The Weekly with Charlie Pickering - Season 9

First aired: 2/8/2023 19 episodes

Back on your TVs for 2023 is the one show not afraid to look at a world ravaged by wars, climate calamities, political corruption and social media run amok and ask - how can we make that funny?

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Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 2/8/2023

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.

2. Episode 2

Aired: 2/15/2023

Charlie cancels exotic hot cross buns, Rhys Nicholson decides if God is a he or a they, Nina Oyama prepares to date Leonardo DiCaprio and Gabbi Bolt serenades the lost art of Valentine's Day romance.

3. Episode 3

Aired: 2/22/2023

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.

4. Episode 4

Aired: 3/1/2023

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.

5. Episode 5

Aired: 3/8/2023

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.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 3/15/2023

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.

7. Episode 7

Aired: 3/22/2023

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

8. Episode 8

Aired: 3/29/2023

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.

9. Episode 9

Aired: 4/5/2023

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.

10. Episode 10

Aired: 4/12/2023

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.

11. Episode 11

Aired: 4/19/2023

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.

12. Episode 12

Aired: 4/26/2023

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.

13. Episode 13

Aired: 5/3/2023

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.

14. Episode 14

Aired: 5/10/2023

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.

15. Episode 15

Aired: 5/17/2023

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.

16. Episode 16

Aired: 5/24/2023

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.

17. Episode 17

Aired: 5/31/2023

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 in the studio.

18. Episode 18

Aired: 6/7/2023

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.

19. Episode 19

Aired: 6/14/2023

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.