Editing Rick Mercer (section)

===Early work===
Mercer first came to national attention in 1990 when he created and presented his one-man stage show ''Show Me the Button: I'll Push It (or  [[Charles Burchill Lynch|Charles Lynch]] Must Die)''<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2022 |title=When Rick Mercer was an 'all-around wunderkind' in 1992 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/rick-mercer-archives-1992-1.6600519 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> at the [[National Arts Centre|National Arts Centre's Atelier]] in [[Ottawa]].<ref name=canenc>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rick-mercer Rick Mercer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065752/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/rick-mercer/ |date=2016-03-04 }} at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]].</ref> A satirical political commentary on Canadian life after [[Meech Lake Accord|Meech Lake]], ''Show Me the Button'' made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada.<ref name=canenc /> In 1992, he created and performed his second stage show, ''I've Killed Before, I'll Kill Again'' at the [[National Arts Centre|National Arts Centre's Studio Theatre]], which also became a popular touring show.<ref name=canenc />