Tickets for the 2011-2012 Season of Rick Mercer are SOLD OUT.

Information for future dates is not available at this time.

Any updates will be added to our website.

Rick Mercer Report is taped in front of a live studio audience.

Tickets are limited to 4 per person, at 1 taping per season. 

Due to high demand for tickets we do not book groups for the tapings.

PLEASE NOTE: a parent or guardian must accompany guests under the age of 18. Nobody under the age of 10 will be admitted into the studio. (Sorry!)

Tickets are available for pickup only on the night of performance.  We ask that you arrive between 6:45 – 7:15 PM; our doors will close at 7:15 PM.  You will be finished at approximately 8:30 PM.   The taping will last approximately 1 hour.

Once you have collected your tickets from our ticket desk, our Audience Assistants will direct you to our studio, where you will be seated.

Yes, our studio is wheelchair accessible.

Yes, you can take photographs but not while our cameras are rolling.



Standby Tickets

There is generally not much advance notice for standby ticket availability, as these tickets are only released within a few days of a scheduled performance (or as close as the morning of the taping) and are based on availability.

You will be contacted if these tickets become available.  The tickets are free of charge.

If you'd like to be put on a standby list for tickets, please email our Audience Relations Coordinator mercer.tickets@cbc.ca with the following information:

Your name
Your daytime email address
Your daytime telephone number



Rush Tickets

Rush seats are not guaranteed, but may become available on the night of the taping, 30 minutes prior to the taping. Remember, these seats are not guaranteed, and only become available should we have any remaining seats in the studio. 

Please check in to the ticket desk by 7:15 PM to add your name to the Rush Seating List.



Studio Location

Our studio is located in downtown Toronto at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in the heart of the entertainment district.

The audience entrance is 25 John Street, between Front Street West and Wellington Street West.

TTC and Go Transit: We are just a few blocks walking distance from both the Union and St Andrew subway stations.  You can also take the 504 King streetcar to the corner of King and John and walk one block south.

CAR: If you are traveling along the Gardiner, exit at Spadina, and drive north to Front Street. Turn right (east), and you will see the CBC Broadcasting Centre, on the northeast corner of Front & John.