22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh on life’s highs and lows
5/8/202624 min
Most Canadians know comedian Mary Walsh from her iconic characters on the CBC TV show, This Hour has 22 Minutes.But the story of Mary Walsh's life goes far beyond her comedic and acting triumphs. She tells those stories in her new book, a collection of essays about the highs, and the lows. We talk to Mary Walsh about her life and her new
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Matt Galloway· Host0:28
[bright music] This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway, and this is The Current podcast. If you ask most Canadians about the comedian Mary Walsh, they might tell you about some of her iconic characters on the CBC television program This Hour Has 22 Minutes, characters like Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, Daiky Dunn, and Mrs. Enid.
Mary Walsh· Guest0:50
[lips smacking] Mr. Prime Minister, oh my God. We never thought we'd hear you say you were going to retire. [laughs] At least that's what we think we heard you say, 'cause to be honest, it's hard to understand what the name of God you've been talking about here lately- [laughs] ... in both official languages.
Matt Galloway· Host1:06
Louis, bon soir.
Speaker 01:08
Gentlemen, here's 22 Minutes masculinity correspondent Daiky Dunn.
Mary Walsh· Guest1:11
[laughs] Ah, like most men, I'm a bit of an emotional anorexic, and I'm all right with that today. I'm just happy I'm no longer the feelings bulimic that I once was. [laughs] Oh, that was bad. Every day having to stuff down anger, pain, despair- [laughs] ... let alone all