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.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Season 10)
Episode 193 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2002-10-08
Episode 194 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2002-10-15
Episode 195 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2002-10-22
Episode 196 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2002-10-29
Episode 197 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2002-11-05
Episode 198 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2002-11-12
Episode 199 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2002-11-19
Episode 200 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2003-02-11
Episode 201 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2003-02-18
Episode 202 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2003-02-25
Episode 203 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2003-03-04
Overview: Segments include: - Tony Blair with yet another ultimatum to Iraq - ""The Ultimate Reality Show"" - CNN News Alert - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Changes in television - Produce Pat - The MacMillan File - The Pointy Take with Max Pointy - Nervous Rex on SUVs
Episode 204 (Episode 12)
Writer: Kristeen Von Hagen
Air date: 2003-03-11
Overview: Segments include: - Paul Martin questioned over ownership of Canada Steamship Lines - Bass MacLaren at the Nokia Brier final - ""Doctor Chicago"" - Interview with Ms. Vespa X, the girlfriend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - Patchoderm and Patchorette gum - Cher's stolen wig - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute
Episode 205 (Episode 13)
Writer: Kristeen Von Hagen
Air date: 2003-03-18
Overview: Segemnts include: - Paul Martin divesting his interest in Canada Steamship Lines - Quebec's provincial election - ""The Adventures of SeaKing"" - Babe Bennett on the liberation of men - Deborah Grey's retirement announcement - Tim MacMillan in Kuwait - ""George W.'s War""
Episode 206 (Episode 14)
Writer: Kristeen Von Hagen
Air date: 2003-03-25
Overview: Segments 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 Canada,"" ""A Canadian in America,"" and ""An American in America"" - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Cigarettes - Jerry Boyle - A Parti Québécois paid political announcement - Connie Bloor - ""That Show Sucked""
Episode 207 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2003-04-01
Overview: Segments 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 Hour Has 22 Minutes: Iraq"" - Two new board games: Weapons Inspectors and Weapons Inspectors: Canadian Edition
Episode 208 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2003-04-08
Overview: Segments include: - ""The Mezzo Sopranos"" - ""The New Littlest Hobo"" - Jean Chretien back at work after a month off - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Drinking and driving - Heritage Minute: Hungover New Year's family dinners - ""Apology to America"" - Mrs. Enid and Eulalia ambush Paul Martin - ""Doctor Chicago""
Episode 209 (Episode 17)
Episode 210 (Episode 18)
Episode 211 (Episode 19)
Episode 212 (Episode 20)
Episode 213 (Episode 21)
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