Rick Mercer used to be funny.

i really like him on 22 minutes. i thought he was really good, like his rant. i still like to watch the rick mercer report but he is a little too cocky.

The old shows were aired not long ago and those were way funnier. These isn't appealing and he does look so old. It's only been a few years so maybe the stress of not being as popular has aged him.

First, let me just say that I think the only reason 22 Minutes SEEMS worse is because we all expect it to be like it used to, when Mr. Mercer was on board. The dynamic is different now, so much so that I like to think of it as a different identity all in itself. I mean, the new news desk people, though not as experienced in the world of comedy, are very talented actors, and the show can still kill me laughing if I'm not busy remembering what it used to be like. Especially in election time - The campaigning Conservative carolers? The parody of the Liberal campaign ads? It was magnificently written stuff.

As for Rick Mercer, I still find his work hilarious, while remaining intellectually stimulating. I can see how some, who appreciated his work on 22 Minutes, may not enjoy the structure of his new show, or its tendency to digress into the occasionally "dumb joke", but personally, I find there are so few of them that it doesn't bother me. After all, when compared to other programs on television (which are filled up entirely with stupid jokes) his show is rather refreshing.

Off topic, but somebody here may know - do you remember during campaign time recently, both 22 Minutes and Rick Mercer's Report did a parody on the Liberal campaign ads? Well, one of the two did one that featured the woman's voice and characteristic background, saying "Stephen Harper owns a dragon. Seriously. We can't lie about this"... can anybody tell me which show it was?

I just have to say that I really enjoy the Rick Mercer Report.
I find it funny and entertaining.
He's witty.

"A typical episode he gives bad monologue jokes that remind me of Mike Bullard"

but Rick Mercer is actually funny


Only fools are enslaved by time and space.

I agree with everyone saying that the Rick Mercer Report is just not funny. In my opinion, the main problem is that Mercer is no longer a political satirist, he's just another boring Canadian stand-up comedian whose entire routine consists of predictable, inoffensive "aw, shucks!" ribbing of Canadian culture. I think he has gotten too comfortable with being a mainstream Canadian celebrity, whose interviews are now welcomed by politicians as a chance to boost their own popularity, that he's afraid to say anything even remotely edgy to them that might threaten his future access.

Just compare the gentle treatment he gives our politicians now to what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are saying about theirs, or even to what he was saying about Canadian politics back in the 1990s. And I mean, our political situation right now is so dismal (just look at the two main party leaders) that churning out a political satire show should be like shooting fish in a barrel!