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
0/12 watched- Episode 1: September 21, 2010Sep 21, 2010
- Episode 2: September 28, 2010Sep 28, 2010
- Episode 3: October 5, 2010Oct 5, 2010
- Episode 4: October 12, 2010Oct 12, 2010
- Episode 5: October 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010
- Episode 6: October 26, 2010Oct 26, 2010
- Episode 7: November 9, 2010Nov 9, 2010
- Episode 8: November 16, 2010Nov 16, 2010
- Episode 9: November 23, 2010Nov 23, 2010
- Episode 10: November 30, 2010Nov 30, 2010
- Episode 11Dec 7, 2010
- Episode 12Dec 14, 2010
