This Hour Has 22 Minutes

This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)

★ 6.7 22m News Comedy

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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Episodes

Next episode: S34E6 · 2026-10-13

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  1. 1 1. Episode 1932002-10-08
  2. 2 2. Episode 1942002-10-15
  3. 3 3. Episode 1952002-10-22
  4. 4 4. Episode 1962002-10-29
  5. 5 5. Episode 1972002-11-05
  6. 6 6. Episode 1982002-11-12
  7. 7 7. Episode 1992002-11-19
  8. 8 8. Episode 2002003-02-11
  9. 9 9. Episode 2012003-02-18
  10. 10 10. Episode 2022003-02-25
  11. 11 11. Episode 2032003-03-04Segments include: - Tony Blair with yet another ultimatum to Iraq - ""The Ultimate Reality Show"" - CNN News Alert - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Changes in television - Prod
  12. 12 12. Episode 2042003-03-11Segments include: - Paul Martin questioned over ownership of Canada Steamship Lines - Bass MacLaren at the Nokia Brier final - ""Doctor Chicago"" - Interview with Ms. Vespa
  13. 13 13. Episode 2052003-03-18Segemnts include: - Paul Martin divesting his interest in Canada Steamship Lines - Quebec's provincial election - ""The Adventures of SeaKing"" - Babe Bennett on the libera
  14. 14 14. Episode 2062003-03-25Segments include: - United States releases a list of countries saying ""yes"" to war - Marg Delahunty retires from being a warrior - Three new CBC series: ""A Canadian in Can
  15. 15 15. Episode 2072003-04-01Segments include: - Growing anti-French sentiment in the United States - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute - An interview with Mrs. Saddam Hussein - ""This
  16. 16 16. Episode 2082003-04-08Segments include: - ""The Mezzo Sopranos"" - ""The New Littlest Hobo"" - Jean Chretien back at work after a month off - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Drinking and driving - He
  17. 17 17. Episode 209
  18. 18 18. Episode 210
  19. 19 19. Episode 211
  20. 20 20. Episode 212
  21. 21 21. Episode 213

Cast

Mark Critch
Trent McClellan
Aba Amuquandoh
Stacey McGunnigle
Chris Wilson

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