Mary Walsh
Director
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)
Season 10
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.
Released Oct. 11, 1993
Episode 23 min
2+
Genres: Comedy, News, Talk Show
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Network: CBC Television
S10E1 - Episode 193
Oct. 8, 2002, midnight
S10E2 - Episode 194
Oct. 15, 2002, midnight
S10E3 - Episode 195
Oct. 22, 2002, midnight
S10E4 - Episode 196
Oct. 29, 2002, midnight
S10E5 - Episode 197
Nov. 5, 2002, midnight
S10E6 - Episode 198
Nov. 12, 2002, midnight
S10E7 - Episode 199
Nov. 19, 2002, midnight
S10E8 - Episode 200
Feb. 11, 2003, midnight
S10E9 - Episode 201
Feb. 18, 2003, midnight
S10E10 - Episode 202
Feb. 25, 2003, midnight
S10E11 - Episode 203
Segments include: - Tony Blair with yet another ultimatum to Iraq - ""The Ultimate Reality Show"" - CNN News Alert - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Changes in television - Produce Pat - The MacMillan File - The Pointy Take with Max Pointy - Nervous Rex on SUVs
March 4, 2003, midnight
S10E12 - Episode 204
Segments include: - Paul Martin questioned over ownership of Canada Steamship Lines - Bass MacLaren at the Nokia Brier final - ""Doctor Chicago"" - Interview with Ms. Vespa X, the girlfriend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - Patchoderm and Patchorette gum - Cher's stolen wig - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute
March 11, 2003, midnight
S10E13 - Episode 205
Segemnts include: - Paul Martin divesting his interest in Canada Steamship Lines - Quebec's provincial election - ""The Adventures of SeaKing"" - Babe Bennett on the liberation of men - Deborah Grey's retirement announcement - Tim MacMillan in Kuwait - ""George W.'s War""
March 18, 2003, midnight
S10E14 - Episode 206
Segments include: - United States releases a list of countries saying ""yes"" to war - Marg Delahunty retires from being a warrior - Three new CBC series: ""A Canadian in Canada,"" ""A Canadian in America,"" and ""An American in America"" - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Cigarettes - Jerry Boyle - A Parti Québécois paid political announcement - Connie Bloor - ""That Show Sucked""
March 25, 2003, midnight
S10E15 - Episode 207
Segments include: - Growing anti-French sentiment in the United States - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute - An interview with Mrs. Saddam Hussein - ""This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Iraq"" - Two new board games: Weapons Inspectors and Weapons Inspectors: Canadian Edition
April 1, 2003, midnight
S10E16 - Episode 208
Segments include: - ""The Mezzo Sopranos"" - ""The New Littlest Hobo"" - Jean Chretien back at work after a month off - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Drinking and driving - Heritage Minute: Hungover New Year's family dinners - ""Apology to America"" - Mrs. Enid and Eulalia ambush Paul Martin - ""Doctor Chicago""
April 8, 2003, midnight
S10E17 - Episode 209
S10E18 - Episode 210
S10E19 - Episode 211
S10E20 - Episode 212
S10E21 - Episode 213
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 880 min.
Released: Oct. 11, 1993
Last Air Date: Dec. 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: PG / 2+
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