His wildly popular segment “Talking to Americans” took off on CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” and spawned an hour-long comedy special in April 2001. ... “Rick Mercer Report,” in 2004.

Mercer is best known for CBC comedy shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made In Canada and Rick Mercer Report. He has written four bestselling books and won nearly 30 Gemini Awards and Canadian Screen ...

His wildly popular segment "Talking to Americans" took off on CBC's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and spawned an hour-long comedy special in April 2001. ... "Rick Mercer Report," in 2004.

Playing off of this cross-border kinship is part of how Mercer became a household name north of the 49th parallel. His wildly popular segment "Talking to Americans" took off on CBC's "This Hour ...

TORONTO — Rick Mercer picks up the bottle of sparkling water he just ordered, puts on his glasses and inspects the label. "Where's that from? We're not having that in the shot if it's American.