Charlie Pickering
About Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering (born 29 August 1977 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and radio presenter, author and producer. As of 2025 he hosts The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, a weekly news satire television show on the ABC, along with its yearly spin-off special The Yearly with Charlie Pickering, and he co-hosts Tomorrow Tonight with Annabel Crabb and Adam Liaw. He attended St Leonard's College and Brighton Grammar School, and first worked as a lawyer.
He appeared with the sketch comedy group Enter the Datsun at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 1998, 1999 and 2002, and had left his job as a lawyer by 2002, when he appeared with Michael Chamberlin in Boiling Point, a show which earned them the Piece of Wood Award. In 2006 he presented his show Auto at the festival, receiving a nomination for the Barry Award. From 2009 to 2012 he was a team captain on Network Ten's quiz show Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, representing Generation X.
In July 2009 he became a co-host on Network Ten's infotainment program The Project, alongside Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, leaving in 2014 before starting The Weekly on the ABC in April 2015. On radio he has worked for the youth station Triple J, hosted ABC Radio Melbourne's Breakfast on Fridays from 2023, and in May 2026 was appointed the new host of ABC Radio Melbourne's Drive. He published his first book, Impractical Jokes, in 2010. Pickering married writer Sarah Krasnostein and converted to Judaism in 2013; as of 2014 they have two children.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Charlie Pickering?
He is an Australian television and radio presenter, author and producer, born on 29 August 1977 in Melbourne, and host of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.
What did Charlie Pickering do before comedy?
He first worked as a lawyer, leaving his job by 2002 to pursue comedy.
When did Charlie Pickering join The Project?
He became a co-host of Network Ten's The Project in July 2009, alongside Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, and left in 2014.
What is The Weekly with Charlie Pickering?
It is a weekly news satire television show on the ABC that Pickering has hosted since April 2015, with a yearly spin-off special called The Yearly.
Has Charlie Pickering written a book?
Yes, he published his first book, Impractical Jokes, in 2010.
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