TV series
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.
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes premiered October 11, 1993. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Episode 1
Geri Hall gets up close and personal with "Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" about why baby boomers are having more sex. Mark Critch and Gavin Crawford go door-to-door conducting a Conservative Party version of the census.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 2
Mark Critch helps the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams resolve his conflict with Quebec. Mrs. Enid (Cathy Jones) gets nasty about her fellow seniors.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 3
Geri Hall and NDP Leader, Jack Layton prepare John Baird's chocolate chip cookies and Stephen Harper's salsa, using a cookbook with Conservative Party recipes. Teen Correspondent, Mark Jackson (Gavin Crawford) speaks with David Suzuki about why the Conservative government doesn't think science is important.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 4
This week on 22 Minutes, Mark Critch is in Reykjavik, Iceland to celebrate John Lennon's 70th birthday with Yoko Ono. And Geri Hall consults with a higher power to see why the Leafs suck.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 5
Mark Critch speaks with Canada's leaders on the 22 Minutes Red Carpet at the National Press Gallery Dinner on Parliament Hill. And, Gordon Pinsent reads his favourite quotes from Justin Bieber's new memoirs.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 6
Mark Critch uses a translator to speak to Bloc Québécois Leader, Gilles Duceppe. Teen Correspondent, Mark Jackson (Gavin Crawford) tours the tar sands in a helicopter.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 7
Mark Critch competes with Justin Trudeau to grow a moustache for the 'Movember Fundraiser'. And 22 Minutes, Correspondent Mary Walsh ambushes Tea Party Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell at her polling station in Wilmington, Delaware.
Where to watch This Hour Has 22 MinutesEpisode 8
Correspendent Albert Howell reports from the red carpet at the 25th annual Gemini Awards. And Dog the Bounty Hunter (Mark Critch) and his wife Beth (Cathy Jones) talk about the Randy Quaid situation.
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Cathy Jones
Gavin Crawford
Shaun Majumder
Geri Hall
Colin Mochrie
Mary Walsh
Rick Mercer
Mark Critch
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