Rick Mercer on Newfoundland's rough week, Beyonce or Hillary, and selling your plasma
Comedian Rick Mercer takes our news quiz along with comedian Aisha Alfa and ex-lexicoghraper Tom Howell
Newfoundland premier Dwight Ball released a new provincial budget, closing more than fifty percent of the libraries. Panelist Rick Mercer did not hold back his frustration with his home province.
We play a round that compares two of the most powerful woman making headlines this week. Play along with our game Who Said It: Hillary or Beyonce?
This week marked the 400th deathiversary of William Shakespeare. We celebrate The Bard in the most contemporary way possible: watch Rick Mercer try to guess Shakespeare's canon with fake Buzzfeed headlines.
Why?
Because News.
This week on the show:
- Host of The Rick Mercer Report, Rick Mercer
- stand-up comedian Aisha Alfa
- author and broadcaster Tom Howell
