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: New Season, New Laughs22 min · Sep 19, 2023
- Episode 2: Defending Defence22 min · Sep 26, 2023
- Episode 3: Upside Down Fun22 min · Oct 3, 2023
- Episode 4: Leftovers & Laughs22 min · Oct 10, 2023
- Episode 5: Too Hot to Handle22 min · Oct 17, 2023
- Episode 6: Trick or Treat22 min · Oct 31, 2023
- Episode 7: The High Cost of Laughing22 min · Nov 7, 2023
- Episode 8: The Beatles Forever?22 min · Nov 14, 2023
- Episode 9: Check This Out.22 min · Nov 21, 2023
- Episode 10: Shooting Blanks22 min · Nov 28, 2023
- Episode 11: Humbug Holiday22 min · Dec 5, 2023
- Episode 12: New Year, New You22 min · Jan 9, 2024
- Episode 13: Moose Gone Wild22 min · Jan 16, 2024
- Episode 14: Antiquing for Groceries22 min · Jan 23, 2024
- Episode 15: Freedom Cock-ups22 min · Jan 30, 2024
- Episode 16: Dreaming Big22 min · Feb 6, 2024
- Episode 17: Snow Joke22 min · Feb 13, 2024
- Episode 18: The Hit List22 min · Feb 20, 2024
- Episode 19: Cash Cab Tax Grab22 min · Feb 27, 2024
- Episode 20: Zoning Out22 min · Mar 5, 2024
- Episode 21: Kenergy22 min · Mar 12, 2024
- Episode 2222 min · Mar 19, 2024
- Episode 23: Climate Control22 min · Mar 26, 2024
- Episode 24: Season Finale - That's a Wrap22 min · Apr 2, 2024
