Rick Mercer premiered his one-man show at Ottawa's National Arts Centre (NAC) in 1990. Show Me the Button, I'll Push It became a national hit and was performed from St. John's to Vancouver.

His second one-man show, the critically acclaimed I've Killed Before; I'll Kill Again opened at the NAC in 1992. It played to sold-out houses across Canada.

A third one-man show, A Good Place to Hide, premiered at the NAC in May 1995, and was met with critical praise and full houses.

He has hosted the East Coast Music Awards, The Gemini Awards, The Juno Awards, the history series It Seems Like Yesterday, the annual Canada Day show from Parliament Hill, and the CBC Television special The Next Great Prime Minister.

Time and Maclean's have published his work, and in June 1998, his first book, Streeters, was published by Doubleday and quickly rose to #1 on the Globe and Mail's National Best Seller List.

Mercer currently hosts The Rick Mercer Report, one of the CBC's most popular and acclaimed shows. A book based on the show will be released in Septermber 2007.

He co-created and was a resident performer on CBC's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", and is now the host of "The Rick Mercer Report", the Corporation's highest-rated comedy show.

Rick is co-chair of the Spread the Net campaign, dedicated to preventing the spread of Malaria in Africa, and has also campaigned for the Canadian AIDS Society's The Walk for Life project. His many honours include 21 Geminis and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

He is from St. John's and currently resides in Toronto.

Rick understands what amuses, delights, and occasionally enrages Canadians about our politicians, our media elite, and our great neighbour to the south.

Rick brings that same brand of humour to his live events. Drawing on the best moments from his hit television shows, he takes audiences behind the scenes of classic Canadian moments: his interview with Jean Chretien over lunch in a Harvey's restaurant, "Talking To Americans", and his visits with Canadian troops in Bosnia and Afghanistan. The result is a mesmerizing display of comedic satire that engages the mind and the funny-bone.

I couldn't find these on YouTube, but found them on the CBC website. They should automatically open your Windows Media Player so you can play them.

The Big Bite Video

Rick gets acquainted with Blitz, the police dog, at the Peel Regional Police Canine Unit.

This one is just too funny!

Top Gun Video

Rick Mercer, one of Canada's top funny guys became a "top gun" by suiting up and flying in a CF-18 fighter jet at Wing Cold Lake.

In 2001, he created and co-produced a CBC special called, "Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans," which attracted 2.7 million Canadian viewers - the highest-rated comedy special in the history of CBC.

The special attracted media across the globe, featured in articles in the L.A Times, Le Monde, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and even appearances on "Nightline with Ted Koppel" and "The Today Show."