The series premiered on 22 April 2015, featuring Charlie Pickering as host with Tom Gleeson, Adam Briggs and Judith Lucy in the cast who joined the show in 2019, replacing Kitty Flanagan.

[6] The fourth season premiered on 2 May 2018 at the later time slot of 9:05pm to make room for the series return of Gruen at 8:30pm, and was signed on for 20 episodes.

[7][8][9] In addition to the series renewal in September 2015, a one-off special titled The Yearly was commissioned,[3] which premiered on 16 December 2015.

[17][18] The show starts with a cold open which consists of a short introduction to the guests and main stories coming up.

Similarly to The Daily Show, most episodes feature a cross to a specialised correspondent (including Adam Briggs, Loyiso Gola, Jonathan Pie, Tiff Stevenson, and Wyatt Cenac), and/or an interview with a guest.