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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.
Episode 24 : Season Finale & Suzuki Too!
March. 28,2023
Another year in the can! 22 Minutes wraps its historic 30th season with lots of laughs, and a special appearance by David Suzuki. Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan, Stacey McGunnigle, and featuring Chris Wilson.
Episode 23 : Winning Streak
March. 21,2023
Wonder drugs, a Juno streaker, Pierre Poilievre, and the Prime Minister! On an all-new episode of 22 Minutes, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan, Stacey McGunnigle, and featuring Chris Wilson.
Episode 22 : Super Cheap
March. 14,2023
On an all-new episode of 22 Minutes, Aba gets Super Cheap with Super Freaky Girl, and Mark’s Sir Elton is a royal pain. Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan, and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 21 : Tik Tok Time's Up!
March. 07,2023
The Tik Tok dance party’s over for Canada’s political leaders on an all-new episode of 22 Minutes. Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan, and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 20 : Paycheque Pizza
February. 28,2023
Hungry? 22 Minutes delivers Poilievre’s paycheque pizza in an all-new episode. Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan, and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 19 : The Hit List
February. 21,2023
22 Minutes revisits the hits on a special edition full of fan favorites and best viral sketches.
Episode 18 : Love Wins
February. 14,2023
It’s Valentine’s Day! Who doesn’t love a brand new episode of 22 Minutes! Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle, and special guest Nadine Bhaba.
Episode 17 : Total Mockery
February. 07,2023
Special guests Colin Mochrie and CBC’s Ian Hanomansing join 22 Minutes 30th anniversary season in an all-new episode starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle, and featuring Chris Wilson.
Episode 16 : Surviving Winter
January. 31,2023
You’ve made it through COVID, now can you get enough votes to stay on the island? 22 Minutes takes on the pandemic and Survivor on an all-new episode, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle, and featuring Chris Wilson.
Episode 15 : Alcoholics Synonymous
January. 24,2023
The cost of living continues to rise, and the number of recommended drinks is down. What’s wrong with this picture? Find out on an all-new episode of 22 Minutes, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle, and featuring Chris Wilson.
Episode 14 : Pierre Pressure
January. 17,2023
Poilievre’s personality gets put to the test as the subject of a focus group on an all-new episode of 22 Minutes. Starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle, and featured performer Chris Wilson.
Episode 13 : First Lady of Comedy
January. 10,2023
On an all-new episode, Michelle Obama is standing strong… and standing up! Season 30 continues with stars Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 12 : 22 IN ‘23
January. 03,2023
New year, new laughs! 22 Minutes takes on 2023 with an all-new episode, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 11 : Baby, It's Cold Inside!
November. 22,2022
If the heating bill’s too high, cuddle up with the one you love for an all new episode of 22 Minutes.
Episode 10 : I’m Baaaaack
November. 15,2022
The possibility of a Trump return has Mark Critch all wigged-out on an all new episode of 22 Minutes.
Episode 9 : Holmes Invasion
November. 08,2022
22 Minutes is rocking the foundations on an all-new episode, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 8 : Soup to Nuts
November. 01,2022
Tune in for some souped-up laughs when climate change protesters show up on an all- new episode of 22 Minutes.
Episode 7 : Scary Times
October. 25,2022
Hallowe’en? The world is scary enough these days! Scream with laughter at an all-new episode of 22 Minutes.
Episode 6 : Keep It Simple
October. 18,2022
All this talk about plain language has everyone confused! 22 Minutes “tells it like it is” in an all-new episode, starring Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle.
Episode 5 : This Special Has 30 Years
October. 11,2022
A must-see retrospective episode that looks back at 22 Minutes' history while exploring what has made the show such a groundbreaking cultural force over its 30 seasons, featuring interviews with cast, creatives, and collaborators including Rick Mercer, Mary Walsh and Peter Mansbridge.
Episode 4 : 22 Minutes at Glenn Gould Studio
October. 04,2022
22 Minutes stars Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Trent McClellan and Stacey McGunnigle in a special all-new episode filmed before a live studio audience at Toronto’s legendary Glenn Gould Studio.
Episode 3 : Laughter After the Storm
September. 27,2022
Mark Critch returns in an all-new episode of 22 Minutes with Trent McClellan, guest stars Susan Kent, and Chris Wilson on the desk.
Episode 2 : Inflation Nation
September. 20,2022
The cost of living is up, but the laughs are still free on Canada’s longest-running TV comedy series!
Episode 1 : 30 Has Never Looked So 22
September. 13,2022
Canada’s longest-running TV comedy series is back, celebrating 30 years of political satire, and an unrelenting skewering of the weekly news. Don’t miss the season premiere!
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