Rick Mercer Report

*Rick Mercer Report*
Rick Mercer Report
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Created by	Rick Mercer; Gerald Lunz
Starring	Rick Mercer
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	4th Season
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Running time	22-23 Minutes
Original release
Network	CBC
Release	January 12th, 2004 –; Present
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Rick Mercer Report (or The Mercer Report; formerly known as Rick Mercer's Monday Report or Monday Report) is a Canadian television comedy series which airs on CBC Television and the Comedy Network. Launched in 2004 and hosted by comedian Rick Mercer, the weekly half-hour show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. The show's format is similar to Mercer's prior series, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and to Jon Stewart's The Daily Show.

The first two seasons aired on Monday nights. The show now airs Tuesday nights at 8pm.

Segments

General Format - On each program Mercer travels to a different part of Canada-- often to communities that are currently in the news-- collecting opinions, reactions, and quotes from people on the street.
Rants - Rick Mercer also does his 'streeters' rants about current issues, using the same format that he popularised on 22 Minutes.
The Front Page - Mercer uses comical bits on certain photos on famous people in the world.
Monologue - At the beginning part of each show, Mercer covers Canadian politics and comedy during a monologue. The segment is performed in front of a live audience at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Daryn Jones - Correspondent Daryn Jones goes out and checks out cool things. This segment was discontinued in Season 3.
Celebrity Tip - A Canadian celebrity gives advice to Canadians, such as Shirley Douglas demonstating how to boost a car's battery.

Some memorable moments from the series include:

Pierre Berton demonstrating how to roll a joint
A visit to 24 Sussex Drive, where Mercer carved pumpkins with Paul Martin
A modernised video showing clips of marijuana grow-ops to the tune of Ontario's Expo 67 theme song "A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow".
Going skinny dipping with Liberal Candidate Bob Rae.
Another visit to 24 Sussex Drive, where Mercer spent the night with Stephen Harper and his family