexei Toliopoulos goes Wuthering with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, plus Nick Cody pins UFC to the mat.
E3
Charlie tries to get the Coalition back together, Tom Gleeson returns to Hard Chat PM Anthony Albanese, Celia Pacquola finds love at the Dog Park and Rhys Nicholson enters the Matrix to find out if anything is really, real.
E2
Charlie helps Australia hate in perfect harmony, Trump has his eyes on Greenland, Alex Ward saves the Brisbane Olympics and Abbey Gelmi serves up the Oz Open.
E1
Charlie's back to strip Musk's AI chatbot bare, Andy Zaltzman calls stumps on English Cricket, Rhys Nicholson knows what you've been looking up online, and Scout Boxall is committed to your New Year's Resolutions.
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