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<p>The final chaotic season of <i>Codco</i> had just wrapped when Mary Walsh sat down at a Toronto bistro with George Anthony, then creative head of CBC TV’s arts programming. She’d been thinking about a news-based comedy show–did he think that would fly? He did. That was the early ’90s. Twenty-five seasons later, hundreds of thousands of Canadians continue to tune in weekly to <i>This Hour Has 22 Minutes</i> for its unashamedly Canadian, biting satirical take on politics and power. </p>
<p><i>25 Years of 22 Minutes</i> takes readers backstage to hear first-hand accounts of the show’s key moments—in the words of the writers, producers and cast members who were there. Readers will have a front-row seat to the birth of the show—including a crisis that had producers scrambling in the very first episode—and offer an insider’s take on the highs, the lows, and the daily grind behind the scenes at <i>22 Minutes</i>.</p>