This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 11 - Episode 5
Warning! To Canadians in Foreign Jails: You'll be freed... Once Everbody gets back from the Irving Lodge! Segments Include: Chretien's going-away party thrown by his MPs A look at the life of a Parliament Hill ""Ethics Hotline"" telephone operator A parody of a bank's commercial, outlining the dangers associated with estate planning Babe Bennett on what Paul Martin's election means for Canada ""Inside Media Counter Spin"" host Heather Coulter defends the show against accuations it's middle-east coverage is biased against Israel. The ridicule endured by Canada's smallest visible minority (Liberal Sheila Copps delegates) ""Frontiers in Science"" looks at the effect of solar flares on earth's communications systems 1st ever ""All-Arab lottery""
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
