This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 11 - Episode 16
WARNING: To India! STEPHEN HARPER SAYS ""HOW!"" Segments Include: Paul Martin's caffine addiction and erratic behavior ""Inside Media Counter-Spin"" discusses single mothers in the workplace Joe Crow on Stephen Harper's recent slip of the tongue ""Music Memoirs"" on CBC Radio-Two ""Frontiers in Science"" investigates South Korea's recent cloning of a human embryo A couple protesting the Vatican's stance on same-sex marriage by filing for a heterosexual divorce How to throw a ""Belinda Stronach Party""
About This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Title: This Hour Has 22 Minutes
First Air Date: 1993-10-11
Last Air Date: 2025-09-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 51 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 34
Total Episodes: 494
Network: CBC Television
Genres: News, Comedy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Mark Critch
Trent McClellan
Aba Amuquandoh
Stacey McGunnigle
Chris Wilson