This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 11 - Episode 9
Segments Include: Bas MacLaren interviewing former PC MP Scott Brison on his defection to the Liberals. A commercial for ""Canadians United by their Hatred of Air Canada"" A New Year's greeting from Mrs. Enid addressing our new-found fear of Carbs! Current Entertainment Access Affairs Hollywood Insiders. A music video of Saddam Husseins capture, set to a remix of Johnny Horton's ""The Battle of New Orleans"" (Absolutely hysterical!) An interview with the nanny of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's infant son ""Frontiers in Science"" covers the landing of the Mars Rover Spirit. Mike Bullard interviewing a Canadian man recently released from Libyan prison.
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
