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Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering at the Guilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival 2005
Born (1977-08-29) August 29, 1977 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Television Presenter
Comedian
Radio Host
Websitehttp://www.charliepickering.com

Charlie Pickering (born 29 August 1977 age 32) is an Australian comedian, who has performed stand-up comedy since 2000, and appeared in multiple festivals, both in Australia and around the world.

Currently he is the co-host of The 7pm Project with Dave Hughes and Carrie Bickmore and is a team captain on Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, representing Generation X, with both airing on Network Ten.

Career

In 2002, Pickering made his first appearance in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) with long time collaborator Michael Chamberlin in Boiling Point, a show which earned them the Piece of Wood Award (an award given by contemporary comedians). In 2003, Pickering and Chamberlin teamed up again in Boiling Point 2, the pair also appearing the same year with fellow comedian Terri Psiakis in Equal Third. In 2004, he debuted his first full length festival show Revolver which found critical success. In 2005, Pickering launched Betterman at the MICF, a show he went on to tour in New Zealand where he won Best International Act – New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards, and also at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award – Best Newcomer. In 2006 Charlie presented his show Auto at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, receiving a nomination for the Barry Award, the top award presented at the MICF.

Between 2000 and 2005 he, along with Michael Chamberlin, was instrumental in helping shape the Melbourne live comedy circuit, running several seasons of one of the successful comedy room Stagetime.

Radio

Pickering has also worked widely in Australian television and radio. He is known nationally from the time he spent on youth radio station Triple J between 2001 and 2003.

Television

His television appearances include Rove Live (Network Ten), The Glass House (ABC-TV), Today (Nine Network) and an appearance on the 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Network Ten).

Pickering is host of Channel V's travelling game show, Cash Cab and co-host on Foxtel's The Mansion with Michael Chamberlin.[1].

In 2009, Pickering appears as a regular contestant on Channel 10's quiz show Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, representing Generation X. In July 2009, he became a co-host on Network Ten's new satirical news program, The 7pm Project with Dave Hughes and Carrie Bickmore.[2]

References

  1. ^ "'The Mansion' - Michael Chamberlin and Charlie Pickering's TV show". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ Ten on its new daily show: ‘It’s not The Daily Show’ - mUmBRELLA.com.au, 14 June 2009
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