Charlie Pickering
Director
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (2015)
Series 8
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.
Released April 22, 2015
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, News, Talk, Talk Show
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Production Companies: Thinkative Television
Network: ABC TV
S8E1 - Episode 1
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.
April 27, 2022, midnight
S8E2 - Episode 2
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.
May 4, 2022, midnight
S8E3 - Episode 3
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.
May 11, 2022, midnight
S8E4 - Episode 4
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.
May 18, 2022, midnight
S8E5 - Episode 5
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?
May 25, 2022, midnight
S8E6 - Episode 6
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.
June 1, 2022, midnight
S8E7 - Episode 7
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.
June 8, 2022, midnight
S8E8 - Episode 8
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.
June 15, 2022, midnight
S8E9 - Episode 9
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.
June 22, 2022, midnight
S8E10 - Episode 10
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.
June 29, 2022, midnight
S8E11 - Episode 11
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.
July 6, 2022, midnight
S8E12 - Episode 12
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.
July 13, 2022, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: April 22, 2015
Last Air Date: May 28, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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