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TV Series • 1993

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

News Comedy
33 seasons • 579 episodes

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.

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Release date 1993-10-11
Original language EN
Status Returning Series
Popularity 5

Main Cast

Portrait of Mark Critch
Mark Critch
Portrait of Trent McClellan
Trent McClellan
Portrait of Aba Amuquandoh
Aba Amuquandoh
Portrait of Stacey McGunnigle
Stacey McGunnigle
Portrait of Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson

Seasons

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

20 episodes

1993
Poster for Season 2

Season 2

21 episodes

Poster for Season 3

Season 3

2 episodes

1995
Poster for Season 4

Season 4

17 episodes

1996
Poster for Season 5

Season 5

0 episodes

Poster for Season 6

Season 6

7 episodes

Poster for Season 7

Season 7

10 episodes

1999
Poster for Season 8

Season 8

13 episodes

2000
Poster for Season 9

Season 9

4 episodes

2002
Poster for Season 10

Season 10

21 episodes

2002
Poster for Season 11

Season 11

18 episodes

2003
Poster for Season 12

Season 12

11 episodes

2004
Poster for Season 13

Season 13

21 episodes

2005
Poster for Season 14

Season 14

20 episodes

2006
Poster for Season 15

Season 15

20 episodes

2007
Poster for Season 16

Season 16

19 episodes

2008
Poster for Season 17

Season 17

14 episodes

2009
Poster for Season 18

Season 18

12 episodes

2010
Poster for Season 19

Season 19

21 episodes

2011
Poster for Season 20

Season 20

22 episodes

2012
Poster for Season 21

Season 21

20 episodes

2013
Poster for Season 22

Season 22

21 episodes

2014
Poster for Season 23

Season 23

23 episodes

2015
Poster for Season 24

Season 24

22 episodes

Poster for Season 25

Season 25

22 episodes

2017
Poster for Season 26

Season 26

20 episodes

Poster for Season 27

Season 27

19 episodes

Poster for Season 28

Season 28

19 episodes

2020
Poster for Season 29

Season 29

24 episodes

2021
Poster for Season 30

Season 30

24 episodes

2022
Poster for Season 31

Season 31

24 episodes

2023
Poster for Season 32

Season 32

27 episodes

2024
Poster for Season 33

Season 33

22 episodes

2025