The Weekly with Charlie Pickering - Episode Guide

Charlie Pickering and the Weekly team look back on 2015, with Guests: Harrison Ford and Karl Stefanovic.

International correspondents: Loyiso Gola, Tiff Stevenson

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.

Charlie Pickering and the Weekly team look back on 2016, with guests: Sunny Munn, Adam Briggs, Randy Feltface and Cory Bernardi.

International correspondent: Jonathan Pie (Tom Walker)

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.

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

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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 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 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

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.

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.

Charlie Pickering and the Weekly team look back on 2017, the year when President Trump, postal surveys, Kim Jong-un, bike share schemes, and undercover Kiwi MPs plunged us all into la-la land. Er, sorry: Moonlight.

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!

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!

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!

Charlie and The Weekly team look back on the year and ask "2018 What the hell happened?" Leadership spills, cave rescues, Trump summits and Tom Gleeson's tilt for Denyer Logie Gold. Plus a final farewell to Kitty Flanagan.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Charlie, Judith and Tom wrap up 2019. It was the Year Everything Went According to Plan - An election upset, Trump's meltdown, Folau's foibles and Tom's unlikely Logies win are all written into The Weekly's official round-up of 2019.

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.

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!

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?

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?

Tonight on The Weekly, Charlie Pickering looks into the $60 billion budget bungle, the death of journalism, plus Tom Gleeson and Judith Lucy.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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).

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).

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?

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.

Charlie and the Weekly team emerge from their plague bunker to wrap 2020. Was it the worst year ever? Have you washed your hands? Can we even remember what happened in January? All will be revealed, from a safe distance.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

The Weekly team is back to wrap up the year in style and if 2021 felt a bit like 2020, let Charlie and a cavalcade of guest stars lead you through a riotous game of spot the difference! Now with added earthquake.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Charlie Pickering is back to wrap up 2022. A galaxy of stars including Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Tony Armstrong, Gabbi Bolt and Andy Zaltzman answer the year's big questions. Who were the winners and losers?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 cracks Keating, Aleisha McCormack gets on Ozempic, Joanne McNally celebrates St Patrick and Roy & HG take on bonk bans in sport.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Charlie wraps up 2023 with Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Rhys Nicholson, referendums & mushroom deaths. Can't recall what happened this year? Don't worry. The Yearly remembers all the news so that you don't have to.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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+.

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.