"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1988) TV series 1988-1998

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Directors:

Geraldine Dowd
Chris Bould

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Tagline:

Make it up. Make it quick. Make it funny!

Plot:

A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various "theatre-sports"-type games...

Plot Keywords:

British | Singing | Green Screen | Improvisational Comedy | Based On Radio Show

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Clive Anderson	...	Himself - Host (136 episodes, 1988-1998)
Richard Vranch	...	Himself (87 episodes, 1988-1997)
Ryan Stiles	...	Himself (76 episodes, 1989-1998)
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself (57 episodes, 1991-1998)

Runtime:

36 min (1 episode) | 24 min (135 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

In the mid-1990s, the series filmed occasional episodes in the United States. The popularity of these outings led to an American version of the series being launched in 1998. The final season of the British program was in fact filmed on the set of the American version.

Quotes:

Clive Anderson: The Biggest Jerk in the World.
Josie Lawrence: Tony?
[Tony gives her a look]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#2.2)" (1994)

This made me pee my pants.

That's right, I said it. I normally wouldn't be this honest, but this is the internet, so no one knows who I am anyway. Mike McShane said something about a German U-boat once, and I was already laughing so hard, that did it. I couldn't hold it in anymore. Luckily, I was watching it alone in my room at the time, so no one saw (this was when I was still in high school and in my parents house). I don't see how you couldn't laugh at this show. To do improv is a truly hard thing, but these people pull it off. One of the greatest shows EVER.