The Weekly with Charlie Pickering - Season 1

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes20
DatesApr 22, 2015 - Dec 16, 2015
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 130 min

Episode 1

Topics: Star Wars trailer reactions, Tony Abbott skols a beer, Internet piracy in Australia, question time, Anzac Day (with Sam Neill), anti-vaccination religious exemptions, Australian Democrats lose party status.
Apr 22, 2015
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 230 min

Episode 2

Apr 29, 2015
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 330 min

Episode 3

May 6, 2015
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 430 min

Episode 4

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.
May 13, 2015
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 530 min

Episode 5

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.
May 20, 2015
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 630 min

Episode 6

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.
May 27, 2015
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 730 min

Episode 7

Jun 3, 2015
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 830 min

Episode 8

Comedy meets current affairs. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, with Tom Gleeson, US correspondent Wyatt Cenac, and special guest, double Logie winner Miranda Tapsell.
Jun 10, 2015
Episode 9
Season 1Episode 930 min

Episode 9

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.
Jun 17, 2015
Episode 10
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Episode 10

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.
Jun 24, 2015
Episode 11
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Episode 11

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.
Jul 1, 2015
Episode 12
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Episode 12

Jul 8, 2015
Episode 13
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Episode 13

Jul 15, 2015
Episode 14
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Episode 14

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.
Jul 22, 2015
Episode 15
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Episode 15

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.
Jul 29, 2015
Episode 16
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Episode 16

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.
Aug 5, 2015
Episode 17
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Episode 17

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.
Aug 12, 2015
Episode 18
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Episode 18

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.
Aug 19, 2015
Episode 19
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Episode 19

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.
Aug 26, 2015
Episode 20
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Episode 20

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!
Sep 2, 2015

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