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
0/19 watched- Episode 1: Election Fever22 min · Sep 17, 2019
- Episode 2: Heating Up22 min · Sep 24, 2019
- Episode 3: How Dare You22 min · Oct 1, 2019
- Episode 4: Undecided Voter22 min · Oct 8, 2019
- Episode 5: Cut The Wire22 min · Oct 15, 2019
- Episode 6: The Results Are In22 min · Oct 22, 2019
- Episode 7: Follow The Leaders22 min · Oct 29, 2019
- Episode 8: Coup d'Etat22 min · Nov 5, 2019
- Episode 9: Back To Business22 min · Nov 12, 2019
- Episode 10: Hitting The Ice22 min · Nov 19, 2019
- Episode 11: Hindsight Is 20-1922 min · Jan 7, 2020
- Episode 12: Dry January22 min · Jan 14, 2020
- Episode 13: A Part of Our Heritage22 min · Jan 21, 2020
- Episode 14: Eastern Hospitality22 min · Jan 28, 2020
- Episode 15: Party Rules22 min · Feb 4, 2020
- Episode 16: Yes B'y22 min · Feb 11, 2020
- Episode 17: You Should Go To Emergency22 min · Feb 18, 2020
- Episode 18: Plategate22 min · Feb 25, 2020
- Episode 19: Canada, The Board Game22 min · Mar 3, 2020
