Format
The program is hosted by comedians Dave Hughes and Charlie Pickering with Carrie Bickmore presenting news stories. Regular guest panellists appearing during the week include Jennifer Byrne, Steve Price, Anjali Rao, Natasha Stott-Despoja, Steve Vizard, Waleed Aly, Meshel Laurie, Lehmo, Andrew Rochford, Tom Elliott, Chris Brown, Dave Thornton and Chrissie Swan. The hosts are also often joined by several special guests during the course of an episode.
The main content of the show revolves around Bickmore, Pickering and Hughes at the desk discussing some of the news events of the day as reported by Bickmore. This discussion may involve live crosses to reporters in the field or guests via satellite or Skype, as well as in the studio. In addition, the show also features pre-recorded interviews with celebrities, as well as feature stories by the cast.
The Friday episode ends with a Metro Whip Around of upcoming weekend events for the cities of Melbourne, Perth, Western Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Sydney, New South Wales and Brisbane, Queensland.
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