History Series / TheWeeklyWithCharliePickering

''The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'' is an Australian satirical television news program presented by comedian Charlie Pickering. It originally co-starred Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flannagan. In series 5, Kitty left and was replaced by Judith Lucy. The show premiered on ABC on 22 April 2015.

* BoundAndGagged: A sketch in the aftermath of the controversial raid by the Australian Federal Police on Creator/TheABC headquarters has Charlie waking up in a basement tied to a chair with a bag over his head. He is interrogated by three shadowy figures silhouetted by a bright light. After Charlie vows not to tell them anything, it turns that his interrogators aren't anything to do with the AFP or intelligence. They are actually Tom, Lucy and Adam, and they were just bored.

-->'''Charlie''': Failing to immediately to correct the Parliamentary record despite your office knowing Parliament had been misled? You're out of flags, Prime Minister. (''The remaining flags are removed in the graphic.'') Luckily, he doesn't pay attention to the [[{{Feghoot}} poles]].

* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: Annie Louey's report on funeral costs opens with her attending her own and being shocked at how badly everything has been organized.

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: [[https://youtu.be/ILAr3C5uHYE?t=138 While making fun of the government's inept handling of evidence]] involving the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindt_Cafe_siege Lindt Cafe Siege]], stemming from [[HopelessWithTech someone's failure to click the second tab of a spreadsheet]], Charlie admits that Excel has been tougher since Microsoft got rid of [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftOfficeAssistant Clippy the office assistant]].

* FlagDrop: Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been known to appear at press conferences surrounded by as many as ten Australian flags, leading Charlie [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAr3C5uHYE to conclude]] that he awards himself two extra flags every time he believes he's made Australia safer. Charlie then examines a series of gaffes regarding the enquiry into the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Place_siege Martin Place siege]], penalising him two flags at a time until there's none left.

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: [[https://youtu.be/ILAr3C5uHYE?t=138 While making fun of the government's inept handling of evidence involving the Lindt Cafe Siege]], stemming from someone's failure to click the second tab of a spreadsheet, Charlie admits that Excel has been tougher since Microsoft got rid of Clippy the office assistant.

'''Charlie''': Mm, refreshingly topical!

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: While making fun of the government's inept handling of evidence involving the Lindt Cafe Siege, stemming from someone's failure to click the second tab of a spreadsheet, Charlie admits that Excel has been tougher since Microsoft got rid of Clippy the office assistant.

(''cut to clip from a Tab Cola commercial circa 1982'')\\

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: While making fun of the government's failure to find the second tab of a spreadsheet, Charlie admits that Excel has been tougher since Microsoft got rid of Clippy the office assistant.

* InsideAWAll: A RunnungGag in 2021 was Zoë Coombs Marr being fired after her first episode, but refusing to leave. A later episode reveals that she is living in the walls of the studio.

* BoundAndGagged: As sketch in the aftermath of the controversial raid by the Australian Federal Police on Creator/TheABC headquarters has Charlie waking up in a basement tied to a chair with a bag over his head. He is interrogated by three shadowy figures silhouetted by a bright light. After Charlie vows not to tell them anything, it turns that his interrogators aren't anything to do with the AFP or intelligence. They are actually Tom, Lucy and Adam, and they were just bored.

* NeverTrustATrailer: Kitty returned in March 2021 to promote her new comedy series ''Fisk'', and complained about the commercial that had been made for it, saying the editors hadn't understood the tone of the show. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNJptHWXcEM The trailer]] features a few clips from the series shown out of context, intercut with gratuitous fireballs, and narration that tries to present it as a gritty drama.

* SpitTake: During his segment on aged care, Luke states how much money the government has pledged to invest in the sector and then takes a sip of beer. when the pensioner next to him asks if it that is enough to solve the problems, Luke spits out the beer in disbelief before saying it is nowhere near enough.

-->'''Zoë''': "Lesbians are also discriminated against for their cuisine, mainly Tabbouleh," - that is ''Lebanese''! - "their pots of gold" - Leprechauns, seriously?! Who wrote this?!