The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Aussie comedian Charlie Pickering takes a satirical look at the week's current affairs from politics to vaccinations. Features regular guest appearances by comedians like Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson.
- 2015-2026
- 12 seasons
- Comedy, News, Talk & Interview
Aussie comedian Charlie Pickering takes a satirical look at the week's current affairs from politics to vaccinations. Features regular guest appearances by comedians like Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson.
Season 8 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Episode #8.1
29 mins
Charlie Pickering takes all the news, puts it back together and delivers it in a funny package that makes sense of the nonsense.
Episode 1
The Yearly with Charlie Pickering 2022
Charlie Pickering is back to wrap up 2022. A galaxy of stars including Margaret Pomeranz, Roy and HG, Tony Armstrong, Gabbi Bolt and Andy Zaltzman answer the year's big questions. Who were the winners and losers?
Episode 2
Episode #8.2
28 mins
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.
Episode 3
Episode #8.3
29 mins
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.
Episode 4
Episode #8.4
30 mins
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.
Episode 5
Episode #8.5
29 mins
Charlie has everything you didn't see on Election Night, Leigh Sales takes us inside her power struggle with Antony Green, Roy and HG have the latest from the world of sport, and is it time to panic about monkeypox?
Episode 6
Episode #8.6
28 mins
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.
Episode 7
Episode #8.7
29 mins
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.
Episode 8
Episode #8.8
29 mins
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.
Episode 9
Episode #8.9
27 mins
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.
Episode 10
Episode #8.10
27 mins
Charlie unpacks Australia's travel chaos and the Westminster Dog Show, Lennon and McCartney reunite, US comedian Jena Friedman on the Supreme Court, Frank Woodley on Sleep, Annie Louey on funerals and Luke Heggie on doctors.
Episode 11
Episode #8.11
30 mins
Charlie chases our jetsetting PM, Roy and 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.
Episode 12
Episode #8.12
29 mins
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.