Majumder leaving CBC’S 22 Minutes
‘Creative differences’ with producers led to departure, actor-comedian says
TORONTO Shaun Majumder will not be returning to the CBC-TV satirical news program This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Majumder, born in Burlington, N.L., says the move is “due to creative differences” between himself and the Halifax producers.
The actor-comedian adds the decision for his departure was not his. The public broadcaster has also confirmed Majumder will not be returning for the new season, which begins Sept. 18.
A CBC spokesman adds the network “looks forward to the possibility of working with” Majumder again in the future.
Majumder joined This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2003 and won a Gemini Award for his role on the show in 2006.
“The show has been a Canadian cultural institution, which I’ve always felt blessed to be a part of,” Majumder said Monday.
“Over the years, my love for working on the show has grown, especially with our close-knit 22 Minutes family.”
Majumder praised the entire team involved with the show, adding: “Being surrounded by this family every week is what I will miss most.
“Thank you to the CBC for an incredible run and to all fans of 22 Minutes from coast to coast to coast, who have supported the show and all the ridiculous shenanigans I got into while on it,” Majumder said.
“And of course, to all the haters ... I love you too because if you didn’t exist, we wouldn’t be doing it right.”
Majumder owned a home in Los Angeles during his run on the show and spent years flying to and from the 22 Minutes studio in Halifax. His other credits include U.S. dramas The Firm, 24 and Detroit 187.