The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
6.8/10
ABC Running Comedy
12 Seasons · 190 Episodes · Premiered April 22, 2015
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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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
20 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Apr 22 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Apr 29 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Wed, May 6 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Episode 4
Wed, May 13 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Episode 5
Wed, May 20 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Episode 6
Wed, May 27 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 3 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 10 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Jun 17 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Jun 24 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Jul 1 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Jul 8 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Jul 15 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Jul 22 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Episode 15
Wed, Jul 29 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Episode 16
Wed, Aug 5 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Episode 17
Wed, Aug 12 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Episode 18
Wed, Aug 19 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Episode 19
Wed, Aug 26 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
Episode 20
Wed, Sep 2 2015 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 2
14 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Feb 3 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Feb 10 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 17 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 24 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 2 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 9 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 16 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 23 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 30 2016 9:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 6 2016 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Apr 13 2016 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 20 2016 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 27 2016 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Episode 14
Wed, May 4 2016 10:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 3
20 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Feb 1 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Last year, The Weekly promised to put the sense back into the nonsense. In 2017, the nonsense has defeated us. Each week, Charlie Pickering, along with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs, will pick the news apart.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Feb 8 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Last year, The Weekly promised to put the sense back into the nonsense. In 2017, the nonsense has defeated us. Each week, Charlie Pickering, along with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs, will pick the news apart
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 15 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson investigate burqa bans, political correctness, sleeping rough... and what REALLY caused SA's blackouts? Special guest: Matt Damon!
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 22 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Weekly news investigates the headlines: scare campaigns, Piegate, and the LOLing assassin. Tom Gleeson welcomes Chrissie Swan to the Hard Chat seat. Special guest: Hugo Weaving!
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 1 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
We celebrate the Oscars, welcome back Tony Abbott & get to know the President who thinks he's the new Hitler. Kitty studies millennial sex, Tom Hard Chats Sarah Hanson-Young & Charlie meets author Simon Sinek.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 8 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie, Tom & Briggs explore WA's election, the NBN, Pauline Hanson & Trumpgate. Charlie meets Carmel Johnston, Commander of NASA's Mars Simulation Mission. Tom meets his Hard Chat match with Aus TV royalty.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 15 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 22 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Weekly offends, insults and humiliates Donald Trump, the croc jumper, Prince William's ski trip, and a big chicken. Tom Hard Chats Grant Denyer. Special guest: rock star physicist Brian Greene.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 29 2017 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 5 2017 11:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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!
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Apr 12 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie, Kitty, Briggs & Tom let fly at herd immunity, drugs at music festivals, Syria, seafood connoisseurs & the new look for ABC News. Plus Tom Hard Chats Dave Hughes.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 19 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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. Guests: Judith Lucy & Denise Scott
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 26 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, May 3 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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. Special guest: Geoffrey Rush.
E15
Episode 15
Wed, May 10 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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
E16
Episode 16
Wed, May 17 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E17
Episode 17
Wed, May 24 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E18
Episode 18
Wed, May 31 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Weekly bags Corby coverage, Cardinal Pell, and baristas of the world. Kitty serves it up to Margaret Court and Tom Hard Chats Senator Sam Dastyari. Special guest: athlete and motivationalist, Turia Pitt! covfefe
E19
Episode 19
Wed, Jun 7 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E20
Episode 20
Wed, Jun 14 2017 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Season 4
20 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, May 2 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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!
E02
Episode 2
Wed, May 9 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Wed, May 16 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Episode 4
Wed, May 23 2018 11:40 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Episode 5
Wed, May 30 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Jun 6 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 13 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 20 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Jun 27 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Jul 4 2018 11:10 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Jul 11 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Jul 18 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Jul 25 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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: comedy legend Bryan Dawe!
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Aug 1 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Weekly ponders Super Saturday, the NDIS, a media merger and Pyne Watch. Briggs boats with Adam Bandt. Mel Buttle wrestles with marriage equality. Tom Hard Chats Virginia Trioli. Special guest: boxing champion Jeff Horn!
E15
Episode 15
Wed, Aug 8 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Episode 16
Wed, Aug 15 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Episode 17
Wed, Aug 22 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Episode 18
Wed, Aug 29 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Episode 19
Wed, Sep 5 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
Episode 20
Wed, Sep 12 2018 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 5
14 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 20 2019 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Mar 27 2019 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Apr 3 2019 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Apr 10 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Apr 17 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Apr 24 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie dives into the Watergate scandal surrounding 'Teflon' Barnaby Joyce, Judith takes her face to the gym, and Tom Hard Chat's comedy legend Ben Elton. Plus a shooting competition with Liz Cambage.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, May 1 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, May 8 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, May 15 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, May 22 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Episode 11
Wed, May 29 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Jun 5 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Jun 12 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Jun 19 2019 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 6
14 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Apr 29 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Weekly is back, freshly disinfected and fully sanitised for the COVID-19 era. Judith Lucy, Tom Gleeson and brand new correspondent Luke McGregor join Charlie Pickering, to watch the news so you don't have to.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, May 6 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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!
E03
Episode 3
Wed, May 13 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E04
Episode 4
Wed, May 20 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
On The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan's back with a COVID tale for kids, Hannah Gadsby talks her new special, plus Judith Lucy on fitness, Luke McGregor on smoking and can a curry save the country?
E05
Episode 5
Wed, May 27 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tonight on The Weekly, Charlie Pickering looks into the $60 billion budget bungle, the death of journalism, plus Tom Gleeson and Judith Lucy.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Jun 3 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 10 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Are our protests clean, is our economy in the golden toilet and how's the housing market doing so well? Judith Lucy goes outside, Briggs blows up Rio Tinto and Luke McGregor tries to find cents in asylum seeker policy.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 17 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Jun 24 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Jul 1 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Jul 8 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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).
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Jul 15 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
It's the 100th episode so join us as we raise the bat (not the bat that caused Coronavirus). We look back with Tom Gleeson, Judith Lucy, Luke McGregor and Briggs. Plus Tom has a huge announcement (he's pregnant).
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Jul 22 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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, and is that a casino in your pocket or are you in terrible debt?
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Jul 29 2020 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Season 7
16 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Feb 3 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Feb 10 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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).
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 17 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 24 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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 and Natalie Tran in the 1800s.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 3 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 10 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 17 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 24 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 31 2021 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 7 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Apr 14 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 21 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 28 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, May 5 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E15
Episode 15
Wed, May 12 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E16
Episode 16
Wed, May 19 2021 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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)
Season 8
12 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Apr 27 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, May 4 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, May 11 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, May 18 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, May 25 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Jun 1 2022 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 8 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 15 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Jun 22 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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'n'roll Jimmy Barnes.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Jun 29 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Jul 6 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Jul 13 2022 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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 Cory White.
Season 9
19 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Feb 8 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Feb 15 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 22 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Mar 1 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 8 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 15 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 22 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie cracks Keating, Aleisha McCormack gets on Ozempic, Joanne McNally celebrates St Patrick and Roy & HG take on bonk bans in sport.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 29 2023 9:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Apr 5 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 12 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Apr 19 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 26 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Episode 13
Wed, May 3 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, May 10 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E15
Episode 15
Wed, May 17 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E16
Episode 16
Wed, May 24 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E17
Episode 17
Wed, May 31 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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 live in the studio.
E18
Episode 18
Wed, Jun 7 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E19
Episode 19
Wed, Jun 14 2023 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Season 10
14 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Feb 7 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie is back with Eric Bana at the desk to give him an acting lesson, Rhys Nicholson tries to focus on ADHD and Maragaret Pomeranz savages The Weekly itself.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Feb 14 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 21 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 28 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 6 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 13 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 20 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 27 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Apr 3 2024 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 10 2024 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Apr 17 2024 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 24 2024 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Episode 13
Wed, May 1 2024 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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+.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, May 8 2024 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
In the Season Finale, Charlie Pickering is joined by Concetta Caristo who wraps up her search for Australia's Next Top Ally, Dave Hughes teaches us some mindfulness and Rhys Nicholson takes on fake influencers.
Season 11
12 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 12 2025 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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!
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Mar 19 2025 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Mar 26 2025 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Apr 2 2025 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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'.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Apr 9 2025 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Apr 16 2025 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Apr 23 2025 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Apr 30 2025 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, May 7 2025 10:40 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, May 14 2025 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, May 21 2025 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, May 28 2025 10:35 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Charlie bulks up for the steroid games, Jimmy Barnes is back on the bagpipes, Alex Ward saves the Matilda's ACLs, the ABC's The Piano has a groundbreaking spinoff and Rhys Nicholson cracks the s***s.
Season 12
15 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Jan 14 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 21 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 28 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 4 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Feb 11 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Feb 18 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Feb 25 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 4 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 11 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Mar 18 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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 is at the desk.
E11
Episode 11
Wed, Mar 25 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Apr 1 2026 9:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 8 2026 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Apr 15 2026 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E15
Episode 15
Wed, Apr 22 2026 10:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Cast
Charlie Pickering
as Host
Tom Gleeson
as Tom Gleeson
Kitty Flanagan
as Kitty Flanagan
Adam Briggs
as Adam Briggs
Rhys Nicholson
as Weekly Correspondent
Judith Lucy
as Judith Lucy
Luke McGregor
as Luke McGregor
