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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Does [[Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway Colin Mochrie]] have to do a [[TheCameo cameo]] [[Series/CornerGas in everything?]]]]
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4	''The Hour'' was a late night Canadian TalkShow running from 2009 to 2014, produced and broadcast by the Creator/{{CBC}} and hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, a former VJ from Creator/MuchMusic, a Canadian music channel. For obvious reasons, his last name is often shortened to just "Strombo". He also hosts ''Radio/TheStromboShow'' on CBC Radio 2.
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6	In 2012-14, the show was shortened to half an hour and renamed "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight". The show was cancelled when Strombo quit to begin hosting ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada''.
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8	Not to be confused with the novel/movie ''Literature/TheHours''. Also not to be confused with Creator/TheBBC's 2011 drama series ''Series/TheHour'', set at the time of the Suez crisis.
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10	!! This show provides examples of:
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12	* CatchPhrase: Always opens with "Welcome to The Hour. I am your boyfriend, George Stroumboulopoulos." Always closes with "That's time."
13	* ColdOpen: Before the show actually starts, there's a short comedic skit of sorts with that night's guest(s) and the writing staff. It continues at commercial breaks and the end of the show. Perhaps a subversion, in that the cold open has nothing to do with the show itself.
14	* ElectionDayEpisode: As a news/current events show, it obviously deals with this.
15	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin:
16	** See RunningTimeInTheTitle.
17	** Sadly, not anymore. As of 2010, the show has been renamed "George Stroumboulopoulous Tonight" and shortened to half an hour.
18	%%* LeaningOnTheFurniture: Worst posture ever.
19	* OldMediaPlayingCatchUp: {{Averted}}. George is completely {{New Media}}-savvy, probably due to his young age compared to many other talk/news show hosts and his experience at Creator/MuchMusic and on radio.
20	* RunningTimeInTheTitle: Each episode is, naturally, an hour long (including commercials).

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