This Hour Has 22 Minutes
199334 Seasons22m episodes6.7
News, Comedy
- Runtime
- 22m episodes
- Genre
- News
- Origin
- CA
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Canada.
Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- First aired
- Oct 11, 1993
- Next episode
- S34 E7 · Oct 27, 2026
- Network
- CBC Television
Time to finish
215 hrs
587 episodes. About 31 weeks at an hour a night.
Cast
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