The new season streams Tuesdays at 8 PM/8:30 NT on CBC Gem and CBC TV starting September 19
THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (24x30) welcomes CHRIS WILSON to the desk as a full-time cast member following three seasons as a featured performer and writer. Wilson joins 2023 Canadian Screen Award-winning cast featuring TRENT McCLELLAN, ABA AMUQUANDOH, STACEY McGUNNIGLE, and 22 Minutes veteran MARK CRITCH.
22 MINUTES, the longest-running TV comedy series in Canadian history, returns Tuesday, September 19 at 8pm/8:30NT on CBC Gem and CBC TV for its 31st record-breaking season, continuing to push the boundaries of provocative satire; targeting politics, culture and world events with biting parodies and an unrelenting skewering of the weekly news.
A three time Canadian Comedy Award-winner, Wilson has been a fan favorite since his debut on the show as a writer and featured performer in 2020. He has continued to gain traction with audiences with his impressions of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre, and dozens of characters in sketches that send everyday life up to absurd heights.
Wilson is an alumnus of the acclaimed Second City Mainstage in Toronto, and one half of sketch comedy duo Peter N’ Chris, who have performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42 and San Francisco Sketchfest, and have created original videos for CollegeHumor. Chris was also a cast member of long-running Canadian sketch show Royal Canadian Air Farce, and wrote for several seasons of The Irrelevant Show (CBC Radio 1). He can also be seen on Run the Burbs, Hudson and Rex, Cavendish, Murdoch Mysteries, The Next Step, Gary and His Demons, and Cupcake and Dino.
22 MINUTES is filmed in front of a live audience in its studio and production facilities at the Light House Arts Centre in Halifax, where the show employs an integral and experienced crew across all production disciplines to bring the show to life every week.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is produced by IoM Media: Executive Producers Mike Allison and Michael Donovan; Producers Leslee Gill, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, and Dana Landry. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Zach Feldberg is Director of Current Production, Comedy; and Dennis Chan is Manager, Current Production.
-30-
FOLLOW THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES
Twitter: @22_minutes
TikTok: @thishourhas22minutes
Instagram: @thishourhas22minutes
Facebook: @22minutes
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/22minutes/
Media site: https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/this-hour-has-22-minutes
ABOUT IoM MEDIA
Island of Misfits (IoM) is one of North America's leading production + animation studios, with a strong focus on original, premium content development and production. Founded in 2018 by industry veteran Dana Landry, IoM is based in Halifax with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. At IoM's 3D/CG Studio, the team has produced series for many of the world's leading content creators, including The Jim Henson Company, Mattel and WildBrain. Series produced by IoM can be seen on major networks and streaming platforms including Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, CBC, and PBS Kids.
ABOUT CBC/RADIO-CANADA
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs, and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
Media Contacts:
THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES PR
Jonathan Schwartz, Unit Publicist
416-873-0096
CBC PR
Elizabeth Reid, Publicist
