Oh, Charlie Pickering. Between John Oliver‘s comedic style of general British bewilderment, and Waleed Aly‘s intellectual gravitas, Charlie’s version of staring-down-the-camera-and-explaining-the-news often gets overlooked, so it’s really really nice when he nails it.
“So Briggsy, why is Constitutional Recognition a priority?” says Charlie, after they sort out the issue that Briggsy is *not* in fact, from “Indigenous Australia“.
That, right there, is the gist of it. Tbh, we don’t want to take away anymore of Briggsy’s comedic timing. Watch the rest of it below:
The Weekly: Constitutional Recognition
Get your Facebook filters ready! Adam Briggs reports from Indigenous Australia on Constitutional RecognitionCatch #TheWeekly on 8:30pm Wednesdays on ABC TV or on ABC iview
Posted by The Weekly on Wednesday, 16 March 2016
A quick and casual reminder that New Zealand, Canada and America – countries with a bloody and violent history against the First Inhabitants – all have legally enforceable treaties, and Australia doesn’t.
Photo / Source: The Project.
