Poking Fun At Politics: This Hour Has 22 Minutes
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact and legacy of the satirical news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes on Canadian politics and comedy.
Before The Daily Show and other satirical news shows, there was This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Since 1993, it has picked up buckets of awards, launched comedic careers and poked fun at every Canadian politician across the map. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://canadaehx.com/shop/ Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok…
People in this episode
Host: Craig Baird
Topics covered
- satirical news
- Canadian politics
- comedy
- television history
- media influence
Keywords
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- satire
- Canadian politicians
- comedy careers
- television
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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