caption birth_place name honorific_suffix birth_date image article_title birth_name partner
rick mercer , march 2010 st. john 's , newfoundland and labrador , canada rick mercer oc 17 october 1969 mercer spreadthenet.jpg rick mercer
 richard vincent mercer gerald lunz -lrb- 1990 -- -rrb-
rick mercer

richard vincent `` rick '' mercer -lrb- born october 17 , 1969 -rrb- is a canadian comedian , television personality , political satirist and author .
he is best known for his work on the cbc television comedy shows `` this hour has 22 minutes '' and `` the rick mercer report '' .
he is the author of three books , based on content from the television shows .
mercer has received more than 25 gemini awards for his work on television .
