On 12 March 2014, Pickering announced that he was leaving The Project to "find new challenges", and in April 2015  he started hosting a weekly comedy/news satire program on ABC entitled The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.
On March 12, 2014, Pickering announced his departure from The Project to pursue new challenges, and in April 2015 he began hosting a weekly comedy/news satire program on ABC titled The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.