This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 11 - Episode 17
WARNING: To Leafs Fans! CURLING IS NOW OUR NATIONAL GAME! Segments include: Coverage of the Conservative french language debate Reaction to Sheila Copps' riding nomination defeat ""22 Minutes Time Capsule"" investigates the baby boom ""Heritage Moment"" - getting suckered into believing in the Leafs every fall, only to have them tank in the spring. Babe Bennett on Martha Stewart's insider trading conviction ""Sports Beat"" - Chip McAllister apologizes to Raj Bhindar for his behaviour during his latest perscription drug abuse relapse. ""That Show Sucked""
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
