The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
6.3
2015
Comedy
, Talk
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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- Cast:
- Charlie Pickering
Episode 20 : Episode 20
September. 02,2015
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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Episode 19 : Episode 19
August. 26,2015
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.
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Episode 18 : Episode 18
August. 19,2015
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.
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Episode 17 : Episode 17
August. 12,2015
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.
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Episode 16 : Episode 16
August. 05,2015
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.
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Episode 15 : Episode 15
July. 29,2015
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.
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Episode 14 : Episode 14
July. 22,2015
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.
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Episode 13 : Episode 13
July. 15,2015
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Episode 12 : Episode 12
July. 08,2015
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Episode 11 : Episode 11
July. 01,2015
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.
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Episode 10 : Episode 10
June. 24,2015
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.
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Episode 9 : Episode 9
June. 17,2015
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.
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Episode 8 : Episode 8
June. 10,2015
Comedy meets current affairs. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Tom Gleeson, US correspondent Wyatt Cenac, and special guest, double Logie winner Miranda Tapsell.
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Episode 7 : Episode 7
June. 03,2015
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Episode 6 : Episode 6
May. 27,2015
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.
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Episode 5 : Episode 5
May. 20,2015
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.
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Episode 4 : Episode 4
May. 13,2015
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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Episode 3 : Episode 3
May. 06,2015
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Episode 2 : Episode 2
April. 29,2015
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Seasons
Season 10
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.
Season 9
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?