The Chaser Report

Before he was Australia's Tallest Satirist, 7.30 's Mark Humphries used to work in a warehouse – which is where he met Charles Firth, who gave him his first job in comedy on a tv show called The Roast . Which is why Mark is willing, to take a break from his full-time job of going on podcasts and panel shows to tell some embarrassing stories about the early days. (The team are on holiday, but...

Julia Zemiro of Rockwiz , Home Delivery and many other fabulous things joins Gabbi, Dom and Charles to explore how ordinary people can get their voices heard in Canberra – and maybe even get elected. Her new podcast about this is called 'Who Cares With Julia Zemiro', and will be in the A Rational Fear feed. (The team's having a week off to celebrate the end of NSW's lockdown – but we have a b...

Dan Ilic (A Rational Fear) plans to put billboards up at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, but he has too much money and not enough jokes, so the team pitch some ideas. Meanwhile Nina scores some free skating gear to use once Freedom Day arrives, and John unpacks Gina Rinehart’s bizarre speech about climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aleksa delves through the latest pile of billionaires’ tax evasion schemes, while Sami is so sick of Melbourne’s lockdown that he’d rather visit a South Korean dystopia. Also, Gabbi gets a long-overdue tyre change, and she and Charles announce that they’re doing some strange archaic thing called ‘performing live’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawyer Michael Bradley joins the podcast to hypothesise about what would happen if certain federal ministers were ever to face an ICAC, and Zander has the latest scoop on the Facebook outage directly from the source. Plus Dom looks at some surprising new coal projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an eventful long weekend, Dom, Gabbi, and Charles catch up on all the latest news from the NRL Grand Final to Gladys’ resignation. Craig has a medical question about Covid testing, and Charles wonders if he has dementia. Plus Dom is unsure about sharing his name with a NSW’s potential new Premier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant are no strangers to recent, painful topics, having collaborated on the acclaimed movie 'Snowtown' in 2011. Ten years later, they've tackled one of the darkest days in Australia's history – the Port Arthur Massacre. Their film Nitram is both an extraordinary feat of atmospheric, naturalistic filmmaking, and a powerful polemic supporting gun control – receiving rav...

At a fan’s request Sami Shah lets Adelaide know how he really feels about them with no holds barred. Sami also tries to understand why Australia is part of the Quad alliance. Plus Gabbi, Dom and Charles find a good news story – albeit about Britney Spears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After observing how no journalists can identify the mysterious white powder surrounding NRL players, Craig tries to solve the mystery once and for all. Meanwhile Lachlan has received his first ever sponsor, though it hasn't gone exactly to plan, and Charles tries to solve America's financial crisis. Plus the curious case of a Danish artist taking the money and running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Victoria has finally beaten NSW's daily case numbers, so James Schloeffel from The Shovel stops by to gloat in victory. Meanwhile Aleksa unpacks the latest Brexit debacle, and Dom and Gabbi try to understand the Covid roadmap. Plus Charles shares his latest entrepreneurial mishap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles has returned from his break, and in his time off has realised he would like another break. Nina Oyama shares her brand new influencer lifestyle, and Aleksa uncovers a CIA plot to assassinate Julian Assange. Plus Gabbi is not happy with the results of the Tony’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the rest of Australia eagerly anticipates freedom, Chris has grown accustomed to his lockdown lifestyle, and has some theories on placating the French. Plus, Aleksa on the drones that are coming to Toowoomba, and Gabbi and Dom discover the wonderful news that they’re allowed to drink in parks now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've ever thought The Chaser Report didn't cover enough Canadian politics for you, Dylan Behan from News Fighters is here to solve all your problems with a depth analysis of the recent Canadian election. Lachlan gives Craig Kelly's latest UAP advertisement the Gruen treatment, and Dom and Gabbi give the France/Australia tension a new romantic analogy. Plus Bec brings you all the latest Chaser...

After riots and earthquakes Sami Shah believes he knows the cause for all Melbourne’s woes, and has found the perfect scapegoat. Meanwhile John takes a look at the unlikely partnership between Nicki Minaj and Tucker Carlson. Plus Gabbi and Dom travel to Byron for a star-studded Covid update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aleksa discusses the protests in Melbourne and tries to understand if there's a bigger conspiracy behind the conspiracy, and Gabbi and Dom celebrate the new buddy bubble system for NSW children and its practical shortcomings. Plus, a promo for our extended interview with American musical comedian Nick Lutsko. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interns Zander and Gabbi interview musical comedian Nick Lutski about his musical and comedic influences. He discusses creating Alex Jones Rants as a Folk Song and what it was like for his music to explode during the 2020 Election. Check out Nick's music on Spotify, Youtube and Bandcamp! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With their bosses absent Gabbi and Lachlan host the podcast for the morning, and coincidentally Dom returns to share news of someone else running amok with their boss away: Barnaby Joyce. Meanwhile John has found an amazing new cooking show hosted by none other than Paris Hilton. Plus, it’s Charles Firth’s actual birthday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sami dissects the Labor Party’s issues with finding diverse candidates, and Gabbi continues to suffer from noise pollution in her neighbourhood. Meanwhile Charles and Dom warn that the next global financial crisis is upon us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From out of nowhere, the US, UK, and – surprisingly – Australia announced a new security alignment that would, among other things, bring nuclear submarines to the Royal Australian Navy. Why this sudden, secret announcement, and who is it good for, us or the US? We asked Associate Professor David Smith of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney – and couldn't resist examini...

Gabbi goes back in time to find out what The Chaser team were like 25 years ago, by reviewing the 1996 documentary ‘Uni’. What was university like in the 90's? How did The Chaser come to be? And was Charles always the way he is? Answer all these questions and more in today’s episode. Plus Bec brings you all the latest Chaser news you can’t trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Charles tries to recruit Gabbi and Dom to judge his brand new short-film competition: The Christian Porter Film Festival, while Craig provides Christian Porter with some flawless legal solutions. Plus, Lachlan has accidentally begun a quest to become the most sponsored podcast host in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fashion correspondent Vic Zerbst enlightens Dom and Charles with fashion news from the Met Gala, and also teaches them about pegging. The latest iPhone has been announced and Charles and Dom have mixed feelings, and Christian Porter provides full transparency on where his funding came from. Plus Aleksa has a depressing update on Afghanistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Nina skates onto the show with some totally tubular news from the radical world of skating with a hilarious personal anecdote, and Aleksa tries to convince Charles and Dom that North Korea are not planning on destroying the world - but can he be trusted? Plus Charles' completely accurate predictions for the next iPhone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picnics are back - but while Charles and Dom are keen to get outside, Gabbi is anything but enthusiastic. Plus in honour of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 John shares some of his favourite pro-military propaganda aired by Disney, and Aleksa recounts a moment when a very special part of him died too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When is a cigarette not a cigarette? John Safran tells Charles and Dom about his latest book 'Puff Piece',, which looks at the clever language and new products that the cigarette-making behemoth Philip Morris is adopting to try and retain its profits while also convincing its global audience of smokers to give up their ciggies – but potentially replace them with another product where instead...