Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
The purpose of the skit was to satirize American lack of awareness about Canada, by interviewing Americans on the street and convincing them to agree with ridiculous statements about their northern neighbour.
12. Dez. 2020 · CBC Special 2001
- 46 Min.
- 169,1K
- Cedarbush
13. Apr. 2012 · Rick Mercer - Talking To Americans!! BonoRocks100. 189 subscribers. Subscribed. 2K. 371K views 12 years ago.
- 4 Min.
- 372,7K
- BonoRocks100
Talking to Americans: Directed by Geoff D'Eon. With Rick Mercer, Louie Anderson, George W. Bush, Al Gore. Comedian Rick Mercer shows up Americans' near complete ignorance of Canada.
- (490)
- Comedy
- Geoff D'Eon
- 2001-03-30
One of Mercer's comedy routines on 22 Minutes was Talking to Americans, in which he would travel to a major American city or institution and conduct on-the-street interviews with Americans on topics such as Canadian politics and weather, using the subject's ignorance about Canada for comedic effect.
- Gerald Lunz
Visit at least one different US city every day for three weeks and simply approach so meone at random, catch their eye and start a conversation. One thing overwhelmed both: people’s openness, their readiness to share the private details of their lives with two foreign tourists. To be photographed as they go about their day.
Rick Mercer talks about how he stumbled into the Talking to Americans segment and why he doesn't plan to ever do a sequel to the popular special.
- 4 Min.
