Talking to Americans

Name: Talking to Americans
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001-03-30
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Rick Mercer, Louie Anderson, George W. Bush

TV Special
2001
46m

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

492

YOUR RATING

Comedy

Comedian Rick Mercer shows up Americans' near complete ignorance of Canada.Comedian Rick Mercer shows up Americans' near complete ignorance of Canada.Comedian Rick Mercer shows up Americans' near complete ignorance of Canada.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

492

YOUR RATING

15User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

More like this

6.8

Journeys with George

7.5

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
This TV special attracted 2.7 million Canadian viewers making it the highest rated comedy special in the history of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Quotes
Rick Mercer, American: Oh, Canada / A great big empty land / We look to America / For a helping hand / With bannock bread / and caribou eggs / The True North big and cold Brrrr / Oh Canada / we are on top / We're close to / The North Pole / Fermez la bouche / Mangez poutine / Ca-Na-Da / A lovely winter dream / Oh Canada / La / La / Laaa! Hello Canada!

Connections
Edited from This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)

User reviews15

Review

Featured review

10/10

Well-done satire, snarky and straight-faced

I'm from the U.S., but it drives me nuts how people from this country know about Canadians. This special, compiled from Rick Mercer's ongoing series on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, made me want to be on the other side of the joke. It's so easy! Writing the setups must be a blast ... "Congratulations, Canada, on adopting the 24-hour clock" ... and on 500 miles of paved roads, and on Prime Minister Tim Horton's double-double ... and on ... and on. Thanks to the staff of 22 minutes for some great laughs!