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class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">OC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Order of Newfoundland and Labrador">ONL</a></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rick_Mercer_at_2020_CFC_Annual_Gala_%26_Auction.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Rick_Mercer_at_2020_CFC_Annual_Gala_%26_Auction.jpg/220px-Rick_Mercer_at_2020_CFC_Annual_Gala_%26_Auction.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" 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and Labrador">Newfoundland</a>, Canada</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Gerald Lunz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rickmercer.com/">www<wbr />.rickmercer<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Vincent</b> "<b>Rick</b>" <b>Mercer</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">OC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Order of Newfoundland and Labrador">ONL</a></span></span> (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian <a href="/wiki/Comedian" title="Comedian">comedian</a>, television personality, <a href="/wiki/Political_satire" title="Political satire">political satirist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Author" title="Author">author</a>. He is best known for his work on the <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> comedy shows <i><a href="/wiki/This_Hour_Has_22_Minutes" title="This Hour Has 22 Minutes">This Hour Has 22 Minutes</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mercer_Report" title="Rick Mercer Report">Rick Mercer Report</a></i>. He is the author of four books based on content from the shows and the two part memoir consisting of <i>Talking to Canadians</i> (November 2021) and <i>The Road Years</i> (October 2023). Mercer has received more than 25 <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Awards" title="Gemini Awards">Gemini Awards</a> for his work on television. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work">Early work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer first came to national attention in 1990 when he created and presented his one-man stage show <i>Show Me the Button: I'll Push It (or <a href="/wiki/Charles_Burchill_Lynch" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Burchill Lynch">Charles Lynch</a> Must Die)</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the <a href="/wiki/National_Arts_Centre" title="National Arts Centre">National Arts Centre's Atelier</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-canenc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canenc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A satirical political commentary on Canadian life after <a href="/wiki/Meech_Lake_Accord" title="Meech Lake Accord">Meech Lake</a>, <i>Show Me the Button</i> made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-canenc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canenc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, he created and performed his second stage show, <i>I've Killed Before, I'll Kill Again</i> at the <a href="/wiki/National_Arts_Centre" title="National Arts Centre">National Arts Centre's Studio Theatre</a>, which also became a popular touring show.<sup id="cite_ref-canenc_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canenc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="This_Hour_Has_22_Minutes"><i>This Hour Has 22 Minutes</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: This Hour Has 22 Minutes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992, he began to work with former <i><a href="/wiki/CODCO" title="CODCO">CODCO</a></i> members <a href="/wiki/Cathy_Jones" title="Cathy Jones">Cathy Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Walsh_(actress)" title="Mary Walsh (actress)">Mary Walsh</a>, and fellow Newfoundlander <a href="/wiki/Greg_Thomey" title="Greg Thomey">Greg Thomey</a>, to create a new television series for <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> which became <i><a href="/wiki/This_Hour_Has_22_Minutes" title="This Hour Has 22 Minutes">This Hour Has 22 Minutes</a></i>. In the first eight seasons of <i>22 Minutes</i>, Mercer provided some of the show's signature moments, including an Internet petition (on the <i> 22 Minutes</i> website) to force <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Alliance" title="Canadian Alliance">Canadian Alliance</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Stockwell_Day" title="Stockwell Day">Stockwell Day</a> to <a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">change his first name to Doris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website used for the petition was later repurposed as a way to have Canadians send Christmas cards to peacekeepers in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a>. Mercer hand delivered these to the troops in a December 2000 special.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, following an incident in which an aide to federal <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">member of Parliament</a> (MP) <a href="/wiki/Rahim_Jaffer" title="Rahim Jaffer">Rahim Jaffer</a> posed as the politician in a radio interview, Mercer performed a parody rap based on <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady" title="The Real Slim Shady">The Real Slim Shady</a>", with the lyrics "Will the real Rahim Jaffer please stand up? </p><p>Mercer's two-minute "rants", in which he would speak directly to the camera about a current political issue, shot in a style similar to those <a href="/wiki/Denis_Leary" title="Denis Leary">Denis Leary</a> used in <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> commercials, quickly became the show's signature segment. In 1998, he published a book, <i>Streeters</i>, which compiled many of his most famous <i>22 Minutes</i> rants. It became a national bestseller. In 2007 he published his second book, <i>Rick Mercer Report: The Book</i>. </p><p>In November 2010, Mercer contributed a rant he had previously recorded in 2007 on the subject of the <a href="/wiki/Bullying" title="Bullying">bullying</a> of gay and lesbian teens in high schools to <a href="/wiki/Dan_Savage" title="Dan Savage">Dan Savage</a>'s <a href="/wiki/It_Gets_Better_Project" title="It Gets Better Project">It Gets Better Project</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-It_gets_better_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-It_gets_better-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Talking_to_Americans"><i>Talking to Americans</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Talking to Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Talking_to_Americans" title="Talking to Americans">Talking to Americans</a></div> <p>One of Mercer's comedy routines on <i>22 Minutes</i> was <i><a href="/wiki/Talking_to_Americans" title="Talking to Americans">Talking to Americans</a></i>, 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. One famous example saw Mercer asking Americans' opinion on whether Canada should change its "20 Hour Clock" to the 24-hour one used by the United States. He received approval from citizens and from the Governor of Iowa, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Vilsack" title="Tom Vilsack">Tom Vilsack</a>. On another occasion he got the support of <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> in calling on Canadians to save the "National Igloo". </p><p>Mercer made international headlines in 2000 when he pulled a <i>Talking to Americans</i> stunt on then-presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>. He successfully got Bush to answer questions about non-existent Canadian Prime Minister "Jean <a href="/wiki/Poutine" title="Poutine">Poutine</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bush was not amused at the time, but he did make a joking reference to this incident during his visit to Canada in 2004. In the same US election campaign, Mercer asked Democratic candidate <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> to promise to visit the "Canadian capital city" of <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> after his election. Gore did not question Mercer's incorrect identification of the capital of Canada. </p><p>In 2001, Mercer co-produced a CBC special based on <i>Talking to Americans</i>, which attracted 2.7 million Canadian viewers—the highest-rated television special in Canadian history. Later, the respected <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/Nightline_(US_news_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nightline (US news program)">Nightline</a></i> would devote a show to it. This was his last major project related to <i>22 Minutes</i>—at the end of the 2000–2001 season, he announced his departure from that show to focus on his other television show, <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Canada_(TV_series)" title="Made in Canada (TV series)">Made in Canada</a></i>. <i>Talking to Americans</i> was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemini Award">Gemini Award</a>, but following the <a href="/wiki/9/11_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="9/11 attacks">9/11 attacks</a>, Mercer declined the nomination. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Made_in_Canada"><i>Made in Canada</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Made in Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Made_in_Canada_(TV_series)" title="Made in Canada (TV series)">Made in Canada (TV series)</a></div> <p>Mercer co-created the series <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Canada_(TV_series)" title="Made in Canada (TV series)">Made in Canada</a></i>, which ran for five seasons on <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> from 1998 to 2003. The show was a fast-paced <a href="/wiki/Situation_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Situation comedy">situation comedy</a> which <a href="/wiki/Self-reference" title="Self-reference">self-referentially</a> satirized the Canadian TV production industry, often drawing from details of its own production companies and including thinly veiled parodies of contemporary programs. It was syndicated abroad as <i>The Industry</i> and won several <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemini Award">Gemini Awards</a> (which were themselves satirized in subsequent episodes). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Rick_Mercer_Report"><i>The Rick Mercer Report</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Rick Mercer Report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Mercer_Report" title="Rick Mercer Report">Rick Mercer Report</a></div> <p>In 2003, <i>Made in Canada</i> ended its run, and Mercer began to work on a new CBC series, <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mercer_Report" title="Rick Mercer Report">Rick Mercer's Monday Report</a></i>. Similar in format to <i>22 Minutes</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show_with_Jon_Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="The Daily Show with Jon Stewart">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></i>, the show debuted in January 2004. Also in 2003, Mercer went to <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> to visit the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Athena" title="Operation Athena">Canadian troops stationed there</a>, resulting in the television special <i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Kabul" title="Christmas in Kabul">Christmas in Kabul</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite reports of a long-standing feud Mercer invited Walsh to appear on <i>Monday Report</i> as a special guest to promote her own series <i><a href="/wiki/Hatching,_Matching_and_Dispatching" title="Hatching, Matching and Dispatching">Hatching, Matching and Dispatching</a></i>. </p><p>At the end of its second season, <i>Monday Report</i> was the highest rated arts and entertainment show on the CBC. Former Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> gave him a private tour of <a href="/wiki/24_Sussex_Drive" title="24 Sussex Drive">24 Sussex Drive</a> and former <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party of Canada">New Democratic Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Ed_Broadbent" title="Ed Broadbent">Ed Broadbent</a> made snow angels with Mercer on <a href="/wiki/Parliament_Hill" title="Parliament Hill">Parliament Hill</a>. Other prominent guests were <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party of Canada">NDP</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Jack_Layton" title="Jack Layton">Jack Layton</a> (who was Mercer's own MP); <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> (former Prime Minister); <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Canada" title="Green Party of Canada">Green Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_May" title="Elizabeth May">Elizabeth May</a>; then-Conservative MP <a href="/wiki/Belinda_Stronach" title="Belinda Stronach">Belinda Stronach</a>; Conservative MP <a href="/wiki/Peter_MacKay" title="Peter MacKay">Peter MacKay</a>; former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier <a href="/wiki/Danny_Williams_(Canadian_politician)" title="Danny Williams (Canadian politician)">Danny Williams</a>; Olympic gold medallist <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Shewfelt" title="Kyle Shewfelt">Kyle Shewfelt</a>; author <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Berton" title="Pierre Berton">Pierre Berton</a>; recording artists <a href="/wiki/Jann_Arden" title="Jann Arden">Jann Arden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bif_Naked" title="Bif Naked">Bif Naked</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rush_(band)" title="Rush (band)">Rush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bassist" title="Bassist">bassist</a> <a href="/wiki/Geddy_Lee" title="Geddy Lee">Geddy Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drummer" title="Drummer">drummer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lyricist" title="Lyricist">lyricist</a> <a href="/wiki/Neil_Peart" title="Neil Peart">Neil Peart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan" title="Sarah McLachlan">Sarah McLachlan</a>; publishing mogul <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Black" title="Conrad Black">Conrad Black</a>; and former <a href="/wiki/Prime_minister" title="Prime minister">prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien" title="Jean Chrétien">Jean Chrétien</a>. When Mercer hosted a relief <a href="/wiki/Benefit_concert" title="Benefit concert">benefit concert</a> for the victims of the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean tsunami</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Pengrowth_Saddledome" class="mw-redirect" title="Pengrowth Saddledome">Pengrowth Saddledome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Calgary,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary, Alberta">Calgary</a>, musical guests <a href="/wiki/Barenaked_Ladies" title="Barenaked Ladies">Barenaked Ladies</a> appeared in a segment Mercer shot backstage completely naked. </p><p>In 2005, the CBC moved <i>Monday Report</i> to Tuesday nights, which caused the show's name to be changed to <i>The Rick Mercer Report</i>. On his blog, Mercer wrote of the time slot shift that "we ended the season as the highest rated comedy show on the network. Clearly some drastic changes were needed." </p><p>In 2017, it was announced that the <i>Rick Mercer Report</i> would end production after its 15th season; the last episode aired on April 10, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_film_and_television_work">Other film and television work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other film and television work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer has hosted <i><a href="/wiki/It_Seems_Like_Yesterday" title="It Seems Like Yesterday">It Seems Like Yesterday</a></i>, which examines pop-culture from the 1950s to the 1980s. He has appeared in a few films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Nation" title="Secret Nation">Secret Nation</a></i>, <i>Understanding Bliss</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Be_Deadly" title="How to Be Deadly">How to Be Deadly</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bon_Cop,_Bad_Cop" title="Bon Cop, Bad Cop">Bon Cop, Bad Cop</a></i>. </p><p>In late 2014, he guest starred in the second to last episode of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Doyle" title="Republic of Doyle">Republic of Doyle</a> television series. </p><p>In 2022, he launched <i><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Night_with_Rick_Mercer" title="Comedy Night with Rick Mercer">Comedy Night with Rick Mercer</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> series showcasing stand-up comedy performances by emerging Canadian comedians.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A book by Mercer, <i>Rick Mercer Report: The Book</i>, based on his television program, was published on September 25, 2007, by Doubleday Canada. This was Mercer's first book since <i>Streeters</i> of 1998, and contained a collection of Mercer's rants from the first four seasons of <i>Rick Mercer Report</i>, together with moments from interviews for the program and other writings by Mercer. On CBC Radio's <i>Sounds Like Canada</i> on September 21, <a href="/wiki/Shelagh_Rogers" title="Shelagh Rogers">Shelagh Rogers</a> said of the book that "it's the most fun I've had in bed in a long time." The book entered the <i>Globe and Mail</i> books chart on October 6 at number three. It was number one in the <i>Globe</i> bestseller list in the week before Christmas 2007, and reprinted eight times. </p><p>An expanded and updated paperback version of <i>Rick Mercer Report: The Book</i>, called <i>Rick Mercer Report: The Paperback Book</i>, was published by Anchor Canada on September 16, 2008, and immediately entered the top ten of the <i>Globe and Mail</i> bestseller list. It has been reprinted several times. </p><p>Mercer's next book, <i>A Nation Worth Ranting About</i>, was published by <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Canada" title="Doubleday Canada">Doubleday Canada</a> on September 18, 2012. It was also a bestseller.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Rick Mercer Final Report</i> was published by Doubleday Canada in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Talking to Canadians: A Memoir</i> was published by Doubleday Canada on November 2, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>The Road Years: A Memoir Continued</i> was published by Doubleday Canada on October 31, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer has received more than 25 <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Awards" title="Gemini Awards">Gemini Awards</a> for his television work. He has also won the <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ustinov" title="Peter Ustinov">Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award</a>, presented to him at the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Banff_Television_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Banff Television Festival">Banff Television Festival</a>. In 1993, Newfoundland premier <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Kirby_Wells" class="mw-redirect" title="Clyde Kirby Wells">Clyde Wells</a> honoured Mercer with the Newfoundland Arts Council's Artist of the Year award. In 2004, Mercer was presented with the <a href="/wiki/National_Arts_Centre" title="National Arts Centre">National Arts Centre</a> Award, a companion award of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Performing_Arts_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor General's Performing Arts Awards">Governor General's Performing Arts Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He donated his $15,000 cash prize to the LSPU hall, the theatre in Newfoundland where Mercer performed his early work. </p><p>He holds <a href="/wiki/Honorary_degree" title="Honorary degree">honorary degrees</a> from <a href="/wiki/Laurentian_University" title="Laurentian University">Laurentian University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Sudbury" title="Greater Sudbury">Sudbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland" title="Memorial University of Newfoundland">Memorial University of Newfoundland</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St. John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brock_University" title="Brock University">Brock University</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Catharines" title="St. Catharines">St. Catharines</a>, <a href="/wiki/McMaster_University" title="McMaster University">McMaster University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_University" title="Bishop's University">Bishop's University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lennoxville" class="mw-redirect" title="Lennoxville">Lennoxville</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia" title="University of British Columbia">University of British Columbia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Guelph" title="University of Guelph">University of Guelph</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario" title="University of Western Ontario">University of Western Ontario</a> in <a href="/wiki/London,_Ontario" title="London, Ontario">London</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College_of_Canada" title="Royal Military College of Canada">Royal Military College of Canada</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario" title="Kingston, Ontario">Kingston</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received an honorary high school diploma for his outstanding efforts and determination from <a href="/wiki/Landmark_East_School" title="Landmark East School">Landmark East School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wolfville,_Nova_Scotia" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolfville, Nova Scotia">Wolfville, Nova Scotia</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer was awarded the 30th Annual <a href="/wiki/Robert_Chambers_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Chambers Edwards">Bob Edwards</a> Award in Calgary.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, he was named <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(Canada)#Honorary_ranks_and_appointments" title="Colonel (Canada)">honorary colonel</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Shearwater" class="mw-redirect" title="CFB Shearwater">CFB Shearwater</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shearwater,_Nova_Scotia" title="Shearwater, Nova Scotia">Shearwater, Nova Scotia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 30, 2014, Mercer was appointed an Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">Order of Canada</a> by <a href="/wiki/David_Johnston_(governor_general)" title="David Johnston (governor general)">David Johnston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General of Canada</a>, for "his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour" and his work with charitable causes.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was formally invested into the Order in a ceremony at <a href="/wiki/Rideau_Hall" title="Rideau Hall">Rideau Hall</a> on September 23, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Disability_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Disability Hall of Fame">Canadian Disability Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, Mercer received the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award as part of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Awards" title="Governor General's Awards">Governor General's Performing Arts Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His memoir <i>Talking to Canadians</i> was the winner of the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Leacock_Memorial_Medal_for_Humour" title="Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour">Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, he was appointed a Member of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Order of Newfoundland and Labrador">Order of Newfoundland and Labrador</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spokesperson_and_endorsements">Spokesperson and endorsements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Spokesperson and endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer is co-chair, along with <a href="/wiki/Belinda_Stronach" title="Belinda Stronach">Belinda Stronach</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Spread_the_Net" title="Spread the Net">Spread the Net</a> campaign, partnered through <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a>, which kicked off at <a href="/wiki/Brock_University" title="Brock University">Brock University</a> on September 10, 2008. Spread the Net provides bed nets for $10 each to prevent the spread of malaria among children in Africa. </p><p>In December 2004, Mercer appeared on the commercials advertising the <a href="/wiki/One-Tonne_Challenge" title="One-Tonne Challenge">One-Tonne Challenge</a> for the Government of Canada. Mercer also appeared as a model in a national ad for men's clothing store, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Rosen_Inc." title="Harry Rosen Inc.">Harry Rosen</a>, wearing a Canali suit. All of Mercer's fees for the campaign went to <a href="/wiki/Casey_House_(Toronto,_Ontario)" class="mw-redirect" title="Casey House (Toronto, Ontario)">Casey House</a>, a hospice in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> for people living with <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a>. Casey House was founded by <a href="/wiki/June_Callwood" title="June Callwood">June Callwood</a>, who appeared as a celebrity guest on <i>Monday Report</i>. </p><p>In September 2005, Mercer became the national spokesperson for the 2005 Walk For Life, a series of 132 fund-raising walks across Canada that raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS. The Walk for Life is a project of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_AIDS_Society" title="Canadian AIDS Society">Canadian AIDS Society</a>. </p><p>Mercer has narrated an animated science video on <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> for <a href="/wiki/Science_North" title="Science North">Science North</a> in Sudbury. </p><p>In November 2010, Mercer joined the <a href="/wiki/It_Gets_Better" class="mw-redirect" title="It Gets Better">It Gets Better</a> campaign, a series of videos that aim to help gay and lesbian youth overcome bullying.<sup id="cite_ref-It_gets_better_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-It_gets_better-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2011, Mercer has been honorary patron of <a href="/wiki/Hope_Air" title="Hope Air">Hope Air</a>, a charity that provides free non-emergency medical flights for people in financial need.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer was born in <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St. John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland</a> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Logy_Bay-Middle_Cove-Outer_Cove" title="Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove">Middle Cove</a>. His mother, Patricia Cook, is a nurse and his father, Kenneth Mercer, is an executive in the fisheries ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Growing up he attended Macdonald Drive Elementary and dropped out of Prince of Wales Collegiate in St. John's before completing his diploma requirements. He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Sea_Cadets" title="Royal Canadian Sea Cadets">Royal Canadian Sea Cadets</a> during his teen years. </p><p>Mercer's spouse since 1990 is television producer Gerald Lunz. Although the romantic relationship came first, Lunz is also Mercer's long-time partner in business, who discovered him, fostered his career, and was the executive producer of <i>Rick Mercer Report</i>. He regards his personal life as private and says little about it in public beyond acknowledging that he is gay;<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in a 2011 interview on <a href="/wiki/CBC_Radio_One" title="CBC Radio One">CBC Radio One</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Current_(radio_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Current (radio show)">The Current</a></i>, he clarified that he tries "to live [his] life as an out gay man" but doesn't specifically mention his sexuality on <i>Rick Mercer Report</i> because it's just "not what the show is about".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMercer1998" class="citation book cs1">Mercer, Rick (1998). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/streetersrantsra0000merc"><i>Streeters : rants & raves from "This hour has 22 minutes"</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Canada" title="Doubleday Canada">Doubleday Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385257176" title="Special:BookSources/9780385257176"><bdi>9780385257176</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Streeters+%3A+rants+%26+raves+from+%22This+hour+has+22+minutes%22&rft.pub=Doubleday+Canada&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=9780385257176&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fstreetersrantsra0000merc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer2007" class="citation book cs1">—— (2007). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/rickmercerreport00merc"><i>Rick Mercer Report: The Book</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Canada" title="Doubleday Canada">Doubleday Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385665186" title="Special:BookSources/9780385665186"><bdi>9780385665186</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rick+Mercer+Report%3A+The+Book&rft.pub=Doubleday+Canada&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=9780385665186&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Frickmercerreport00merc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer2008" class="citation book cs1">—— (2008). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/rickmercerreport0000merc"><i>Rick Mercer Report: The Paperback Book</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Random_House_of_Canada#Anchor_Canada" title="Random House of Canada">Anchor Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385665193" title="Special:BookSources/9780385665193"><bdi>9780385665193</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rick+Mercer+Report%3A+The+Paperback+Book&rft.pub=Anchor+Canada&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780385665193&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Frickmercerreport0000merc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer2012" class="citation book cs1">—— (2012). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nationworthranti0000merc_y0h7"><i>A Nation Worth Ranting About</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Canada" title="Doubleday Canada">Doubleday Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385676816" title="Special:BookSources/9780385676816"><bdi>9780385676816</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Nation+Worth+Ranting+About&rft.pub=Doubleday+Canada&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9780385676816&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fnationworthranti0000merc_y0h7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer2021" class="citation book cs1">—— (2021). <i>Talking to Canadians</i>. <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Canada" title="Doubleday Canada">Doubleday Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385696234" title="Special:BookSources/9780385696234"><bdi>9780385696234</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Talking+to+Canadians&rft.pub=Doubleday+Canada&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780385696234&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer2023" class="citation book cs1">—— (2023). <i>The Road Years</i>. <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Random_House_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Penguin Random House Canada">Penguin Random House Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385688901" title="Special:BookSources/9780385688901"><bdi>9780385688901</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Road+Years&rft.pub=Penguin+Random+House+Canada&rft.date=2023&rft.isbn=9780385688901&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Rick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rick_Mercer&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol 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