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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 25

September. 26,2017
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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. 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

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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. 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 25 Full Episode Guide

Episode 22 - If I Had A Million Dollars
First Aired: April. 03,2018

The Barenaked Ladies performance with Steven Page at the Junos have Canadians hoping for a reunion, and the former bandmates stop by the 22 Minutes season finale to discuss.

Episode 21 - The Truck Don't Make The Man
First Aired: March. 27,2018

Country superstar George Canyon guest-stars on this week’s 22 Minutes, reminding everyone that the truck don’t make the man. This week’s episode also looks inside the Conservatives one million dollar filibuster.

Episode 20 - Carbon Tax Enforcer
First Aired: March. 20,2018

Canadian provinces can't avoid carbon pricing plans while Catherine McKenna (Susan Kent), the Carbon Tax Enforcer is on the case. Also on this week’s new episode of 22 Minutes, becoming debt free by selling organs, and a new discount airline.

Episode 19 - NAFTA Calling
First Aired: March. 13,2018

What does a phone call between Trudeau and Trump discussing NAFTA sound like? Also, the popular HQ trivia app gets a Canadian update, and pot impairment tests.

Episode 18 - Business In The Front, Party In The Back
First Aired: March. 06,2018

A town in Australia is claiming the mullet as their own invention, and this week's new episode features archival footage proving it's a proud part of Canada's "hair"-itage. Also on 22 this week, the return of the Quinlan Quints and Mrs. Enid reviews Black Panther.

Episode 17 - Blue Jays Audition
First Aired: February. 27,2018

The new episode of 22 Minutes celebrates the unsung heroes of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and reflects on Trudeau’s trip to India, with exclusive footage from the auditions to be the next Blue Jays announcer.

Episode 16 - Snow Day
First Aired: February. 06,2018

Everyone loves a snow day, so why don’t we have an anthem to celebrate them? Introducing Canadians to an instant classic. Also features representatives from Canada’s three major political parties sitting down for a 22 Minutes Political Panel.

Episode 15 - Born to Wynne
First Aired: January. 30,2018

An exclusive look at a Kathleen Wynne (Susan Kent) meet and greet; also a rapping wrap-up of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement: You Down with TPP?

Episode 14 - Hipster Chef Meal Deal
First Aired: January. 23,2018

On the January 23 episode of 22 Minutes, Hipster Chef is back with Canada’s hottest food trend: home-delivered meal kits. This week’s episode also features 22’s Trent McLellan in Corner Brook, N.L. for Hockey Day in Canada celebrations.

Episode 13 - The Price Of Bread
First Aired: January. 16,2018

22 Minutes features Canada's newest game show: the "Loblaws $25 Supermarket Sweep." Plus exclusive footage from one man's Tim Hortons boycott, and independent Senator "Lynn Beyak" (Cathy Jones) cuts loose to tell it like it is.

Episode 11 - State Of The World (Holiday Special)
First Aired: December. 12,2017

In this one hour special 22 Minutes turns its satirical eye to how the world sees Canada, with some surprising answers. Heroes to some, villains to others, you won't ever look at Canada the same way again.

Episode 10 - Marg's Back
First Aired: December. 05,2017

22 Minutes sees the return of Marg Delahunty, Warrior Princess (Mary Walsh)! This week's episode also features Melania Trump (Susan Kent) saving Christmas, and a look at the CRA's quest to find the richest neighbourhoods in Canada.

Episode 9 - Kitchen Party
First Aired: November. 28,2017

After a WestJet flight from Toronto to St. John's was delayed, an impromptu kitchen party broke out at Pearson International Airport. 22 Minutes has exclusive footage. Has power gone to the heads of Canadian senators? Mike Duffy (Mark Critch) discusses why the Senate needs to honour...itself.

Episode 8 - Canada's Back
First Aired: November. 21,2017

This episode of 22 Minutes features exclusive footage of Shoppers Drug Mart's Marijuana Manager job interviews. Has Canada pulled a "She's All That?” on the world stage? "Chrystia Freeland" (Susan Kent) shows 22 Minutes the proof that Canada’s Back.

Episode 7 - Trudeau Travels
First Aired: November. 14,2017

On the November 14 episode of 22 Minutes, find your centre and namaste with the return of Angry Yoga. Then fly high with Mark Critch on his travels to southeast Asia with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Episode 6 - Is That Jagmeet Singh?
First Aired: November. 07,2017

Shaun Majumder talks with Environment Minister Catherine McKenna as the Canada C3 expedition culminates in Victoria. This week's episode also features a new Canadian game show: Is That Jagmeet Singh?

Episode 5 - Simpsons Trivia With Andrew Scheer
First Aired: October. 24,2017

Mark Critch talks to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in Ottawa, and Shaun Majumder asks Tom Arnold about the alleged Trump tapes in Calgary.

Episode 4 - First Wives
First Aired: October. 17,2017

Mark Critch sits down with “Melania” and “Ivana” Trump. Plus a new dystopic series “The Hand Man’s Tale,” and the Speaker of the House - the Honourable Geoff Regan - provides proper debating techniques to Trent McClellan.

Episode 3 - Alan Doyle
First Aired: October. 10,2017

Alan Doyle comes face to face with…Alan Doyle (Mark Critch). This week also features PEI Witness News, and Mrs. Enid reflects on the Sears legacy.

Episode 2 - Young Peter Mansbridge
First Aired: October. 03,2017

Young Sheldon - America's newest TV show - gets a Canadian update. Meet Young Peter Mansbridge. This week also features the Battle of Alberta: Calgary vs. Edmonton, and tips to help you cope with family during Thanksgiving.

Episode 1 - Come From Away
First Aired: September. 26,2017

On the Season 25 premiere Mark Critch joins Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a song at the Come From Away forum in St. John’s, Newfoundland. This week also features Shaun Majumder interviewing NDP Leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa, and a new adaptation of Aqua’s hit song “Barbie Girl” featuring “Catherine MacKenna.”

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