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((Short description|Television series))

((more citations needed|date=February 2011))
((Infobox television
| alt_name     = Rick Mercer's Monday Report (2004–2006)
| image        = Rick Mercer Report Title.jpg
| caption      = ''Rick Mercer Report'' main title
| runtime      = 22–23 minutes
| creator      = [[Rick Mercer]]<br />[[Gerald Lunz]]
| presenter    = [[Rick Mercer]]
| country      = [[Canada]]
| location     = [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]]<br />[[Toronto]], Ontario
| network      = [[CBC Television]]
| first_aired  = ((start date|2004|1|12))
| last_aired   = ((end date|2018|4|10))
| num_seasons  = 15
| num_episodes = 255
))

'''''Rick Mercer Report''''' (also called the '''''Mercer Report''''' or '''''RMR''''') is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] comedy series which aired on [[CBC Television]] from 2004 to 2018. Launched in 2004, as '''''Rick Mercer's Monday Report''''', or simply '''''Monday Report''''', by comedian [[Rick Mercer]], the weekly half-hour show combined news [[parody]], [[sketch comedy]], visits to interesting places across Canada, and [[satire|satirical]] editorials, often involving [[Canadian politics]]. The show's format was similar in some respects to [[news satire|satirical news]] shows like Mercer's prior series, ''[[22 Minutes|This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''.

The first two seasons aired on Monday nights, and aired its remaining seasons Tuesday nights at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. on CBC. The program was recorded in front of a live audience at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario, except for the on-location and rant segments. These segments were shown to the studio audience during taping, with their reactions recorded for broadcast.

In September 2017, Mercer announced that the show would conclude on April 10, 2018, after a total of 15 seasons.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rick-mercer-report-1.4305331 |title=Rick Mercer will say goodbye to 'best job in the world' after 15th season |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2017-09-25 |access-date=2017-09-25))</ref>

==Segments==
*'''Monologue''' – At the beginning of each show, Mercer delivers a brief monologue. In the earliest episodes this was similar to a late-night talk show monologue, with Mercer joking about Canadian politics. In more recent seasons, the opening monologue has been rarely more than an outline of the on-location segments to come, punctuated with a related joke or two.
*'''On-location''' – On each programme Mercer travels to one or more different parts of Canada, often to communities that are currently in the news or celebrating some event, and collects opinions, reactions, and quotes from people on the street. Often Mercer will participate in some demonstration related to the location (e.g. driving a [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] bus while visiting the agency's bus compound), with comic results. Two on-location segments (sometimes different locations in the same area, sometimes two distant locations; occasionally one may be a direct continuation of the other) appear in a typical episode.
* '''Ad spoofs''' – Mercer does a parody ad, often spoofing a real one. Usually appears at least once per episode, right before a commercial break.
*'''The Front Page''' – Mercer makes comical comments on certain photos of famous people in the world. Normally seen at the start of segment 2.
*'''Rant''' – Mercer does a 'streeter'-style tongue-in-cheek monologue about current issues, using the same format that he popularized on ''22 Minutes'' with a [[long take]] and camera tilting; the main variation is that his old ''22 Minutes'' rants were filmed in black and white, while his ''RMR'' rants are filmed in colour. These are almost always taped while Mercer walks up and down [[Graffiti in Toronto|Rush Lane]],<ref>[[Graffiti in Toronto#Legalization]]</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Graffiti Alley|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Graffiti+Alley/@43.6473887,-79.4017632,17z/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Graffiti Alley|language=en))</ref> a graffiti-strewn Toronto alleyway. Usually used to begin segment 3.
*'''Newsdesk''' – Additional [[topical joke]]s, similar to the newsdesk segments on ''22 Minutes'', are sometimes seen in the latter part of the programme to pad time.
* '''Conclusion''' – During the brief final segment, Mercer  invites the audience to visit his website with his blog, video clips and photo challenge. He then mentioned a local event happening in a (usually) small town somewhere in Canada.  In early seasons, this is also where Mercer would give updates on the monthly contest.

===Recurring===
*'''Celebrity Tip''' — A Canadian [[celebrity]] gives how-to advice to the audience, such as [[Geddy Lee]] showing viewers how to properly ride a toboggan,  [[Shirley Douglas]] demonstrating how to boost a car's battery, [[Pierre Berton]] demonstrating how to roll a [[joint (cannabis)|joint]] or [[Conrad Black]] demonstrating how to wax a [[maple leaf]]. The humour in this segment often comes from the juxtaposition between the celebrity and their ability to demonstrate something the viewing public might not have expected them to know how to do.
* '''Monitor Piece''' — Occasionally Mercer will perform a "lecture"-type monologue in-studio, usually standing next to a TV screen and waving a metal pointer, attempting to explain a complicated issue or point out the absurdity of a particular policy. Typically the piece will end with an instrumental version of "[[O Canada]]" playing in the background. This is a continuation of a sketch style Mercer also used from time to time on ''22 Minutes'', most famously for the [[This Hour Has 22 Minutes#Stockwell.2FDoris petition|Stockwell Day/Doris Day petition sketch]].

===Discontinued===
*'''Daryn Jones''' — Correspondent [[Daryn Jones]] goes out and checks out cool things. This segment was discontinued in Season 3, with Jones leaving the show for [[MTV (Canada)|MTV Canada]].
*'''Contest''' — Early seasons featured a monthly contest in which viewers were encouraged to send in pictures.  Mercer would show these pictures at the conclusion of the show throughout the month, and declare the winner on the final show of the month.  Some examples include "Canada's Biggest [[Pothole]]" or "Canada's Best [[Shed]]."  The prize was usually a free trip to Toronto to attend a taping of the show.

==Production details==
''Rick Mercer Report'' was produced by [[Island Edge Inc]] and the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]. The show was produced in HD beginning in its third season. Reruns of the program air on [[The Comedy Network]] and [[CBC Television]].

==Set interior==
<gallery>
File:RMR set.JPG|Set of the Rick Mercer Report before filming of an episode in 2011
File:RickMercer and floor director.JPG|Mercer in March 2011 during a taping of the Mercer Report
</gallery>

==References==
((reflist))

==Further reading==
* ((citation |last =Mercer|first = Rick|year =2007 |title =Rick Mercer Report: The Book |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ltoAqCAEnCMC&q=Rick%20Mercer%20Report%3A&pg=PP1 |publisher= Doubleday Canada|isbn=978-0-385-66518-6  ))
* ((citation |last =Mercer|first = Rick |year =2008 |title = Rick Mercer Report: The Paperback Book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Ayhl-wbRqRIC&q=Rick%20Mercer%20Report%3A&pg=PA1 |publisher=Anchor Canada |isbn=	9780385665193 ))

==External links==
((wikiquote))
((Portal|Television|Canada))
*[http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport Official website at CBC]
*[http://www.rickmercer.com/ Rick Mercer's official website]
*[http://www.tv.com/rick-mercers-monday-report/show/22584/summary.html on TV.com]
*((IMDb title|0396347))

((ACCT Best Comedy Series))

[[Category:2004 Canadian television series debuts]]
[[Category:CBC Television original programming]]
[[Category:Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series winners]]
[[Category:Canadian news parodies]]
[[Category:2000s Canadian satirical television series]]
[[Category:2010s Canadian satirical television series]]
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