RICK MERCER co-created and performed on CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes, created and starred in Made in Canada, and created and starred in Talking to Americans, the most-watched comedy special in Canadian television history. He went on to host the hugely successful Rick Mercer Report for 15 seasons. Rick was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014 for his work with charitable causes and ""his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour."" He is the co-founder of the Spread the Net campaign. In 2019, he received a Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award.He is from Middle Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.
#1 National Bestseller Longlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour A Hill Times Best Book of 2018 Praise for Rick Mercer ""Canada's most pointed political satirist for a quarter century."" —Toronto Star ""Mercer embodies Canada, but without the smugness."" —The Globe and Mail ""Week after week, Mercer continues to delight with his alternately giddy and cutting political humour."" —The Canadian Press ""The comedian of choice for viewers who read."" —Toronto Life ""[A Nation Worth Ranting About] will make you laugh out loud repeatedly."" —The Chronicle Herald ""Canada's leading political satirist."" —The New York Times ""The most fun I've had in bed for a long time."" —Shelagh Rogers, CBC, on Rick Mercer Report: The Book