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
0/22 watched- Episode 1: What's New?22 min · Sep 16, 2025
- Episode 2: Trump & Circumstance22 min · Sep 23, 2025
- Episode 3: Trump Alphabet22 min · Oct 7, 2025
- Episode 4: D.C. Dealing22 min · Oct 14, 2025
- Episode 5: Justin & Katy Yacht Rock22 min · Oct 21, 2025
- Episode 6: Tricks & Treats22 min · Oct 28, 2025
- Episode 7: Golden Bachelor Canada22 min · Nov 11, 2025
- Episode 8: Benefits of Membership22 min · Nov 18, 2025
- Episode 9: Quiet Piggy22 min · Nov 25, 2025
- Episode 10: Seeing Double22 min · Dec 2, 2025
- Episode 11: New Year's Eve Pregame Special45 min · Dec 31, 2025
- Episode 12: Power Play22 min · Jan 6, 2026
- Episode 13: Picture Perfect22 min · Jan 13, 2026
- Episode 14: Gig Economy Barbie22 min · Jan 20, 2026
- Episode 15: It's Not Easy Bein' Greenland22 min · Jan 27, 2026
- Episode 16: Clearing the Ice22 min · Feb 3, 2026
- Episode 17: Bondi On the Hot Seat22 min · Feb 24, 2026
- Episode 18: 22 Turns 700!22 min · Mar 3, 2026
- Episode 19: Situation Room South22 min · Mar 17, 2026
- Episode 20: Podcaster Pierre22 min · Mar 24, 2026
- Episode 21: Ms. Rachel Goes Political22 min · Mar 31, 2026
- Episode 22: Season Finale22 min · Apr 7, 2026
