Everything about This Hour Has 22 Minutes, eh?

Dragons' Den, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In the news: CBC renewals, cancellations

From Tod Maffin at Inside the CBC:

  • Terrorism drama among list of new CBC TV shows; Venture and Opening Night cancelled
    “Shows coming back to air include: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Test the Nation, Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister, The National (duh), Marketplace, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Rick Mercer Report, The Royal Canadian Air Farce, Dragons’ Den. Curiously absent from the list of returning shows is Intelligence, but a CBC spokesperson tells me it’s not an omen — talks with the independent producer are still continuing.”
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Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In the news: Canadian comedy ’soft’

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John Doyle of the Globe and Mail is back with his take on TV satire, like the Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and Royal Canadian Air Farce:

  •  There’s just too much love in Canadian comedy
    “The Rick Mercer Report (CBC, 8 p.m.) and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC, 8:30 p.m.) are at the core of our TV satire. Both shows can be amusing and Mercer is undoubtedly clever, but both shows are essentially soft. When they mock our politicians and other leaders and celebrities, they do it with love. They don’t mock in rage, they don’t attack and put forward skepticism about the powerful on our behalf. They cozy up, crack a few jokes and make sure that nobody actually gets hurt. There’s too much love and not enough loathing.”
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Upcoming episode: This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, April 2

From Halifax Film:

This week on 22 Minutes …

This Hour Has 22 Minutes welcomes guest Geri Hall joining audience favorites Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford and Mark Critch.

This week on 22 Minutes an interview with a Sasquatch and Gunter Wilson (Gavin Crawford) of Computer Corner invites you to join Facebook.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes airs on Tuesday, April 03 at 8:30 pm on CBC Television. www.cbc.ca/22minutes

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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Upcoming episode: This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, March 27

From Halifax Film:

This week on 22 Minutes …

This Hour Has 22 Minutes with audience favorites Cathy Jones, Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford and Mark Critch airs on Tuesday, March 27 at 8:30 pm on CBC Television.

This week on 22 Minutes Harland Colt (Gavin Crawford) and Darla (Cathy Jones) celebrate the four year anniversary of America in Iraq.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is produced by Halifax Film in association with CBC Television. www.cbc.ca/22minutes

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