Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- ~22 min/episode
- Length
- 34 seasons · 580 episodes
- Status
- Returning
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
The story
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.
The bill
- Colin Mochrie
- Mary Walsh
- Rick Mercer
- Mark Critch
- Trent McClellan
- Aba Amuquandoh
- Stacey McGunnigle
- Chris Wilson
- Elisha Cuthbert
- Donovan Colan
- Ashley Dingwell
- Directed
- Steve Wright, Henry Sarwer-Foner, Koumbie, Allison Johnston, Jocelyn Corkum, Stephanie Joline
- Created
- Rick Mercer, Mary Walsh
- Written
- Edward Kay, Allana Reoch, Chris Finn, Geri Hall, Gary Pearson, Carolyn Taylor & 36 more
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 53 ratings
- Network & studio
- CBC Television
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