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Charlie Pickering

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Charlie Pickering
Pickering atGQ AustraliaMen of the Year Awards in 2011
Born(1977-08-29)29 August 1977(age 47)
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
  • radio presenter
  • author
  • producer
Years active2002–present
TelevisionThe Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Spouse
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(m.2013)​
Children1
Websitecharliepickering

Charlie Pickering(born 29 August 1977)[1]is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, author and producer.

Pickering currently hostsThe Weekly with Charlie Pickering,a weekly news satire television show on theABC,as well as its yearly spin-off specialThe Yearly with Charlie Pickering,co-host ofTomorrow TonightwithAnnabel CrabbandAdam Liaw.

He is known as a former co-host on thecurrent affairsprogramThe Project,Friday host ofBreakfastonABC Radio Melbourneand regularly appeared on the game showTalkin' 'Bout Your Generationas the "Generation X"team captain.

Career

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Early career

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After leaving his job as a lawyer, Pickering appeared in theMelbourne International Comedy Festival(MICF) in 2002[2]withMichael ChamberlininBoiling Point,[3]a show which earned them thePiece of Wood Award.[4]Prior to this, Pickering had appeared with the sketch comedy groupEnter the Datsunin the MICF in 1998, 1999 and 2002.[5]In 2003, Pickering and Chamberlin teamed up again inBoiling Point 2,[6]the pair also appearing the same year with fellow comedianTerri PsiakisinEqual Third.[7]In 2004, he appeared inRevolver.[8]In 2005, Pickering launchedBettermanat the MICF, a show he went on to tour in New Zealand[6]where he won the Best International Act in the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards, and also at theEdinburgh Fringe Festivalwhere he was nominated for thePerrier Award's Best Newcomer. In 2006 he presented his showAutoat the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, receiving a nomination for theBarry Award. For the April 2013 Melbourne International Comedy festival, he co-hosted withWaleed Alya series of shows titledThe World's Problems Solved.[9]

Television

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In 2008, Pickering co-hosted a show with Michael Chamberlin onThe Comedy ChannelcalledThe Mansion.The series ran for 13 episodes.[10]Pickering hosted season 3 ofChannel V's travelling game show,Cash Cab.[1]From 2009 to 2012, he was a team captain onNetwork Ten's quiz showTalkin' 'Bout Your Generation,representingGeneration X.[11][12]

In July 2009, he became a co-host on Network Ten'sinfotainmentprogram,The Project(originallyThe 7PM Project), withCarrie BickmoreandDave Hughes.[13]On 12 March 2014, Pickering announced that he was leavingThe Projectto "find new challenges",[14]and in April 2015 he started hosting a weekly comedy/news satire program onABCentitledThe Weekly with Charlie Pickering.[15]In 2018, Charlie hostedTomorrow Tonighton theABCwithAnnabel Crabb.[16]

Other television appearances includeRove Live,The Glass House,Today,Stand Up!(ABC), The2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala(Network Ten),@Seven,The Project,Hughesy, We Have a Problem,Show Me the Movie!,Celebrity Name GameandWould I Lie to You? Australia.

Radio

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Pickering has also worked in Australian radio, including youth radio stationTriple J[7]from 2001 to 2003. He has been a pundit onFighting TalkonBBC Radio 5 Livein 2006 and 2007.

In December 2022, ABC announced that Pickering will hostBreakfastonABC Radio Melbourneon Friday from January 2023.[17][18]He remained in the position until December 2023 as it was announced that Sammy J will return to hostingBreakfastfive days a week.[19]

Literature

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Pickering published his first book,Impractical Jokes,in 2010.[20]

Personal life

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Pickering was born inMelbourneand educated atSt Leonard's College,Brighton Grammar School[21]andMonash Universitywhere he graduated withBachelor of Arts(American History) andBachelor of Lawsdegrees.

Pickering is married toSarah Krasnosteinand they have two children.[22][23]He converted toJudaismin 2013.[21]

Political views

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As co-host of Channel Ten'sThe Project,Pickering claimed to have voted Liberal "once".[24]Pickering has hosted the ABC political and cultural commentary programThe Weekly with Charlie Pickeringsince 2015.New Matildadescribes the program as "a satirical news program with a progressive bent".[25]On the program, Pickering has used his editorials to supporthalal certificationand gay marriage, and to speak out against the detention of asylum seekers.[26][27][25]He has been a strong critic of the Catholic Church. In June 2018 he angrily denounced the Catholicseal of the confessional.[28]In March 2019, he denounced and ridiculed people who questioned the guilt of CardinalGeorge Pellin a segment of his program he called "The Pedo Files".[29]Pell's conviction was overturned by theHigh Courtin April 2020.[30]

Bibliography

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  • Pickering, Charlie.Impractical Jokes,Sydney:Allen & Unwin,2010,ISBN9781741757262

References

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  1. ^ab"Today's Birthday Charlie Pickering".Shepparton News.29 August 2016.Retrieved15 May2019– via Press Reader.
  2. ^Smith, Rohan (24 April 2015)."These people are funnier AND smarter than you".NewsComAu.Retrieved15 May2019.
  3. ^"Sharp satire stays on the boil".The Age.17 April 2002.Retrieved15 May2019.
  4. ^"Melbourne International Comedy Festival".Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Retrieved15 May2019.
  5. ^"AusStage".ausstage.edu.au.Retrieved29 June2021.
  6. ^abLow, Lenny Ann (24 March 2006)."Charlie Pickering: Betterman".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved15 May2019.
  7. ^ab"Radio stars on stage".The Age.3 April 2003.Retrieved15 May2019.
  8. ^"Trip through time with a young love".The Age.1 April 2004.Retrieved15 May2019.
  9. ^Harford, Sonia (1 April 2013)."World peace? It's in the to-do tank".The Age.Retrieved15 May2019.
  10. ^"Big house hilarity".The Age.19 June 2008.Retrieved15 May2019.
  11. ^Blackiston, Hannah (23 April 2019)."Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation to return May 1".Mumbrella.Retrieved15 May2019.
  12. ^"Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is back — with a controversial change".NewsComAu.11 October 2017.Retrieved15 May2019.
  13. ^"Ten on its new daily show: 'It's not The Daily Show'".Mumbrella. 14 June 2009.Retrieved27 April2015.
  14. ^Davidson, Helen (12 March 2014)."Charlie Pickering quits The Project".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved15 May2019.
  15. ^Kalina, Paul (15 April 2015)."The Project: Charlie Pickering reveals internal fighting behind exit".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved15 May2019.
  16. ^"Charlie Pickering - Token Artists Management".Retrieved26 July2019.
  17. ^"Charlie Pickering to present Friday Breakfast on ABC Radio Melbourne".ABC News.8 December 2022.Retrieved9 December2022.
  18. ^Patterson, Sarah (8 December 2022)."Charlie Pickering joins Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast in 2023".Radio Today.Retrieved9 December2022.
  19. ^Jaspan, Calum (5 December 2023)."Ali Moore lands full-time Drive gig as ABC Melbourne locks in 2024 line-up".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved6 December2023.
  20. ^Ziffer, Daniel (16 April 2007)."Charlie Pickering: Impractical Jokes".The Age.Retrieved15 May2019.
  21. ^abSafran, John (9 April 2015)."Chasing Charlie Pickering".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved15 May2019.
  22. ^"Charlie Pickering announces he is leaving The Project".News.au.News Corporation.12 March 2014.Retrieved27 April2015.
  23. ^"Charlie Pickering: From chasing the corner office to taking centre stage".ABC News Australia. 8 August 2023.Retrieved8 August2023.
  24. ^Charlie Pickering says goodbye to Channel Ten's The Project as co-host Carrie Bickmore weepsArchived23 June 2018 at theWayback Machine;April 8, 2014
  25. ^abTo Our Leaders The Biggest Threat Isn't Boats, It's Us: Charlie Pickering Takes On Australia's Refugee Policy;newmatilda; August 26, 2018
  26. ^Charlie Pickering just obliterated Tony Abbott’s opposition to same-sex marriage;mamamia; May 28, 2015
  27. ^Charlie Pickering Takes On Government Secrecy Surrounding Offshore Detention;pedestrian.tv; August 27, 2018
  28. ^Charlie Pickering skewers Catholic Church on TV;news.au; June 21, 2018
  29. ^Cardinal George Pell sentenced;The Weekly with Charlie Pickering: Episode 1, 2019
  30. ^George Pell Not Guilty, High Court Finds;Sydney Criminal Lawyers; 7/4/2020
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