If you live in the United States and enjoy political satire, then you will probably have heard of people like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. But do our neighbors to the north watch these shows as well? The answer is yes, although this only gives the viewer a glimpse into American politics. When Canadians want to enjoy satire on their own culture and political system, they turn to Rick Mercer. Rick Mercer is a Canadian comedian and political satirist featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). Mercer’s claim to fame was a one-man show entitled, “Show Me the Button, I’ll Push It, or Charles Lynch Must Die,” This was a satirical account of Canadian life after Meech Lake. His first television series, entitled This Hour Has 22 Minutes, was aired on CBC Television in 1992. This show was largely popular for Mercer’s unscripted political “rants” in which he would speak directly to the camera and go off on a long tangent. His second show called Talking to Americans was somewhat of a spinoff of a skit done on his original show. The reason people loved this show was because it really showed everyone how ignorant Americans are about anything Canadian. The show consists of Mercer asking random Americans ridiculous questions about Canadian politics. Rick Mercer even got president George W. Bush Jr. to believe that the current Canadian prime minister’s name is Jean Poutine as well as making Al Gore promise to visit Canada’s capital of “Toronto.” (The capital of Canada is Ottawa.) Mercer’s most recent show called simply The Rick Mercer Report is very similar to that of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with John Stewart. People in Canada love Rick Mercer because he is a hilarious comic relief of the seriousness of politics.