Oliver's twist

Canadian comedian Rick Mercer, who has been one of TV's most successful political comics with This Hour Has 22 Minutes (which predates The Daily Show ) and The Rick Mercer Report , says the challenge of doing this type of comedy is that the comedian has to have his or her own perspective on pol...

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