Editing This Hour Has 22 Minutes (section)

== Controversies ==
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On November 17, 2004, clips of a sketch for ''22 Minutes'' were released, in which Liberal MP [[Carolyn Parrish]] stomped on a [[George W. Bush]] doll and performed voodoo on its head, where she said "it would do the least damage". The incident sparked significant outrage from the opposition [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservatives]], who argued that it had the potential to damage diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States. As a result of the incident Parrish was expelled from the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] and sat the remainder of her term as an Independent.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bradbury|first1=Tara|title=This Hour has 22 years|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/living/2014/12/8/this-hour-has-22-years-3968059.html|website=The Telegram|publisher=Transcontinental Media|access-date=21 December 2016|date=9 December 2014}}</ref>

[[Richard Martineau]] wrote a column in ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'' criticizing a sketch aired October 7, 2007, entitled "Quebec Nation". In the sketch, two characters discussed the state of affairs after a separation from Canada, which left them with "no roads, no towns, not even radio. The only things we take {{sic}} is our racism". Martineau also discussed the fact that ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' is broadcast by the CBC and is funded by funds also coming from Quebec.<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/2008/06/18/maudit-racistes-in-both-official-languages/ "Maudit Racistes, in both official languages"]. ''[[Maclean's]]'', June 18, 2008.</ref>

In May 2015, the American sketch comedy series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' aired a sketch in which a contestant on a ''[[Win, Lose or Draw]]''–style game show panicked at being asked to draw the Muslim prophet [[Muhammad]], igniting allegations that ''SNL'' had [[plagiarism|plagiarized]] a nearly identical sketch which aired on ''22 Minutes'' in January.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/snl-and-22-minutes-sketches-reignite-comedy-worlds-joke-theft-debate/article24457232/ "‘SNL’ and ‘22 Minutes’ sketches reignite joke theft debate in the comedy world"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 17, 2015.</ref>