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 20)
September 18, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-09-18
Overview: Join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun wtih guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey.
September 25, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-09-25
Overview: Storage Wars Toronto discovers 'priceless' impacts from the NHL Lockout, guests of the Last Supper have an unexpected interruption, a naked Duchess Kate (Susan Kent) reveals her thoughts on royal privacy, PEI Witness News searches for seats at the NDP convention, and Mayor Rob Ford (Mark Critch) announces his new reality show "Robbie Boo Boo".
October 2, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-10-02
Overview: Mary Walsh returns as one of her beloved characters to weigh-in on the Rona Ambrose controversy; Rex Murphy (Mark Critch) gets worked up about Justin Trudeau's Liberal leadership intentions; suspicion sprouts over effects of genetically modified grains; 22 Minutes travels to Ottawa to recruit Lisa Raitt, the federal Minister of Labour, to facilitate an end to the NHL lockout.
October 9, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-10-09
Overview: Canadian acting icon, William Shatner, shares public speaking tips for Justin Trudeau and we give Justin Trudeau's Liberal leadership speech is given a auto-tune remix.
October 16, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-10-16
Overview: Liberal leadership hopeful, Justin Trudeau drops by the 22 Minutes studio, Raj Binder presents an explosive investigative report into photo-bombing; and, Apple's CEO reveals the company's newest product iPad-Mini, or was that the iPad-Maxi?
October 30, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-10-30
Overview: Mark Critch battles the REAL Barry Weiss (Storage Wars star) over a storage unit stuffed with Canadian content; 22 Minutes travels to Victoria to drill into the Northern Gateway Pipeline protest; the hit movie "Paranormal Activity" gets a Canadian-style remake perfect for the faint of heart with the release of "Normal Activity"; and a job posting for the new Ontario Premier is announced.
November 6, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-11-06
Overview: America Votes, Canada Watches - Don Cherry (Mark Critch) gives 110% with his game-day commentary of Republicans versus Democrats; an all-star 22 Minutes political panel, featuring Mrs Enid, Housewive's Agnes and Raj Binder, predicts the results.
November 13, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-11-13
Overview: Jian Ghomeshi appears on 22 Minutes as guest host; famous illusionist, David Blaine (Shaun Majumder) makes magic happen at Tim Horton's; Mark Critch shares a laugh with MPs Bob Rae, Thomas Mulcair, Tony Clement and Lisa Raitt at the annual Parliamentary Press Dinner in Ottawa; Movember gets a musical tribute by several well-known Canadian songsters.
November 27, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-11-27
Overview: 22 Minutes catches Bond fever when a real 007 (George Lazenby from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) turns up from retirement to guest in 22 Minutes Bond film remake. Also this week, the Grey Cup winners get ambushed in their locker room and the NHL hockey lockout gets some much-needed play.
December 4, 2012 0.0
Air date: 2012-12-04
Overview: 22 Minutes travels to Ontario to participate in Don Cherry's new walking tour of Kingston; Mark Garneau launches his bid for the Liberal leadership; Mrs Enid plans some doomsday hankypanky in response to the Mayan calendar prediction; and, just in time for Christmas, the Boyfriend Body Pillow gets a passionate consumer test drive.
Holiday Special 0.0
Air date: 2012-12-11
Overview: Join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun wtih guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey.
January 15, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-01-15
January 22, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-01-22
Overview: Hockey is back and Commander Hadfield 'sings' about it with help from 22 Minutes; News of Cirque du Soleil performer layoffs finds them matched to surprising new job opportunities, Mark Critch goes to Washington for Obama's coronation, and Susan Kent reports from the red carpet at the Liberal Leadership Debate in Vancouver.
January 29, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-01-29
Overview: News of declining sales at Hooters is forcing the restaurant chain to rebrand to attract a broader clientele; 22 Minutes is with Tony Clement for the opening of parliament; A new drama from PBS combines British period drama with British entertainers The Beatles in "Downton Abbey Road".
February 5, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-02-05
Overview: Outgoing liberal leader, Bob Rae, receives comic tribute; former Blue Jay, Jose Canseco, shares details of his Toronto mayoral bid; and, Canada offers a potential contender for Pope.
February 19, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-02-19
Overview: Outgoing liberal leader, Bob Rae, receives comic tribute; former Blue Jay, Jose Canseco, shares details of his Toronto mayoral bid; and, Canada offers a potential contender for Pope.
February 26, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-02-26
Overview: The Vinyl Cafe's Stuart McLean takes on Nickelback and Hockey Night in Canada and real housewife Mary Zilba drops in on her not-so-glamorous cousin. Raj Binder dreams and schemes of becoming a Juno contender and the recent demise of the penny perplexes an average Canadian.
March 5, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-03-05
Overview: Murdoch Mysteries' Yannick Bisson joins the 22 cast as guest host, Mark Critch rrrrrrolls up the rim directly from the Tim Horton's Ontario coffee roastery, and Shaun Majumder reports from inside the red carpet at the new Canadian Screen Awards.
March 12, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-03-12
Overview: Mark Critch hits it out of the park at the Blue Jays spring training camp; surprise home visits by EI auditors inspire a new Canadian reality show PEI-EI-PIs; and, Commander Hadfield (Mark Critch) discovers the consequences of tweeting and singing from space.
March 19, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-03-19
Overview: 22 Minutes reacts to the new federal budget, makes a housecall to Thomas Mulcair at Stornoway, and enlists the help of "Captain 22" for a report from the Toronto comicbook convention.
March 26, 2013 0.0
Air date: 2013-03-26
Overview: Bob Rae sings his goodbyes, Don Cherry refuses to have his kisses denied and we predict the summer news in the 22 Minutes season finale.
April 2, 2013 0.0
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