Editing Rick Mercer (section)

{{Short description|Canadian comedian (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox person
| name                   = Rick Mercer
| honorific_suffix       = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|ONL|size=100}}
| image                  = Rick Mercer at 2020 CFC Annual Gala & Auction.jpg
| caption                = Mercer in February 2020
| birth_name             = Richard Vincent Mercer
| birth_date             = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|17}}
| birth_place            = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], Canada
| spouse                 = Gerald Lunz
| website                = {{URL|http://www.rickmercer.com/}}
}}
'''Richard Vincent''' "'''Rick'''" '''Mercer''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|ONL}} (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian [[comedian]], television personality, [[Political satire|political satirist]], and [[author]]. He is best known for his work on the [[CBC Television]] comedy shows ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' and ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]''. He is the author of four books based on content from the shows and the two part memoir consisting of ''Talking to Canadians'' (November 2021) and ''The Road Years'' (October 2023). Mercer has received more than 25 [[Gemini Awards]] for his work on television.