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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

  • TV series
  • 1993
  • 34 seasons
  • 587 episodes

Created by Mary Walsh and Rick Mercer

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 54 votes

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Overview

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.

Roughly 215h 14m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 587 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 22 minutes.

Next episode listed by TMDB: Nov 10, 2026.

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Trailer

Play trailer: This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 15

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Series cast and crew

  • Mark Critch

    Mark Critch
    474 episodes

  • Cathy Jones

    Cathy Jones
    251 episodes

  • Gavin Crawford

    Gavin Crawford
    251 episodes

  • Shaun Majumder

    Shaun Majumder
    251 episodes

  • Geri Hall

    Geri Hall
    251 episodes

  • Mary Walsh

    Mary Walsh
    251 episodes

  • Rick Mercer

    Rick Mercer
    222 episodes

  • Trent McClellan
    210 episodes

  • Aba Amuquandoh

    Aba Amuquandoh
    130 episodes

  • Stacey McGunnigle
    130 episodes

  • Colin Mochrie

    Colin Mochrie
    43 episodes

  • Chris Wilson

    Chris Wilson
    31 episodes

  • Mark McKinney

    Mark McKinneyMark Carney
    17 episodes

  • Bella MartinSelf
    2 episodes

  • Elisha Cuthbert

    Elisha Cuthbert
    1 episode

  • Donovan Colan

    Donovan ColanSon
    1 episode

  • Ashley Dingwell

    Ashley DingwellGuest Performer
    1 episode

  • Rob Ford

    Rob FordSelf
    1 episode

Created by
Mary Walsh and Rick Mercer
Network
CBC Television

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