This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Rating: 6.7 · 1993 · News, Comedy · Canada · 32 sns

Description

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.

Information

Year

1993

Genre

News, Comedy

Country

Canada

Seasons

32

TMDB

6.7

IMDb

6.7

Director

• Jocelyn Corkum
• Allison Johnston
• Henry Sarwer-Foner
• Stephanie Joline
• Steve Wright

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 McKinney — Mark Carney
• Elisha Cuthbert
• Donovan Colan — Son
• Ashley Dingwell — Guest Performer
• Rob Ford — Self
• Alan Frew — Self

Similar

• The Daily Show (1996)
• The Colbert Report (2005)
• Conan (2010)
• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)