TV series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

1993 · 34 seasons

Watching feels like a brisk, joke-dense newsroom romp where sharp topical sketches keep you alert and amused.

Created by: Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
Genres: News, Comedy
Starring: Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford, Shaun Majumder

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.

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Created by: Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
Genres: News, Comedy
Starring: Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford, Shaun Majumder

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
power
corruption
identity
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: mockumentary
serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
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Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: news, comedy
Created by: Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
Written by: Chris Wilson, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Ajahnis Charley
Starring: Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford, Shaun Majumder, Geri Hall, Colin Mochrie, Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer, Mark Critch
Length: 34 seasons, 587 episodes, 22 min each
Network: CBC Television
Languages: English

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