They are evergreen. Rick Mercer on the bittersweet memories of filing his Final Report. Sometimes I see the setup and I have the punchline but there’s nowhere to deliver that punchline.”. So there are times where I miss it for sure. The federal election that is on the horizon, some people seem to relish in speculating that this could be the nastiest election in Canadian history. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. And then when we got through that, I thought this could go seven or eight years and I wondered if there would be something to rant about every single week. "But I quickly realized that was a ridiculous notion, because there's always something to rant about. Mercer disagreed and, after 15 years covering the country, he came to the realization that Canadians were living vicariously through his travels. But it's difficult when things are tough and when you're stuck on a tarmac for seven hours, that can be tough. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Take 20 minutes out of your day and do what young people all around the world are dying to do. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. During the recent Alberta election, Mercer’s funny but angry rant about now-Premier Jason Kenney’s take on gay-straight alliances in Alberta schools from 2017 again made the social media rounds. ", Rick Mercer says goodbye to 'best job in the world' after 15th season. These are the experiences I've had and the stories that I've told over the years. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Because there is just so much information coming at you from all sorts of sources. And yet we managed to do it. Conservatives for posting fake endorsement Scott Brown, Postmedia News (sbrown@postmedia.com) Published: Sep 17, 2019 at 4:38 p.m. Vote.”, In the now-deleted meme posted by the association, the final part of the quote was changed from “Vote” to “Vote Conservative.”, When asked on Twitter if he was really endorsing the Tory party in the Oct. 21 federal election, Mercer said the quote wasn’t real and “just a straight-up fake by the candidate, I guess.”. But I did come up with some answers.”, As for the rants, while he may not have a specific platform for now, many of them have a life of their own beyond the show. When satirist and comedian Rick Mercer announced that the 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report — the popular comedy CBC television series — would be its last, it was the end of an era. Since the latter show came to an end just over a year ago, Mercer hasn’t been idle. Rick Mercer lashes out at B.C. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). It's easy to hang out with someone when everything is going great. Postmedia News has reached out to the Burnaby North-Seymour Conservative Association and Leung for comment. But Mercer, in true form, still had much to rant about. On the other hand, the native Newfoundlander admits there are other times when he is more than happy to be out of the fray. But there are moments when he wishes he could bring his clarion commentary back to the national political discussion. Rick Mercer is calling out the Conservative candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour for sharing a doctored quote from the TV personality on social media. Final Report is a collection of essays and rants by Rick Mercer. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. The original quote said: “If you’re between the age of 18 and 25 and you want to scare the hell out of the people that run this country, this time around do the unexpected. Comments are welcome while open. I think it's the hardest thing in the world to keep the band together. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. 1 being least likely, and 10 being most likely. But there are similarities and there are similarities that come up in every part of the country and that’s something that I’ve focused on. That's where the funny story is. "I also write a lot about the fact that it was the same group of people on the road for 15 years, which is pretty unique. I was paying attention to it at all times. Rick Mercer's comments have been edited and condensed. You can focus on the differences all day. Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. That wasn’t actually very hard. The comedian and political commentator famously ranted for 25 years, first on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and later on The Rick Mercer Report. The comedian talks about the end of his CBC show and why he wrote a book about it. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. On Monday, the Burnaby North-Seymour Conservative Association, who is backing candidate Heather Leung, posted a photo of the comedian on Facebook with a quote taken from a “ Rick’s Rant ” segment that aired on his CBC show the Mercer Report in 2011. It begins with Mercer relating his own struggles growing up gay before GSAs were in high schools — “As far as I was concerned, I was the only gay dude within a hundred miles in every direction” — and ends with the comedian saying that Kenney’s stance was “all about outing young people” and telling the politician to “pick on someone your own size.”, “I didn’t mind that the GSA rant surfaced during the election, because it’s obviously something I feel passionate about and I happen to disagree with every single thing that Jason Kenney has ever said on that file so I was happy that it came up,” he says. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. There was never a rant where I manufactured outrage, it was always an honest reaction to what was happening at that time in Canada. Not true. I was up to my neck in that stuff at all times. Putting it together required Mercer to review 15 years worth of community visits and rants and again consider that age-old question of what it means to be Canadian. I sometimes switch it up depending on where I am because certain stories resonate with certain communities because they might be stories about their communities for example. “There’s the French versus English, east versus west, rural versus urban, it goes on and on and on. Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards last week. Not surprisingly, Rick Mercer still gets the itch to rant every now and then. But it’s a fun night of standup and storytelling and clips.”. I find it hard when people seem to relish those kind of things instead of bemoaning the fact that that’s on the horizon.”. Your election was extremely vitriolic and the Ontario election was extremely vitriolic. But I also wanted to figure out what it means to be a Canadian. In the comedy world, no one talks about the show that went great — they talk about the show that went wrong. His latest book, Final Report, which was longlisted for the 2019 Leacock Medal for humour, is a carefully curated look at never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of the show, along a collection of the very best rants from earlier years. Please Stop,” Mercer said in a Tweet. So in this book, I talk about things like the time we crashed in a helicopter while searching for a bat cave. It ended quite badly, and those are the stories that are fun to tell. He collected his rants and wrote essays for a new book, Rick Mercer’s Final Report, and began criss-crossing the country with his tour, Canada: From Coast to Coast to Coast, which hits Calgary on Sunday at MacEwan Hall as a fundraiser for the Jewish Family Service Calgary. It’s not a very pleasant world right now. “I covered the country in a way that most people have never had the opportunity to cover the country,” says Mercer, who received a lifetime achievement award at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards last week. “I’ve certainly enjoyed the break,” he says. Not surprisingly, Rick Mercer still gets the itch to rant every now and then. ", Rick Mercer reflects on his greatest rants. Conservative Party spokesman Simon Jefferies told Postmedia that the meme was shared by someone who was “not involved on the local campaign.”. When I had the show, I was fully immersed. I don’t want to give away too much, of course, because that’s my show. “But the show I’m doing now, you’ll be pleased to know, doesn’t mention Jason Kenney once.”, 1 being least likely, and 10 being most likely. "When the show started, we just focused on getting through that first year. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. All fake. The funnyman, who wasn’t amused to have his face and words turned into a fake political endorsement, appealed to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to put a stop to it. “Dear @AndrewScheer & good folks at @Cpc_hq — Your candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour is distributing a meme on social media with my face and the words “Vote Conservative” indicating it is a quote from me. “I don’t know if this is just me because I stepped outside the bubble, but I feel like the vitriol that is getting thrown around now is so intense that I honestly don’t miss bathing in that. “I would have relished to go on television and attempt to explain in three-and-a-half minutes or less what the entire SNC-Lavalin affair was actually about,” says Mercer. It’s almost like a miniature Ted Talk on a subject. According to the Burnaby Now, Leung hasn’t responded to a media inquiry in months, dating to before she won the riding’s nomination in May. And I tell stories about different things that happen on the road, which is also the theme of the book. I always liked doing that. Mercer has hosted a ton of things, and got behind a mic and made people laugh, but it’s usually scripted. “I certainly learned that it’s really easy to focus on the differences as you travel, because there is so many,” he says. Mercer spoke with Shelagh Rogers about why he wrote the book. Whenever Toronto is faced with a blizzard, for instance, you can count on someone posting Mercer’s 10-year-old Canadian weather rant. Initially, some producers urged him to stick to the big cities as a way to punch up his viewership. “For a lot of Canadians, they had it up to their eyes with the SNC-Lavalin affair but they didn’t really know what the hell it was all about. That’s been a bit of a pet project of mine for the last 15 years so I talk about that. "I really loved writing these reflections. “When I started, the mandate was to celebrate the country and I think we did that very well. Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. Which was also the focus of his book.
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