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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Created by Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer

1993–present

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.

First aired
11 Oct 1993
Episode length
22 min
Also known as
22 Minutes
Country
Canada
Language
English
Writers
Aba Amuquandoh, Ajahnis Charley, Albert Howell and 39 others
Executive producers
Jack Kellum, Mark Farrell, Michael Donovan, Tim McAuliffe
Producers
Geoff D'Eon, Jack Kellum, Jenipher Ritchie and 2 others
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 542 episodes

  • Season 4

    1996

  • Season 6

  • Season 7

    1999

  • Season 8

    2000

  • Season 9

    2002

  • Season 10

    2002

  • Season 11

    2003

  • Season 12

    2004

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