This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 23
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. Its full name is a parody of This Hour Has Seven Days, a CBC newsmagazine from the 1960s; the "22 Minutes" refers to the fact that a half-hour television program in Canada and the U.S. is typically 22 minutes long with eight minutes of commercials. Jones and Walsh had previously worked together on the sketch comedy series CODCO, on which Thomey sometimes appeared as a guest. Mercer had been a notable young writer and performer on his own, touring several successful one-man shows of comedic political commentary.
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2009This 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. Its full name is a parody of This Hour Has Seven Days, a CBC newsmagazine from the 1960s; the "22 Minutes" refers to the fact that a half-hour television program in Canada and the U.S. is typically 22 minutes long with eight minutes of commercials. Jones and Walsh had previously worked together on the sketch comedy series CODCO, on which Thomey sometimes appeared as a guest. Mercer had been a notable young writer and performer on his own, touring several successful one-man shows of comedic political commentary.
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 23 Full Episode Guide
Tonight Mark Critch speaks with Finance Minister Bill Morneau; David Suzuki turns 80; and the new iPhone is released.
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Tonight we see what the White House looks like under President Donald Trump; Trudeau is toast; and Mary Walsh shows up to interview Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
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Mark Critch reports from the State visit to Washington; we look into the new Conservative party; and we can’t help wondering: what’s up with hockey hair?
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Ottawa secrets are revealed with the closing of renowned watering hole Hy’s; and we investigate government transparency and Americans coming to Canada.
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Tonight we interview Peter Mansbridge about his alter-ego, Peter Moosebridge. We also visit Canada’s Environment Minister, Catherine McKenna, on her home turf, and glean some US political wisdom from comedian Rich Little.
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In our Best of Music Videos episode, we pull out all the musical stops with highlights including Get Duffy, Sexy Climate Change and Fresh Prince of Rideau.
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This episode features The Best of Justin Trudeau in sketches and interviews, including highlights in a barbershop, boxing ring and on a tour bus.
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A sneak peek at the Anne of Green Gables series, inspired by the book and from a writer of Breaking Bad – let’s just say it’s got a modern twist – and the NBA half-time show gets an infusion of Cirque du Soleil.
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Mark Critch and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi talk pipelines; and Shaun Majumder goes to Iowa for a look at the American presidential race.
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Mrs. Enid is surprisingly popular on The Bachelor; Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau records her first album, Wrong Place; and the Newfoundland Cowboy rights a historic wrong.
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Mark Critch interviews Kevin O’Leary about his political intentions;Shaun Majumder tells us what the numeric gods have to say about Justin Trudeau's future; and the depressed loonie gets its turn on the therapist’s couch.
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Shaun Majumder travels to the world's most northern, inhabited community; we check out a new game called Boot to the Junk; and discover a hot new invention: careless drivers.
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Tonight we revisit our favourite sketches from this season so far! With cast members Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Shaun Majumder, and Susan Kent.
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes revisits the show's best sketches of 2015, while cast members Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Shaun Majumder, and Susan Kent offer their own unique countdown to midnight.
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22 Minutes takes on the Holidays in this one-hour comedy special. With contributions from every province and territory, The 22 Minutes Holiday Special is one giant holiday party for Canadians. Meet the Heroes of the Holidays and find out why there was No Room at the Inn. What better answer for the stresses of the holidays than spending an hour with 22 Minutes?
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Mark Critch shows new Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan the Parliamentary ropes; and we check in with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May from the Climate Conference in Paris.
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Tonight on 22 Minutes, we touch base with new cabinet minister Scott Brison on how the Trudeau government is doing so far; and offer a glimpse into the Mike Duffy trial.
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Tonight on 22 Minutes, it’s the return of the Hipster Chef; plus we offer up a musical ode to Trudeau’s Sunny Ways.
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We witness the return of Thomas Mulcair; check in with perennial interim leader Bob Rae; and investigate what’s next for the Marijuana Party.
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Tonight on 22 Minutes, we've got all of the election fall-out you can handle; plus the Settlers of Catanada look for deals in wheat, oil and wood.
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Tonight, 22 Minutes offers up its election results special - who won, who lost, and who are we laughing at?!
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Tonight on 22 Minutes, the leaders duke it out in our national election debate; and getting schooled by Canada's Nobel Prize winner.
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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair squares off with…himself, and a truck-lovin’ man finds a new kind of romance.
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