This Hour Has 22 Minutes

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

This skit-filled Canadian comedy show pokes fun at the Canadian government and other national happenings.

Genre: ComedyNewsTalk-Show

Cast:Mark CritchCathy JonesShaun MajumderGavin CrawfordTrent McClellanGeri HallAba AmuquandohStacey McGunnigleGreg ThomeySusan KentChris WilsonMary WalshNathan FielderRick MercerAbdul ButtStan CarewNadine BhabhaMeredith MacNeill


1Season 27

S27.E1 ∙ Episode #27.1

Mon, Sep 16, 2019

Analysis of the upcoming 2019 Canadian federal election.

2Season 27

S27.E2 ∙ Episode #27.2

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's black face scandal. Jagmeet Singh is interviewed.

3Season 27

S27.E3 ∙ Episode #27.3

Mon, Sep 30, 2019

With climate strikes happening all over world, 22 Minutes examines environment. Plus.

4Season 27

S27.E4 ∙ Episode #27.4

Mon, Oct 7, 2019

Mark covers the 2019 federal leaders' election debate, Mrs. Enid "interviews" Justin Trudeau, Mark interviews Andrew Scheer, Trump faces whistleblower's accusations, Susan interviews "Elizabeth May" and Trent stars in Canadian Hamilton.

5Season 27

S27.E5 ∙ Episode #27.5

Mon, Oct 14, 2019

Mark and Cathy try defusing the political ticking bomb that is the 2019 election, Trent runs as independent, Mark interviews a pollster, Andrew Scheer goes Trumpian, Trudeau sells his costumes. Also, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) election spoof.

6Season 27

S27.E6 ∙ Episode #27.6

Mon, Oct 21, 2019

2019 Canadian federal election results are in, Ed the Sock interviews voters, Mark finds a drinking buddy, Trent covers Madonna's Vogue, the Conservatives have a new scandal, and Susan welcomes "Margaret Atwood."

7Season 27

S27.E7 ∙ Episode #27.7

Mon, Oct 28, 2019

Mark explains #wexit and what the breakup of Canada would look like, Ed the Sock hits the streets to ask people about it, Maxime Bernier stars in Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Carrie (1976) finds love, and deer birth control is a thing.

8Season 27

S27.E8 ∙ Episode #27.8

Mon, Nov 4, 2019

Green Party leader Elizabeth May explains to Mark why she's quitting; the politicians who lost the election return to school to learn new skills; you can never buy too many poppies for Remembrance Day - literally; Conservative MP Peter MacKay wants Andrew Scheer's job; Canadian tools promoter can't quit his ex; Celine Dion handles an eccentric interviewer; Alberta PM Jason Kenney threatens Trudeau with Wexit over oil; confused white voters can hire a black acquaintance to clear some things up; Trent interviews the Anne of Green Gables ballet adaptation's "prima ballerina."

9Season 27

S27.E9 ∙ Episode #27.9

Mon, Nov 11, 2019

With election behind us, Canada's MPs think about getting back to work. 22 Minutes checks in.

10Season 27

S27.E10 ∙ Episode #27.10

Mon, Nov 18, 2019

Justin Trudeau talks to opposition leaders, Mark chats with NDP's Jagmeet Singh about that, Quebec and Alberta fight over energy policy, Olympic ice skaters Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue train Mark, the winter is here - so deal with it, new drinks have "punny" names, "Trump" invites Alberta to join the U.S., a woman turns forty, "Neil Young" sings about how he failed to become a U.S. citizen because of his love for pot, and the show Heartland (2007) starts its 13th season.

11Season 27

S27.E11 ∙ Episode #27.11

Mon, Jan 6, 2020

The funniest, most liked, and most talked-about pieces so far from Season 27 in one convenient special.

12Season 27

S27.E12 ∙ Episode #27.12

Mon, Jan 13, 2020

A new year is underway and outlook is already bleak. 22 Minutes catches up on some of stories making headlines in Canada and around world.

13Season 27

S27.E13 ∙ Episode #27.13

Mon, Jan 20, 2020

The Royals are coming, tips for 2020 winter blast, history of beer league curling explored, and curse of Oak Island continues.

14Season 27

S27.E14 ∙ Episode #27.14

Mon, Jan 27, 2020

Peter MacKay runs for Conservative leadership, Newfoundlanders love the army for shoveling their snow, Mark and CNN Royal Commentator Victoria Arbiter discuss Megxit, Doug Ford takes on teachers, $5 note gets a facelift, Super Bowl begins.

15Season 27

S27.E15 ∙ Episode #27.15

Mon, Feb 3, 2020

The Conservative Party experiments with supporting the gay community, 22 Minutes reporter visits the Democratic Iowa caucus, Brexit vs the EU nationals in the UK, the first man who made basketball look good, Trump's Middle East peace plan.

16Season 27

S27.E16 ∙ Episode #27.16

Mon, Feb 10, 2020

A Newfoundland twist to most popular songs in world right; an interview with Speaker of House Anthony Rota and latest news from Parliament Hill.

17Season 27

S27.E17 ∙ Episode #27.17

Mon, Feb 17, 2020

With hospitals across country facing temporary closures, 22 Minutes brings to life a new medical drama speaks to heart of matter.

18Season 27

S27.E18 ∙ Episode #27.18

Mon, Feb 24, 2020

The Wet'suwet'en pipeline protest, Nevada Democratic caucus, CGI short about Trump and Melania, having a lizard girlfriend, Ontario's controversial glowing plates, Mark's ventriloquist dummy responds to the conservatives' attack on CBC.

19Season 27

S27.E19 ∙ Episode #27.19

Mon, Mar 2, 2020

With a country as large as Canada, sometimes it seems everyone is playing by their own rules.