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: What Happened While We Were Gone22 min · Oct 6, 2020
- Episode 2: Second Wave22 min · Oct 13, 2020
- Episode 3: Sober October22 min · Oct 20, 2020
- Episode 4: Tricks, No Treats22 min · Oct 27, 2020
- Episode 5: The 2020 Blues22 min · Nov 10, 2020
- Episode 6: Aftermath22 min · Nov 17, 2020
- Episode 7: 190 Percent22 min · Nov 24, 2020
- Episode 8: A COVID Christmas22 min · Dec 1, 2020
- Episode 9: Middle Finger Salute22 min · Jan 5, 2021
- Episode 10: Unnecessary Travel22 min · Jan 12, 2021
- Episode 11: Essential Spoils22 min · Jan 19, 2021
- Episode 12: New Era22 min · Jan 26, 2021
- Episode 13: Claiming Ownership22 min · Feb 2, 2021
- Episode 14: Love Is In The Air22 min · Feb 9, 2021
- Episode 15: Reframing & Reopening22 min · Feb 16, 2021
- Episode 16: Focus, Canada22 min · Feb 23, 2021
- Episode 17: Party Down22 min · Mar 2, 2021
- Episode 18: Roll-Out Realities22 min · Mar 9, 2021
- Episode 19: Lockdowniversary22 min · Mar 16, 2021
