Groin Attack: The Revenue Canada/Capital One parody Knee in my Package.

Face Cam: Mercer's infamous rants (read on).

Canada, Eh?: Rick loves playing this trope.

So he instead set a hockey song to footage of Taiwanese parliament fights.

Blood on the Debate Floor: During the 2004 hockey lockout, Rick wanted to show a compilation of great hockey fights, but the NHL wouldn't let him.

He effusively praises those he believes shows Canada in a good light and heaps scorn upon those he thinks is doing the country a disservice. Rick makes no secret that he loves Canada and wants his country to be the very best it can be.

Author Tract: Once an Episode via the 'Rick's Rant' segment.

Unlike 22 Minutes or Royal Canadian Air Farce which derives a major portion of comedy from impressions of public figures, The Mercer Report tends to get the real life public figures to come and make fun of themselves. The show is a spinoff of sorts from This Hour Has 22 Minutes, where Rick was one of the co-hosts. Memorable instances include Rick having a burger with Jean Chretien, skinny dipping with Bob Rae, having a sleepover at 24 Sussex (with prime minister Stephen Harper reading bedtime election regislation), having Pierre Berton to demonstrate the correct way to roll a joint of marijuana, or getting every member of parliament to participate in a spoof of the Budlight dude commercial. Over the years, probably every major Canadian political figure has gone on the show, obviously for the positive publicity of being seen as a comic good sport. The tone of the program is quite kind towards the politicians it mocks. They often highlighted ordinary Canadians who do extraordinary things, from Paralympians to the Rangers to giant pumpkin growers to circus performers to lobster fishermen to RCMP trainees. The bulk of each episode was taken up by field pieces where Rick visited people and places across Canada.

Hosted by comedian Rick Mercer, the show featured a mix of satirical news commentary, sketches, parodies of ads and TV shows, and interviews with political/entertainment figures of the day. Rick Mercer Report (originally Rick Mercer Monday Report) was a satirical news program that aired on CBC from 2004 to 2018.

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