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| | Jun 09, 2003 - Satire gives Mercer far more than 22 minutes of fame by Judy Monchuk |
 | | But political satirist Rick Mercer's finest hour was a tongue-in-cheek cyber-petition to force Stockwell Day, then leader of the Canadian Alliance, to change his name to Doris Day, the 1960s singer who personified purity. |
 | | The St. John's, Nfld., native, who has spent the past decade working at the CBC, began doing comedy in high school and was inspired by the Wonderful Grand Band, which was "must-see TV" in Newfoundland and featured future Codco stars Greg Malone and Tommy Sexton. |
 | | Mercer notes that Made in Canada has been exported all over the world, but the current-affairs format of the popular This Hour Has 22 Minutes leaves it with limited marketability. |
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