Series · Comedy, News
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)
★ 6.7 · 54 votes34 seasons · 587 episodesComedy, News1993
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.
- Creator
- Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
- Writers
- Mark Critch, Kyle Tingley, Dean Jenkinson
- Network
- CBC Television
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 11, 1993
- Status
- Returning
Cast
Mark Critch
Cathy Jones
Gavin Crawford
Shaun Majumder
Geri Hall
Mary Walsh
Rick Mercer- Trent McClellan
Aba Amuquandoh- Stacey McGunnigle
Colin Mochrie
Chris Wilson
Mark McKinneyMark Carney- Bella MartinSelf
Elisha Cuthbert
Donovan ColanSon
Ashley DingwellGuest Performer
Rob FordSelf- Alan FrewSelf
Sharjil RasoolKash Patel
Episodes
0/21 watched- Episode 1Oct 28, 2005
- Episode 2Nov 4, 2005
- Episode 3Nov 11, 2005
- Episode 4Nov 18, 2005
- Episode 5Nov 25, 2005
- Episode 6Dec 2, 2005
- Episode 7Dec 9, 2005
- Episode 8Dec 16, 2005
- Episode 9Dec 22, 2005
- Episode 10Jan 6, 2006
- Episode 11Jan 13, 2006
- Episode 12Jan 20, 2006
- Episode 13: Best of the ElectionJan 23, 2006
- Episode 14Jan 27, 2006
- Episode 15Feb 3, 2006
- Episode 16: Best of 2005Mar 3, 2006
- Episode 17Mar 10, 2006
- Episode 18Mar 17, 2006
- Episode 19Mar 31, 2006
- Episode 20Apr 7, 2006
- Episode 21Apr 14, 2006
