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''[[Rick Mercer Report]]'' (or the '''''Mercer Report''''', or '''''RMR'''''; formerly known as '''''Rick Mercer's Monday Report''''' or simply '''''Monday Report''''' before it was moved to Tuesdays) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] comedy news program which aired on [[CBC Television]] from 2004 to 2018. Hosted 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 is similar in some respects to satirical news shows like Mercer's prior series, ''[[22 Minutes|This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'', and to [[Jon Stewart]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'' – however, the ''Mercer Report''{{'}}s on-location segments were usually played relatively straight in comparison to those on the other shows, since participants were usually aware of Mercer's identity and purpose, showing similarity to [[Stephen Colbert]]'s ''[[The Colbert Report]]''.