![]() Or maybe that 2014 script he helped work on for a potential remake of Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, which never came to fruition, will resurface. “Just the other day I said, ‘Maybe I’ll write a play again.’ It’s been 25 years since I said that out loud, so who knows.” “Now I can consider doing things that I couldn’t have considered before. “For the first time in my life, I don’t have an immediate plan,” said Mercer, who co-created and was previously a resident performer on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes. ![]() Now that the self-described political junkie has the time to devote to such considerations, it seems his mind is on other things than what’s defined him for so many years. ![]() The Canadian comedian was often asked about his political aspirations throughout his career on the weekly CBC satirical news series Rick Mercer Report, which ended its 15-season run last April after he decided it was simply the right time. ![]() “I used to think about it, but I think if you’re an armchair expert in baseball or hockey, you always think, ‘Well, what if they called me up and asked me to be the general manager?’” John’s native, who lives in Toronto, said in an interview for the newly published book Rick Mercer Final Report. “I’m less interested in politics now than I ever have been in my entire life,” the St. ![]() Political satirist Rick Mercer has a new book and “a bunch” of projects in the works, but a run for office doesn’t seem likely. ![]()
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