FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre presents
An Evening with Rick Mercer
Talking to Canadians: Real Stories from Canada's Most Beloved Comic
THURS 26 SEPT AT 7:30PM
An Evening with Rick Mercer
Talking to Canadians: Real Stories from Canada's Most Beloved Comic
THURS 26 SEPT AT 7:30PM
PARTRIDGE HALL
Keen eye, sharp tongue: Rick Mercer is one of our funniest political satirists. But who is the inspiring man behind iconic shows like "The Rick Mercer Report," and what can he tell us about how to live our best lives?
For the first time ever, Rick tells the story of his road to stardom, bringing his bestselling memoir Talking to Canadians to life on stage and sharing unforgettable stories from his youth, his days as an aspiring actor, and his years as a hilarious national treasure.
It’s heartfelt, funny—and in true Mercer fashion—totally unabashed.
Rick Mercer chronicles, satirizes, and ultimately celebrates all that is great and irreverent about this country. A national #1 bestselling author and the Governor General’s Award-winner for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Mercer is our most popular comic: a political satirist who knows exactly what matters to regular Canadians and what makes them laugh. The beloved comic won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his memoir Talking to Canadians, in which he charts his meteoric rise to TV fame in a series of riveting, hilarious, and unforgettable anecdotes and behind-the-scenes revelations from his decades-long career. In his new memoir, The Road Years, he continues the story and reminds us, with trademark humour and charisma, how much there is to love about Canada.
Rick Mercer’s top-rated, award-winning CBC show, "The Rick Mercer Report," routinely trampled even its American competitors in the ratings. The show featured Mercer’s trademark rants, satirical newscasts, commercial parodies, and comic encounters with famous Canadians. Mercer has won over 25 Gemini Awards for "The Rick Mercer Report," "Made in Canada," and "This Hour has 22 Minutes." For his incredible achievements, he received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, which honours notable Canadians like James Cameron and Wayne Gretzky. He also starred in Rick Mercer’s "Talking to Americans," which attracted attention across North America, was watched by millions, and remains the highest-rated comedy special in Canadian history.
Mercer won the 2022 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his memoir Talking to Canadians, in which he tells his own story for the first time—with the same biting wit that endeared him to the nation. It has been described by legendary author Margaret Atwood as a “funny, pitfall-strewn, no-holds-barred memoir from the ranting TV uproarist, edge-walker, envelope-pusher, and pot-stirrer.” His second memoir, The Road Years, continues the story of "The Rick Mercer Report" and the success it found by leaning into what there is to love about Canada.
His earlier book, Rick Mercer Final Report, a #1 Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller, brought together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of his show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years. Throughout the book, in a series of brilliant essays, Mercer shares his hilarious, moving, and at times hair-raising memories from the course of the show. Mercer is also the author of four national bestsellers, Rick Mercer Final Report, Streeters, The Rick Mercer Report: The Book, and A Nation Worth Ranting About.
In 2019, Mercer won the Governor General’s Award for lifetime achievement, which recognizes artists who have made an indelible contribution to Canada and the world’s cultural life. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
“Canada’s leading political satirist.” — The New York Times
Regular starting at $85
Member starting at $75
All tickets are subject to HST.
Sponsored by MNP
For the first time ever, Rick tells the story of his road to stardom, bringing his bestselling memoir Talking to Canadians to life on stage and sharing unforgettable stories from his youth, his days as an aspiring actor, and his years as a hilarious national treasure.
It’s heartfelt, funny—and in true Mercer fashion—totally unabashed.
Rick Mercer chronicles, satirizes, and ultimately celebrates all that is great and irreverent about this country. A national #1 bestselling author and the Governor General’s Award-winner for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Mercer is our most popular comic: a political satirist who knows exactly what matters to regular Canadians and what makes them laugh. The beloved comic won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his memoir Talking to Canadians, in which he charts his meteoric rise to TV fame in a series of riveting, hilarious, and unforgettable anecdotes and behind-the-scenes revelations from his decades-long career. In his new memoir, The Road Years, he continues the story and reminds us, with trademark humour and charisma, how much there is to love about Canada.
Rick Mercer’s top-rated, award-winning CBC show, "The Rick Mercer Report," routinely trampled even its American competitors in the ratings. The show featured Mercer’s trademark rants, satirical newscasts, commercial parodies, and comic encounters with famous Canadians. Mercer has won over 25 Gemini Awards for "The Rick Mercer Report," "Made in Canada," and "This Hour has 22 Minutes." For his incredible achievements, he received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, which honours notable Canadians like James Cameron and Wayne Gretzky. He also starred in Rick Mercer’s "Talking to Americans," which attracted attention across North America, was watched by millions, and remains the highest-rated comedy special in Canadian history.
Mercer won the 2022 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his memoir Talking to Canadians, in which he tells his own story for the first time—with the same biting wit that endeared him to the nation. It has been described by legendary author Margaret Atwood as a “funny, pitfall-strewn, no-holds-barred memoir from the ranting TV uproarist, edge-walker, envelope-pusher, and pot-stirrer.” His second memoir, The Road Years, continues the story of "The Rick Mercer Report" and the success it found by leaning into what there is to love about Canada.
His earlier book, Rick Mercer Final Report, a #1 Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller, brought together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of his show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years. Throughout the book, in a series of brilliant essays, Mercer shares his hilarious, moving, and at times hair-raising memories from the course of the show. Mercer is also the author of four national bestsellers, Rick Mercer Final Report, Streeters, The Rick Mercer Report: The Book, and A Nation Worth Ranting About.
In 2019, Mercer won the Governor General’s Award for lifetime achievement, which recognizes artists who have made an indelible contribution to Canada and the world’s cultural life. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
“Canada’s leading political satirist.” — The New York Times
Regular starting at $85
Member starting at $75
All tickets are subject to HST.
Sponsored by MNP
