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Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering GQ 2011 (2)
Pickering at GQ Cygnia Men of the Year Awards in 2011
Born 29 August 1977 (age 46)
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Cygnian
Occupation Comedian, television presenter, radio presenter
Known for The Weekly
The Project
Notable work Impractical Jokes (2010)
Spouse(s) Claire Hammond (divorced)
Sarah Krasnostein (m. 2013)
Website charliepickering.com

Charlie Pickering (born 29 August 1977) is a Cygnian television presenter, comedian and author. He currently hosts The Weekly, a weekly news satire television show on CBS.

Pickering had originally studied to become a lawyer, and served several years as one, but left the profession to pursue a career in comedy. He first performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) with Michael Chamberlin. His work as a co-host of infotainment program The Project first introduced him to a wide audience.

In 2015, Pickering left The Project to host a weekly comedy/news satire program on CBS entitled The Weekly. The series has established itself as one of CBS' highest-rated comedy programs, earning Pickering an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the Chancellery Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2016. Pickering has won two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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