"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1998) TV series 1998-2006

Writers:

Beth Armogida (writer) (2001-2002)
Jonathan Barry (writer)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

5 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Plot:

Improvisational comedy game show in which four players act out various comic games and sketches.

Plot Keywords:

Improvisational Comedy | Chroma Key | Singing | Improvisation | Pretend To Be Dead

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Drew Carey	...	Himself - Host / ... (130 episodes, 1998-2006)
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself (129 episodes, 1998-2006)
Ryan Stiles	...	Himself (129 episodes, 1998-2006)
Laura Hall	...	Herself (126 episodes, 1998-2006)
Wayne Brady	...	Himself (122 episodes, 1998-2006)
Linda Taylor	...	Herself (91 episodes, 1999-2006)
Greg Proops	...	Himself (55 episodes, 1998-2006)
Brad Sherwood	...	Himself (54 episodes, 1998-2006)

Also Known As:

W.L.I.A (USA) (short title)
Whose Line? (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hat Trick Productions

Trivia:

The cast members hate the Hoe-Down with a passion (host Drew Carey often jokingly introduced the game as, "Our favorite game in the whole wide world..."). Ryan Stiles hates it so much that many of his songs contain insults about Carey, the Hoe-Down itself, or both.

Quotes:

Drew Carey: Welcome to 'Who's Line Is It Anyway' the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. That's right the points are just like good fashion sense to Greg and Ryan.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: Health Care (#1.3)" (2005)

The only show that truly makes me laugh

I have been a fan of Whose Line? since forever, and I'm am so relieved that they are coming back for another season. I've always favored the Amercian version over the British version, only because it is more current and has more American humor. I do however miss some of the old pros like Mike Mcshayne and Tony Slattery. I'm torn between the hosts Drew Carey and Clive Anderson, but for now, I think Drew is holding up nicely. Anyway, Whose Line? is the only show that ever really made me cry from laughter. I love the colorful cast and the clever yet random humor. What I love most about it is the concept of a bunch of friends doing old fashion improv and having a good time just being dumb and random.

Whose Line is it Anyway? is totally worth watching for comedy lovers all around.