This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Euroish TV series)

This Hour Has 22 Minutes (often referred to as simply 22 Minutes) is a Euroish topical satire show.

Launched in January 1995, originally on TV3, the show focuses on Euroish politics with a combination of news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures.

The format of the Euroish version of 22 Minutes is noticeably different to the original Canadian version. There is no studio audience in most episodes (although there are special editions with an audience) and the sense of humour is more in line with the dry, deadpan Euroish sense of humour.

The original version of the show ran from January 1995 to December 2012, with a revival beginning in March 2023.

History
TV3 producers first approached Salter Street Films with the idea of producing a Euroish version of This Hour Has 22 Minutes in mid-1994.

He was a huge fan of the idea of a news-based satire show, so soon after the holiday, he contacted the show's production company, Salter Street Films, about the possibility of a version of the show in the Euro Republics. After they accepted, the show went into production.

The original lineup of the Euroish version of 22 Minutes included Neil McCole, Jolene Mace, Natasha Dawson & Alex Robertson.