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	Rick Mercer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of Mercer's trademark comedy routines on 22 Minutes was "Talking to Americans" in which he would travel to major American cities and conduct on-the-street interviews with average Americans regarding Canadian politics, the weather, etc., often with hilarious results as the subject's ignorance about Canada was illustrated.
		Mercer holds honorary degrees from Laurentian University in Greater Sudbury and Memorial University of Newfoundland in St.
		Rick Mercer received a honorary high school diploma for his outstanding efforts and determination from Landmark East School in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rick_Mercer (1451 words)

	Popjournalism.ca - Inside the Mind of Rick Mercer
		Right now, Mercer is not in his office and it looks like he never is. His Spartan home base holds a simple desk with a few accessories and two basic bookshelves on opposite walls.
		Fortunately, Mercer and his crew successfully fought off international reporters for their chance to go face-to-face with the future president during the 2000 presidential primaries in Michigan.
		Mercer was born and raised in Middle Cove, a small community of fewer than 2,000 people located along the Atlantic coastline, just northeast of St. John's.
	www.popjournalism.ca /pop/features/2003-2004/00099rickmercer.shtml (2755 words)

	Rick Mercer – silent for a reason? - cbcwatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Rick Mercer’s biggest CBC hit ">Talking to Americans is premised on two factors that most Canadians continue to assume are true.
		Mercer, in the absence of factual support for this smug attitude is just another CBC reporter on the street with a microphone being a dick.
		Mercer’s meddling with the previous election and his itching to do the same this time is really just another story of a CBC lefty wanting to propagandize against the right for fun and government subsidized profit.
	www.cbcwatch.ca /?q=node/view/224 (465 words)

	Star-tv.com \| The Entertainment Information Station
		Mercer is best known as a cast member of the satirical political comedy, "This Hour Has 22 Minutes." After eight years, Mercer left the show to pursue his own projects: "I just felt it was time to move on," he says. "I was repeating myself.
		Mercer is currently a writer and a performer on his own sitcom called "Made In Canada," which is now in it's fifth season. In addition to his successful career in television, Mercer is the author of the best-selling book, "Streeters," published in 1998, which reached #1 on the Globe and Mail's national best-seller list.
		Mercer is the recipient of the prestigious Sir Peter Ustinov Award, presented to him at the 2003 Banff Television Festival. He joins the roster of past recipients including the late John Candy, Barry Humphries, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman, Kelsey Grammer and John Cleese.
	www.star-tv.com /vault/bio.asp?artist=827 (196 words)

	Rick Mercer Speaker Profile at The Lavin Agency
		Now you understand why Rick Mercer has become "Canada's Unofficial Opposition." He understands what amuses, delights, and occasionally enrages Canadians about our politicians, our media elite and our great neighbour to the south, and has the comedic skills and satirical sensibility to translate that into some of the funniest television on the planet.
		Rick Mercer is without a doubt one of this country's most highly respected writer/actors, having garnered many awards and accolades since he burst on to the stage at the National Arts Centre in 1990.
		Nowhere is that better illustrated than in his historic one-hour CBC special, Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans, which attracted 2.7 million viewers across Canada, making it the highest rated comedy special in the history of Canadian television.
	www.thelavinagency.com /canada/rickmercer.html (472 words)

	Rick Mercer Photos - Rick Mercer News - Rick Mercer Information
		Rick Mercer is working for the CBC on his self-titled show, the Rick Mercer Report.
		Rick was contracted to advertise the one-ton challenge for the Government of Canada in 2004.
		Rick: When we did this, we were doing this to determine what the market value of the Liberal leadership is and raise beer money.
	www.tv.com /rick-mercer/person/92014/summary.html (529 words)

	Campus News: Rick Mercer Report Featured OVC
		Comedian and political satirist Rick Mercer took viewers behind the scenes of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in this week's installment of the Rick Mercer Report, The segment also featured festivities at College Royal.
		Mercer was in Guelph March 19 for College Royal and visited OVC and the Ponsonby research station March 20, where he learned to examine a pregnant dairy cow and how to âtipâ a sheep.
		The Rick Mercer Report, a half-hour comedy show, has a format that is similar to Mercerâs prior series, This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
	www.uoguelph.ca /mediarel/2006/03/tonights_rick_m_1.html (131 words)

	cbc.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Rick Mercer lives and writes in St. John's, Newfoundland.
		Rick's first one-man show premiered at the National Arts Centre in October 1991 and quickly became a national comedy hit.
		Mercer's second one-man show I've Killed Before; I'll Kill Again premiered at the National Arts Centre in the spring of 1992.
	www.cbc.ca /onair/personalities/22minutes/mercer.html (231 words)

	Campus News: Rick Mercer Coming to College Royal, OVC
		Comedian and satirical political commentator Rick Mercer will be at College Royal Sunday filming for his show the Rick Mercer Report.
		Mercer plans to attend events such as the square dance competition, tractor pull, logging contest, dog show and teddy bear surgery.
		In addition, Mercer will spend Monday at the Ontario Veterinary College, touring and filming at the college and teaching hospital.
	www.uoguelph.ca /mediarel/2006/03/rick_mercer_com.html (122 words)

	This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Rick Mercer started an on-line petition to force the leader of the Alliance Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris.
		Rick Mercer was the core of "This Hour..." Not to see a show go by without watching him talk to the Quinlin Quints, his fl and white rendition on the government follies, him going down to the states to go "Talking to Americans" or his 22 minutes town hall poll...
		This is a hilarious show, but having Rick Mercer leave kind of ruined it for me. Colin Mochrie is funny, but he really doesn't seem to fit in to the show.
	www.jumptheshark.com /t/thishourhas22minutes.htm (2651 words)

	'Rick Mercer Report' performs ratings heroics for CBC-TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		(CP) - Rick Mercer is still giddy about his "sleepover" at 24 Sussex Drive, in reality a couple of hours at the prime ministerial residence hanging out with Stephen Harper and his children.
		The show earned "The Rick Mercer Report" its second-highest ratings in its three-year existence, drawing close to a million viewers on Halloween night.
		Mercer is sanguine, and points out he's an entertainer, not a journalist.
	www.topix.net /content/cp/0843997086369413942202708465952010524831 (1010 words)

	Rick Mercer named new 'Minister' host
		And having Rick Mercer as host guarantees the whole process will be engaging, provocative and entertaining.
		The addition of Mercer to the series, which focuses on contestants' ideas about running the nation, is not a major change for the comedian.
		Mercer often interviewed Canadian politicians on his talk show, The Rick Mercer Show.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Entertainment/20061117/510676.html (141 words)

	Rick Mercer Report: January 23, 2006 Recap - TV.com
		Rick goes on tour with the Liberal party plane in Saskatoon.
		Rick goes on tour with the Conservative bus.
		Rick: When Harper speaks, he sends his aides into the audience to find the best looking girls, and then he brings them backstage and asks them to save themselves for marriage.
	tv.com /rick-mercer-report/january-23-2006/episode/585361/recap.html (524 words)

	Rick Mercer Report: April 18, 2006 - TV.com
		Rick tries to take Jann Arden bull riding with very interesting results and Rick wraps up this season until the fall.
		Rick: To some [politicians] success is treating the electorate like a bunch of dummies and then getting away with it.
		Rick: What do you mean, give the horse...
	www.tv.com /rick-mercers-monday-report/april-18-2006/episode/631927/summary.html (185 words)

	Amazon.ca: Made in Canada: Season One: DVD: Rick Mercer,Peter Keleghan,Leah Pinsent,Dan Lett,Jackie Torrens,Janet ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In an attempt to climb his way to the top of the corporate ladder, Richard, along with fellow employees Victor and Veronica (Dan Lett and Leah Pinsent) participate in backstabbing, sabotage, and of course, a series of office affairs that are sure to leave you laughing out loud.
		Rick Mercer is a comedic genius who has created an incredibly evil and devious character.
		I've always been a fan of Rick Mercer's intelligent rants anyway, and it was great to see him playing a character with a darker side than the Quinlan Quints.
	www.amazon.ca /Made-Canada-Season-Rick-Mercer/dp/B00006D2AC (1055 words)

	"Monday Report" (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Plot Outline: Rick Mercer travels around Canada giving a weekly satirical political commentary on the state of the country
		I'm not sure what it is about Rick Mercer, but he seems like one of these comedians that can get the job done, and done well.
		From his slap-stick short skits, to his blunt one-liners, Mercer never stops surprising me with how wide range his humor, and the humor of the show as a whole goes.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0396347 (305 words)

	Rick Mercer's Blog
		Before the fourth ballot results were announced my friend Mike and I spent 20 minutes working our way right to the middle of the room so we could be surrounded by a mix of Dion and Ignatieff supporters.
		When I saw the list of countries we were visiting it might as well have been titled “places Rick has never wanted to go.” Rwanda was on the list.
		As home of one of the worst genocides in recent history it was not a destination hot spot in my mind.
	rickmercer.blogspot.com (5637 words)

	Rick Mercer Report - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The segment is performed in front of a live audience at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
		Starting with Season 3, The Rick Mercer Report is presented in HDTV.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rick_Mercer_Report (393 words)

	Rick Mercer Report TV Show - Rick Mercer Report Television Show - TV.com
		Almost the entire show is done with Rick in front of the camera doing various things from insulting politicians to mocking Americans.
		Rick tries to do at least one segment in a different Canadian city each week.
		Tell the world what you think of Rick Mercer Report, write a review for this show.
	www.tv.com /rick-mercers-monday-report/show/22584/summary.html (244 words)

	CBC Television - Rick Mercer Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Rick becomes the official driver for Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl and trains with a police canine unit.
		Rick goes to Ottawa and becomes the official driver for Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl.
		Then, Rick trains with a police canine unit.
	www.cbc.ca /mercerreport (275 words)

	Rick Mercer Online
		You should recognize him as a former member of the Canadian comedy show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" - or you may recognize his face as the star of "Made In Canada" or the host of the History Television show "It Seems Like Yesterday".
		As far as I know, RM Online has the most comprehensive collection of Rick pics on the internet.
		Rick Mercer Is Leaving This Hour Has 22 Minutes!!!
	www.angelfire.com /celeb/rickmercer/main.html (165 words)

	Rick Mercer - Northern Stars
		Rick Mercer in a publicity still for CBC's Rick Mercer Report.
		Mercer is the recipient of the prestigious Sir Peter Ustinov Award, presented to him during the 2003 Banff Television Festival.
		He joins such past recipients as the late John Candy, Barry Humphries, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman, Kelsey Grammer and John Cleese.
	www.northernstars.ca /actorsmno/mercer.html (62 words)

	Rick Mercer's Blog: Conservative Cabinet Revealed
		This week on the Mercer Report - I take Liberal Party leadership candidate Gerard Kennedy on a dream date to Medieval Times dinner theatre and I visit Western University in London, Ontario.
		What goes on at Western stays at Western, but I will say this -I had a blast in the wind tunnel.
		The Mercer Report airs on CBC TV - Tuesdays at 8:00, 8:30 in NL.
	rickmercer.blogspot.com /2006/01/conservative-cabinet-revealed_09.html (906 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (A Truly Canadian Apology)
		Comedian Rick Mercer is well known to most Canadians as one of the original stars of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes," a satirical
		Among the program's highlights were Mercer's editorial rants and his
		it wasn't delivered by Rick Mercer, who left the show in 2001.
	www.snopes.com /politics/satire/mercer.asp (580 words)

	Rick Mercer in the Sulky
		One of Canada's funniest social commentators, Rick Mercer will take a look at harness racing in his next installment of The Mercer Report.
		Mercer recently filmed some footage with Alberta's Premier Ralph Klein, and the show, which can be seen Tuesdays on CBC, will start at 8 p.m.
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	www.standardbredcanada.ca /news/iss1106/rickmercer1106.html (82 words)

	Rick Mercer Report - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Rants - Rick Mercer also does his 'streeters' rants about current issues, using the same format that he popularised on 22 Minutes.
		...another visit to 24 Sussex Drive, where Mercer spent the night with Stephen Harper and his family
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rick_Mercer's_Monday_Report (393 words)

	Rick Mercer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Rick Mercer
		Rick Your Great, But Try To Find The Humour In This
		Find where Rick Mercer is credited alongside another name
	us.imdb.com /Name?Mercer,+Rick (344 words)

	Rick Mercer - Military Photos
		He does alot of political stuff and doesn't favour any side.
		Queen's University Rick Mercer Monday Report Pt 1
		Rick Mercer visits Colm Feore during rehearsals for OLIVER!
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=85882 (168 words)

	Rick Mercer does it again!
		I could literally go on and on, but I won’t because there is no one listening.
		Well no one except for Rick Mercer who provided a hilarious spoof of a Conservative ad justifying their decision to allow these deportations.
		Canadian apathy i think is notorious only lately, in the 80’s, Canadian apathy didnt seem so widespread, in the twenty-six years since, it seems the population is more atomized and demobilized.
	www.guerrillanews.com /blogs/14532/Rick_Mercer_does_it_again (979 words)

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