Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Richard Vincent `` Rick '' Mercer ( born October 17 , 1969 ) is a Canadian comedian , television personality , political satirist , and blogger .
Simplified: Richard Vincent `` Rick '' Mercer ( born October 17 , 1969 ) is a Canadian comedian who has been on shows like This Hour Has 22 Minutes and his own show `` The Rick Mercer Report '' .