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00:00We've got a huge first show for 2025, Rhys Nicholson, Damien Power and Margaret Pomerantz
00:17takes on FBoy Island as a reviewer, not a contestant, I want to make that absolutely
00:22clear.
00:23Now, before we get into it, a big shout out to everyone affected by Cyclone Alfred, whether
00:27you're a local who was filling sandbags, a business owner cleaning up, or a certain someone
00:32who couldn't call the election date they really, really wanted, we at The Weekly are thinking
00:37of you.
00:38But for now, let's get things started with the week.
00:44To Thursday, and all eyes were on Cyclone Alfred, and by all eyes, I mean literally
00:50every working journalist in Australia, including Channel 9, who blew the doors off it with
00:56an unprecedented 12-way split screen.
00:59Yes.
01:00Well done, Channel 9.
01:02You see, they're good.
01:04The ABC could never do that.
01:06We don't even own that many raincoats.
01:09Meanwhile, residents of Queensland and northern New South Wales stayed home and waited for
01:14the storm to hit.
01:15Four million people are being warned to prepare for impact with Cyclone Alfred on a collision
01:21course with Brisbane.
01:23Empty.
01:24Eerie.
01:25Anything.
01:26There's literally nothing open.
01:27Even Hungry Jack's is closed.
01:29Terrifying.
01:30Well, as they say, the burgers are wetter at Hungry Jack's.
01:34Good night.
01:35That's The Weekly.
01:36We'll be back to The Yearly in December.
01:38Where was I?
01:39Ah yes, with Thursday spent bracing for Alfred, there was only one problem.
01:45No Alfred.
01:46The sun is shining in most parts of South East Queensland.
01:49The skies were still blue.
01:51Feels like Christmas.
01:52There's not many people on the roads, but the weather's perfect.
01:55It's absolutely beautiful here.
01:57I've taken off my wet weather jacket.
01:58Wait, am I watching disaster coverage or is this just an episode of Getaway?
02:03Thankfully, Channel 7's Georgia Costey used the downtime to teach us a technical term
02:08for sand dune erosion.
02:10And she rolled it out with the unbridled enthusiasm of a kid that's just learned their first swear.
02:15The scarping.
02:16This is the level of scarping.
02:18This height of scarping.
02:19Take a look at this scarping.
02:20Two metre scarping.
02:22Serious erosion and scarping.
02:24The scarping.
02:25The scarping.
02:26The scarping here.
02:27This level of scarping.
02:28Say what you like.
02:29It was a huge day for scarping enthusiasts.
02:32And best of all, we finally found a use for that 12-way split screen, baby.
02:36This is too much.
02:37This is too much.
02:38This is too much.
02:39This is too much.
02:40This is too much.
02:41Scarping.
02:42To Friday.
02:43And since the last season of The Weekly, we've seen the unlikely return to power of a dangerous
02:48buffoon, an agent of chaos whose reckless financial policies have sent shockwaves around
02:54the world.
02:55The cash cow, darlings.
02:56It's back.
02:57We've all seen $16,000 give away.
02:58Sheesh, you make a lot of noise these days, Cash Cow.
02:59Annoying, are they?
03:00Mmm, they are annoying, Nat, although I say it's just good to see Ben Robert Smith back
03:07at Channel 7.
03:12Also making an unlikely comeback was Donald Trump, who promised to usher in a new era
03:17of peace.
03:18Well, how's that going?
03:20In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump has suspended all military aid to Ukraine
03:26effective immediately.
03:28Europe's response, an ambitious plan to rearm the continent.
03:32The Polish government has said it wants to introduce mandatory military training for
03:37every adult male.
03:39The biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.
03:44French President Emmanuel Macron saying he's willing to share France's nuclear arsenal.
03:49We are in an era of rearmament.
03:53An era of rearmament.
03:55Probably my least favourite of the Taylor Swift eras.
03:58But it is safe to say US-Europe relations have been strained like a ristretto, soured
04:05like a cheap feta, and broken down like an IKEA side table.
04:11My accent actually isn't racist because you don't know exactly which country it's from.
04:17So the UK and France are rearming, and Poland is preparing for war.
04:20Now you may think this sounds very familiar, but let's not panic.
04:25It can't truly be a world war unless...
04:27Germany wants to rearm.
04:29Well, shit.
04:30Well, at least this time they'll be on our side.
04:35As enjoyable as the march towards World War 3 has been, there was one beautiful week recently
04:40where we were distracted by a different possible end to the world.
04:44The space rock making headlines is Asteroid 2024-YR4.
04:49According to NASA's latest calculations, this celestial body now has a 3.1% probability
04:55of smashing Earth on December 22nd, 2032.
05:00The good news is the chance of impact in 2032 has been downgraded.
05:04The bad news?
05:05The Brisbane Olympics will have to come up with a new idea for the closing ceremony.
05:10To tell us more, please welcome our instant expert, Damien Power.
05:17Damien, what are your thoughts on this asteroid?
05:20Well, I recently moved back in with my father, so I'm hoping it hits.
05:25That bad, huh?
05:28As you know, Charlie, I don't believe reality is real.
05:31This is just a simulation.
05:32This is a computer game in some alien teenager's bedroom, and he's bored.
05:38He's just like, asteroid, Trump build a riviera on Gaza, floods, Elon Musk fixes the government
05:43on ketamine.
05:44He's just going for it, you know, he's trying to finish Earth.
05:50Back to the story, were there any plans to actually stop the asteroid?
05:55Well, one option was pretty wild.
05:57They wanted to paint the asteroid.
05:59Painting an asteroid white would make it absorb less heat and alter its course.
06:05That's not going to work, Charlie.
06:08And why is that?
06:09Is it just the velocity?
06:10The cost?
06:11The timing?
06:12What trade are you going to get to paint an asteroid?
06:16Can you imagine?
06:17Nah, mate, can't do it this week, going to have to hire a spaceship.
06:20That's not cheap.
06:23You know what'll happen, Charlie?
06:24He'll be about to do it, and then he'll call and say, sorry, mate, another asteroid's come
06:29up.
06:31Alright, so can scientists learn anything from the asteroid coming so close?
06:37No.
06:38But news animators have been loving it.
06:41Yeah, have a look at this.
06:44Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, this is my favourite.
06:48Of course.
06:50Yeah, I mean, this is the news, but it actually feels like one of those early 2000s apocalyptic
06:57movies.
06:58It does, yeah.
06:59I love those films.
07:00This one is about a washed-up, divorced, alcoholic dad who rises to the occasion and saves his
07:05estranged family.
07:07He drives over while the asteroids are falling, and he gets his son and his ex-wife in the
07:11car, and the new stepdad's like, oh my god, what do we do, what do we do, oh, I don't
07:16know what to do.
07:17And then I'm like, see, I told you, Kate, he's not a real man.
07:22Or whatever her name is in the film.
07:25Speaking of dads, I've got to go.
07:27My dad wants to use the computer to watch clips of Fox News.
07:30Would you please thank Damien Power!
07:37It's one of Australia's favourite TV favourites.
07:40A behind-the-scenes look at one of the country's most powerful men and his loyal and frankly
07:45pretty annoying dog.
07:47This is a brand new season of Albo's F***ing Dog.
07:52Episode 1, Wedding Bells?
07:55As you know, since becoming PM, Albo won't go anywhere without his f***ing dog, Toto.
08:01But now, with the help of his rowdy celebrant, Karl Stefanovic, Albo's getting married.
08:06What about your wedding song?
08:07Come on.
08:08The only thing that we've decided is the ring bearer, of course, which is Toto.
08:13Yeah.
08:14But the f***ing ring bearer wasn't having a bar of it, especially their soppy, loved-up
08:18TikToks.
08:19Okay, ready?
08:21Who's the biggest Bunnies fan?
08:26Albo's f***ing dog was furious and ran off to her room and refused to come out.
08:31But nothing could get Albo down.
08:34He was in love and he wanted to tell everyone, which was making some people uncomfortable.
08:39Roses are red, violets are blue, it's Valentine's Day and we love blue collar workers.
08:50So, will Albo the Poet have his wedding go off without a hitch?
08:54Or will it all be ruined by his f***ing dog?
08:57You decide.
08:58Call 1300-ALBOS-EFFING-D and vote Get Married or Get F***ed.
09:04Find out what happens next time on another episode of Albo's F***ing Dog.
09:11Coming up shortly, Margaret Pomerantz is back to rip through FBoy Island and no, FBoy is safe.
09:17But first, on Saturday, Western Australia went to the polls and re-elected Labor's
09:21Roger Cook in a landslide.
09:23So, what went wrong for opposition party The Nationals?
09:26Well, it could be their leader Shane Love had a bit of an image problem.
09:30Do you know who the leader of the opposition is?
09:33I should.
09:34Are you familiar with who Shane Love is?
09:36Um, I don't really know that much about him.
09:38I just wanted to get your thoughts on who you think the leader of the opposition is.
09:42I know his name.
09:44Tall man, no hair.
09:46Tall man, no hair.
09:48Yep, that's him.
09:51Old Chromedome himself.
09:53No such problems for Labor Premier and household name, Roger Cook.
09:57So I think Robin Cook will be...
09:59What's his name, Robert?
10:01Roger Cook, yeah.
10:03Thank you, yeah. No, he's great.
10:05Yeah, he's great. All hail our fearless leader, Captain Cook.
10:09It wasn't all bad news for the Nats.
10:11For the Nats, at last count, they increased their seats in the lower house
10:14by a whopping 33%.
10:17From three to four.
10:20You know, at this rate, they will have the seven members needed
10:23to form a parliamentary netball team by 2034.
10:27But the highlight of the campaign was the leaders' debate,
10:30which this year introduced a new game show twist,
10:33where candidates had to answer questions without saying the forbidden phrase.
10:38Families with two jobs who still struggle with the rent and food,
10:41can you honestly say that these people are better off
10:44after eight years of Labor?
10:46And please, don't mention free zoo tickets.
10:50Oof, pretty grumpy.
10:52Sounds like someone didn't get any free zoo tickets.
10:56Over the summer, we were treated to some epic contests.
10:59Australia took on India in the cricket,
11:01Madison Keys took on Arena Sabalenca in the tennis,
11:04and Marty Sheargold took on the Matildas.
11:08On top of that, journalist Antoinette Le Touf
11:10took the ABC to court for unlawful termination.
11:14And it's fair to say it's the biggest ABC controversy
11:17since Big Ted gave this right-handed salute.
11:21Disgraceful.
11:23The media coverage made for some gripping viewing,
11:26so on Sunday, I sat down with Rhys Nicholson
11:28to film a special edition of Goggle News.
11:32Since our last episode of Goggle News,
11:34the ABC became the story as Antoinette Le Touf
11:37took auntie to court for unlawful termination.
11:40I just love a good media scandal that doesn't involve me.
11:44I don't know if that's a thing of bad publicity.
11:46A monumental failure.
11:48The slow-moving train wreck that has derailed the ABC.
11:52Oh, maybe there is.
11:54Antoinette Le Touf has begun her legal action
11:56for unfair dismissal.
11:58Antoinette Le Touf was finally taken off air,
12:00accused of defying an instruction
12:03not to post on social media about Gaza.
12:06We can have political blows, right?
12:08Oh, sure, everyone knows I love unbiased opinion.
12:11LAUGHTER
12:13That was weird.
12:15Just three days into a five-day stint, she was taken off.
12:18She was told to collect her bags and leave the building.
12:20How many bags did she have?
12:22She was only hired for five days.
12:24One of the issues in the trial is the question
12:26of whether Antoinette Le Touf was racially discriminated against.
12:29The ABC has argued that she first has to prove
12:32that being Arab or Lebanese is technically a race.
12:35Who would you get to do it? Dr Karl?
12:37What is your favourite race, Charles?
12:39Ooh, so hard to choose.
12:41I'd say either the Jews or the Tour de France.
12:44Emails and texts between senior ABC executives
12:48have been aired in court.
12:50So long, friend.
12:52Make mine a crape!
12:54The ABC has revealed it has spent $1.1 million
12:58of taxpayer funds in the Antoinette Le Touf case.
13:01A million bucks to get publicly humiliated.
13:04I mean, I'd humiliate the ABC for free.
13:07With closing arguments now finalised,
13:09Justice Randia has retired to consider his judgment.
13:13Though it will likely be months before a verdict is returned.
13:16Can I crash here tonight?
13:17No, you know the wife doesn't enjoy your company.
13:19LAUGHTER
13:21Still to come on The Weekly,
13:22Ruth Nicholson is at the desk to find the joy in being forced to vote,
13:26and Margaret Pomerantz puts the F in FBoy Island.
13:29But first, to Monday and bad news for people who love casinos,
13:34which is no-one, so good news.
13:36It's the last roll of the dice for Star Entertainment.
13:39A gambling empire built off the back of international VIP high-rollers
13:44is now on the brink of collapse.
13:46In what would be Australia's greatest corporate collapse
13:49since Ansett folded in 2001.
13:52What? Are you telling me my Ansett points are no good?
13:55LAUGHTER
13:57But I was saving them to finally go and see New York's famous Twin Towers.
14:01What?
14:02Oh, this day just keeps getting worse.
14:04So where did it all go wrong for Star?
14:07Was it their $400 million debt?
14:09Their $100 million fine for money laundering?
14:12Or the fact that they only charged $16.50 for a full Sunday roast
14:16with all the trimmings in this economy?
14:19Utter madness.
14:20Whatever it was, the clock is ticking for Star.
14:23Which is odd, given they have no clocks.
14:26The casino group told lenders it had just one week of cash left.
14:30At risk are three casinos across two states
14:34with 9,000 jobs in the balance.
14:379,000 jobs.
14:39And that doesn't include the cast of MJ the Musical,
14:42currently wowing crowds at the Star Sydney.
14:45For mine, the best musical about an alleged pedophile
14:48since Fiddler on the Roof.
14:50LAUGHTER
14:52Yeah, haven't seen it myself, but the title is pretty damning.
14:56Moving through to Tuesday, and despite speculation,
14:59Anthony Albanese had still not called the election
15:02because a certain ex-Tropical Cyclone got in the way.
15:05The Albanese government has paused announcements
15:08and political attacks.
15:10For now, it's all about the peril of Cyclone Alfred.
15:14I'm focused.
15:15As much as some people here are focused on something else,
15:17I'm focused on the needs of Australians.
15:19I'd be surprised if he calls it Sunday or Monday
15:22for the 12th of April to go to an election at that stage,
15:26at that time.
15:28I think the Prime Minister would have a tin ear to do that.
15:30Peter Dutton is right.
15:31Calling an election during a natural disaster would be tin-eared.
15:35So, with the Cyclone heading straight for Dutton's electorate,
15:38sandbags Pete swung into action.
15:41Labor lashing opposition leader Peter Dutton
15:44for leaving Cyclone preparations
15:46in his Brisbane electorate of Dixon on Tuesday
15:48to be the star turn at a Liberal fundraiser
15:51at the harbourside home of Sydney nightclub baron Justin Jemez.
15:55Yeah, that's not just a tin ear,
15:57that's the whole tin man plus a scarecrow and a lion.
16:00So, much like me, an hour before my Year 11 formal,
16:04Australia still doesn't have a date.
16:06With more on the election, please welcome Rhys Nicholson.
16:14Hello, Charles.
16:16Happy 100 years of compulsory voting in Australia.
16:20We've never been more divided
16:22and our belief in democracy and trust in the media
16:24has never been lower.
16:28That was pretty underwhelming.
16:30Yeah, look, turns out legal fees at the federal court are expensive.
16:35I love our political system.
16:37After a series of secret ballads and quiet reflection,
16:40Australia will wait to see whether white or black smoke
16:43will emerge from Parliament House.
16:46But let's be honest, it'll probably be white.
16:48Thus deeming the winner of this season of Australia
16:52and electing a new-slash-old prime minister.
16:55No, that's not how an election works.
16:58You're describing how a papal conclave selects a new pope.
17:02Well, we should look into it. The theatrics have merit.
17:05Are you suggesting we have cardinals outside schools
17:09handing out flyers?
17:11Oh, I think we both know that wouldn't work.
17:14Yes, a century of having to vote.
17:17And just like many long-term relationships,
17:19we're struggling to get excited about it.
17:22Now, I appreciate our system is rock-solid safe and comfy.
17:26Compared to our foreign counterparts,
17:28the only thing we risk on election day
17:30is a tummy ache from an undercooked sausage.
17:32No-one's radicalising a nationalist base
17:35through fear of minorities taking over the country.
17:38Although I do know one little bespeckled boiled egg that's trying.
17:44Because if I'm honest, and I think you know I will be,
17:47isn't it starting to feel a little bit dull, predictable?
17:51Hang on, so you want to try something different?
17:54No, not what I said, Charles.
17:56I love participating in democracy.
17:59I vote for myself at the Logies every year.
18:02But compulsory voting feels like when you're lying in bed
18:05with your committed partner and you're just trying to go to sleep
18:08and then you feel their hand on your shoulder and you're like,
18:11Oh, didn't we just do this?
18:15Yeah, it sounds like classic relationship boredom talking, Rhys.
18:19Yeah, look, the last federal election
18:21saw the lowest compulsory voting turnout in Australian history,
18:25which roughly means 1.6 million eligible voters
18:28received a $20 fine instead of exercising their democratic right to vote.
18:32Wait, the fine is still only $20?
18:35Still!
18:36Your ability to find new and fun ways to appear
18:39unrelatable on the public broadcaster
18:41is almost impressive at this point.
18:43Fair, fair.
18:44Compulsory voting might seem like a boring idea,
18:47but it's still the best way to provide an accurate snapshot
18:50of what the nation thinks, feels and wants.
18:53Right, so you're saying we need to, what,
18:55fall back in love with compulsory voting?
18:58Not in love, just try and spice things up a bit,
19:01whatever the electoral equivalent
19:03of some consensual hand stuff in the cinema is.
19:05What?
19:06Let's just say you'll never see me in a button fly at Hoyts.
19:13In this country, we have the luxury
19:15of not risking our lives at the ballot box.
19:18We don't have to wait 11 hours in a queue
19:20next to some nutjob who claims to have a cure for cancer in their fridge.
19:23Yet somehow people still complain.
19:27I don't like any of the choices.
19:29Then pick someone else.
19:31My electorate is safe, why bother?
19:33Then move.
19:35I don't want to be forced to have an opinion.
19:37Oh, grow up, you're choosing the government,
19:39not how far into Captain America Brave New World
19:42you wish to be tugged off.
19:47Let's not make the mistake of remaining
19:49in the same two-party routine
19:51like some miserable couple staying together for the kids.
19:54You want something different?
19:56We all do.
19:57So vote for it.
19:59Compulsory voting isn't exciting, it isn't perfect,
20:02but much like a cinema recliner,
20:04it works.
20:07Would you please thank Rhys Nicholson!
20:18Coming up, a new segment and a new award
20:20recognising the undisputed champion of this week's news.
20:24But first, in the cluttered landscape
20:26of island-based reality shows,
20:28Binge's FBoy Island stands apart for raw sexual energy.
20:32The only way it could be more intense
20:34is if it was reviewed by our own Margaret Pomerantz.
20:43Hello, I'm Margaret Pomerantz,
20:45and I know who really killed JFK,
20:47but I'm no snitch.
20:49The pursuit of romance is a core human journey
20:52as we seek an elusive piece in life's boundless puzzle.
20:56Now a show champions love like no other,
20:59embracing its purity by chucking horned-up dunces
21:02in yet another island-based root fest.
21:05This is Binge's FBoy Island.
21:08Welcome to the f***ing island.
21:11Hosted by Abbie Chatfield,
21:13who graciously welcomes viewers with dignified mystique...
21:16We're back, bitches.
21:17..the show features two dozen male suitors
21:19vying for three ladies' hearts.
21:22Dude, what's the status?
21:23And let it be known, these men are nothing short of exceptional.
21:26I got a big dick.
21:28This gentleman would like to sniff your feet.
21:35And joining these magnetic foot-sniffers
21:37are three single beauties,
21:39each with an undeniable je ne sais quoi.
21:43I'm... Wax.
21:44..whipping my tits.
21:45Oh, it's kind of hot.
21:46Are we talking cocks again?
21:48Cocks, cocks, cocks.
21:49Cocks, cocks, cocks.
21:50Which would also be my answer if a genie ever offered me three wishes.
21:55But the show presents a delectable twist
21:57on the island horndog genre.
22:00While half the men are nice guys looking for love...
22:08..the others are letharios, known as f***boys.
22:11If the woman chooses romance with a nice guy,
22:13they split a cash prize.
22:15I am a nice guy.
22:16Pick an FBoy and he keeps the cash for himself.
22:19I'm a proper massive FBoy. Let's go.
22:22The women go on dates, assessing a suitor's intentions
22:26with a deft synthesis of instinct and state-of-the-art technology.
22:30I'm a heist, if you know what I mean.
22:33We used the same thing on At The Movies when David enjoyed a film.
22:37Meanwhile, the suitors entice the women with lyrical eloquence,
22:41an unrelenting carnal allure.
22:44Right now, I'm feeling like I'm going to shit myself.
22:46I hope it ain't crack-a-bona.
22:49Yet amongst the seduction mastery and walking endorsements
22:53for remedial reading...
22:55I'm Doug and I like to dig.
22:57..is a Capra-esque evolution here,
22:59as FBoys show vulnerability in search of growth.
23:03It's hard for you to be in therapy? Very hard.
23:05Have you tried before? Yeah, I've tried before.
23:07And what happened in therapy? I f***ed my therapist.
23:09The lengths we go to when there's no bulk billing.
23:12One might ask, in the half-wit-fuelled herpespalooza
23:16of reality TV, how many island bonkathons can society tolerate?
23:21You said you've got a dirty vagina.
23:23But I, for one, commend these shows for their vital role
23:26in assembling, and if only momentarily,
23:29isolating society's most profound dipshits.
23:32My new regret was I didn't get my North African dick out.
23:35FBoy Island, thank you for your service.
23:38Join me next time as I watch Human vs Hamster.
23:41And Nasher's onto the third-storey balcony.
23:44Look at him go!
23:46That's a gutsy move by Timmy, and he takes the lead.
23:49I'm Margaret Pomeranz. Good evening.
23:53It's one big shitshow, isn't it?
23:58And so we arrive on Wednesday,
24:00and given the level of conflict in the world,
24:02I'd like to finish tonight by celebrating the best of us
24:05in a new segment I like to call Charlie's Heroes.
24:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
24:17This week, the nation was shocked
24:20by an incident at Melbourne's Avalon Airport.
24:23A terrifying ordeal has played out on the tarmac at Avalon Airport
24:28where a young man armed with a shotgun and knives
24:31boarded a Jetstar flight bound for Sydney.
24:34A chokehold in the galley.
24:36This is the moment a young man with a shotgun
24:39is stopped by a passenger and a Jetstar captain.
24:42So who was this passenger
24:44bravely performing a chokehold in the galley?
24:47Well, it turns out heroism has a new name,
24:50and that name is Barry.
24:52Yesterday, he was Barry Clark the Shearer.
24:55Thanks, Barry.
24:57Tonight, he's Barry the Brave.
24:59CHEERING
25:01Given a hero's welcome for his quick actions
25:04in an airport emergency,
25:06the man from Moama saw a gun and leapt into action.
25:10I saw the barrel butt,
25:12and when I saw the complete gun, I said,
25:14we're in trouble here.
25:16Barry the Shearer, who not only disarmed the attacker
25:19but flipped him like a merino,
25:21shaved his belly and instinctively castrated him
25:25with a lacquer band.
25:27CHEERING
25:29Barry's bravery earned him Avalon Airport's highest civilian honour.
25:33I think it's fair to say Barry's got free flights for life
25:36from Avalon Airport.
25:38Free flights for life.
25:40On Jetstar.
25:42From Avalon Airport.
25:45Sounds like a punishment they should have given the hijacker.
25:48APPLAUSE
25:51But it was all of us who received the true reward,
25:55getting to learn a few life lessons from our saviour, Barry.
25:59Barry, were you scared?
26:01You don't have time to be scared.
26:03If you be scared, you're going to make a mistake.
26:05You don't be scared. There's no such thing as scared.
26:07You're going to act, and if you're going to act,
26:09you make sure you're acting.
26:10If you don't act, if you can't do the job, don't do the job.
26:13Ten oaf, Barry.
26:15You know, in America, they have a saying,
26:17the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun
26:19is a good guy with a gun.
26:21Well, here in Australia, we now have our own version.
26:24The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is Barry,
26:28the Shearer from Moama, who is not scared.
26:31There's no such thing as scared. You react.
26:33And if you've got to react, you make sure you're reacting,
26:36and if you can't do the job, don't do the job.
26:41Now, that is a sticker we can all be proud of.
26:45So congratulations, Barry.
26:46Not only did you live out every boomer's dream
26:49of publicly choking out a rowdy teen on a plane,
26:53you are also the inaugural winner
26:55of Charlie's Heroes Thumb of Heroes.
27:00Enjoy yourself, Barry. We bloody love you.
27:06That's all for the weekly.
27:07A big thanks to Margaret Pomerantz, Rhys Nicholson
27:09and Damian Power!
27:11Yes!
27:12And if you would like to be in our live studio audience,
27:15just scan the code on your screen right now.
27:17Rhys is back next week, along with Zoe Coombs-Marr
27:20and Scout Boxall.
27:21But for now, I'm Charlie Pickering.
27:23Thanks for watching. Goodnight.
27:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE