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.
Title | This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 12 |
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Alternative Titles | 22 Minutes |
First Air Date | 2009-09-28 |
Last Air Date | 2024-04-02 |
Number of Episodes | 466 |
Number of Seasons | 32 |
Genres | News, Comedy, |
Networks | CBC Television, |
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Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 1 September 24, 2004 September 24, 2004
2004-09-24This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 2 12-2 12-2
2004-10-01This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 3 12-3 12-3
2004-10-08This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 4 12-4 12-4
2004-10-15This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 5 12-5 12-5
2004-10-22This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 6 12-6 12-6
2004-10-29This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 7 12-7 12-7
2004-11-05This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 8 12-8 12-8
2004-11-12This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 9 12-9 12-9
2004-11-19This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 10 12-10 12-10
2004-11-26This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 12 :Episode 11 12-11 12-11
2004-12-03This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election,...