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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

TV series / 1993

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Episode directors Jocelyn CorkumAllison JohnstonHenry Sarwer-FonerStephanie Joline

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Steve WrightKoumbie

NewsComedy

★ 6.7/10Audience rating

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 …

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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.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1993 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 11, 1993

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Season 2 Season 2 21 episodes Season details

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Season 3 Season 3 1995 · 2 episodes Season details

Nov. 6, 1995

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Season 4 Season 4 1996 · 17 episodes Season details

Sept. 30, 1996

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Season 5 Season 5 0 episodes Season details

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Season 6 Season 6 7 episodes Season details

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Season 7 Season 7 1999 · 10 episodes Season details

Oct. 11, 1999

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Season 8 Season 8 2000 · 13 episodes Season details

Oct. 16, 2000

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Season 9 Season 9 2002 · 4 episodes Season details

March 22, 2002

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Season 10 Season 10 2002 · 21 episodes Season details

Oct. 8, 2002

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Season 11 Season 11 2003 · 18 episodes Season details

Oct. 10, 2003

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Season 12 Season 12 2004 · 11 episodes Season details

Sept. 24, 2004

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Season 13 Season 13 2005 · 21 episodes Season details

Oct. 28, 2005

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Season 14 Season 14 2006 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 3, 2006

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Season 15 Season 15 2007 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 2, 2007

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Season 16 Season 16 2008 · 19 episodes Season details

Sept. 30, 2008

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Season 17 Season 17 2009 · 14 episodes Season details

Sept. 28, 2009

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Season 18 Season 18 2010 · 12 episodes Season details

Sept. 21, 2010

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Season 19 Season 19 2011 · 21 episodes Season details

Sept. 13, 2011

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Season 20 Season 20 2012 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 18, 2012

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Season 21 Season 21 2013 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 8, 2013

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Season 22 Season 22 2014 · 21 episodes Season details

Oct. 7, 2014

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Season 23 Season 23 2015 · 23 episodes Season details

Oct. 6, 2015

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Season 24 Season 24 22 episodes Season details

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Season 25 Season 25 2017 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 26, 2017

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Season 26 Season 26 20 episodes Season details

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Season 27 Season 27 19 episodes Season details

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Season 28 Season 28 2020 · 19 episodes Season details

Oct. 6, 2020

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Season 29 Season 29 2021 · 24 episodes Season details

Sept. 14, 2021

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Season 30 Season 30 2022 · 24 episodes Season details

Sept. 13, 2022

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Season 31 Season 31 2023 · 24 episodes Season details

Sept. 19, 2023

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Season 32 Season 32 2024 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 17, 2024

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Season 33 Season 33 2025 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 16, 2025

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Season 34 Season 34 2026 · 6 episodes Season details

Sept. 8, 2026

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Special episodes

Specials 1997 · 14 episodes Season details

Jan. 1, 1997

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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

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Mark McKinneyMark Carney Bella MartinSelf Elisha Cuthbert Donovan ColanSon Ashley DingwellGuest Performer Rob FordSelf Alan FrewSelf

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