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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Season 3 1995
TV-G

  • 1995-11-07T01:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 25m
  • 50m (2 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Comedy, News
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is one of Canada's most popular comedies. The show's combination of sketch comedy and news parody has earned it nineteen Gemini Awards (the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy), including five for Best Comedy Series. 22 minutes is a a satrical news program akin to Jon Stewart's Daily Show. In the words of the show star Mark Critch: "It's kinda like the news, only drunk." Popular segments include: "Sports Beat" with host Chip McAllister and his new hindi co-host Raj Bhinder, "Frontier in Science" which pokes fun at science and technology magazine programs, commercial parodies, crashing of major events, and the ever popular ambushing of politicians and other public figures
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2 episodes

Season Premiere

1995-11-07T01:00:00Z

3x01 Episode 45

55%

Season Premiere

3x01 Episode 45

  • 1995-11-07T01:00:00Z — 25m

Segments include: - Spoiled referendum ballots - .6% beer - Jerry Boyle on separation - Dakey Dunn with an open letter to Lucien Bouchard - Streeter: Close Enough For Ya? - The Quinlan Quints in Montreal - The two solitudes: French and English Canada

Season Finale

1995-11-14T01:00:00Z

3x02 Episode 46

60%

Season Finale

3x02 Episode 46

  • 1995-11-14T01:00:00Z — 25m

Segments include: - Break-in at the prime minister's residence - J.B. Dickson on assignment in Ottawa - Weather from the future: November 2010 - The Right Answer - Streeter: Terror at 24 Sussex - People for the Ethical Treatment of Internet Users - ""Cooking with the Tories"" - Interview with Ernie Coombs (a.k.a. Mr. Dressup)

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