The joke’s on Crosbie in 22 Minutes appearance
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This article was published 08/11/2011 (5444 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ST. JOHN’S — John Crosbie, the former federal cabinet minister and current lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, got some of his own medicine this weekend from the cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Comedians Mark Critch and Shaun Majumder — dressed as his profusely-sweating Indian sports reporter character, Raj Binder — filmed a sketch with Crosbie over the weekend for the satirical CBC comedy show.
Last month Crosbie told a series of jokes during the official swearing-in ceremony of the new provincial cabinet, one of which earned him national criticism.
“This fellow said, ‘I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, social security, retirement funds, etc., I called a suicide hotline and got a call centre in Pakistan. When I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck,'” Crosbie said.
The lieutenant-governor originally told The Telegram he was “just trying to give the crowd something lighter to be amused about,” but later apologized to anyone he may have offended.
Dressed in a sealskin vest, Crosbie sat with the pair as Majumder told him a series of jokes poking fun at Newfoundlanders, asking him how they made him feel.
The skit ends with Crosbie — who appeared on 22 Minutes years ago in a skit with Rick Mercer — wearing a horse’s muzzle.
The show itself has been in the centre of controversy recently, after guest star Mary Walsh, dressed as character Marg Delahunty, ambushed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in his driveway with cameras rolling last month.
Ford contacted the police and he later came under fire for swearing during a call with 911 dispatchers.
— St. John’s Telegram
