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
0/24 watched- Episode 1: 30 Has Never Looked So 2222 min · Sep 13, 2022
- Episode 2: Inflation Nation22 min · Sep 20, 2022
- Episode 3: Laughter After the Storm22 min · Sep 27, 2022
- Episode 4: 22 Minutes at Glenn Gould Studio22 min · Oct 4, 2022
- Episode 5: This Special Has 30 Years22 min · Oct 11, 2022
- Episode 6: Keep It Simple22 min · Oct 18, 2022
- Episode 7: Scary Times22 min · Oct 25, 2022
- Episode 8: Soup to Nuts22 min · Nov 1, 2022
- Episode 9: Holmes Invasion22 min · Nov 8, 2022
- Episode 10: I’m Baaaaack22 min · Nov 15, 2022
- Episode 11: Baby, It's Cold Inside!22 min · Nov 22, 2022
- Episode 12: 22 IN ‘2322 min · Jan 3, 2023
- Episode 13: First Lady of Comedy22 min · Jan 10, 2023
- Episode 14: Pierre Pressure22 min · Jan 17, 2023
- Episode 15: Alcoholics Synonymous22 min · Jan 24, 2023
- Episode 16: Surviving Winter22 min · Jan 31, 2023
- Episode 17: Total Mockery22 min · Feb 7, 2023
- Episode 18: Love Wins22 min · Feb 14, 2023
- Episode 19: The Hit List22 min · Feb 21, 2023
- Episode 20: Paycheque Pizza22 min · Feb 28, 2023
- Episode 21: Tik Tok Time's Up!22 min · Mar 7, 2023
- Episode 22: Super Cheap22 min · Mar 14, 2023
- Episode 23: Winning Streak22 min · Mar 21, 2023
- Episode 24: Season Finale & Suzuki Too!22 min · Mar 28, 2023
