Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998–2006)

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

Stars:

Drew Carey, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Drew Carey	...	Himself - Host (199 episodes, 1998-2006)
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself (198 episodes, 1998-2006)
Ryan Stiles	...	Himself (198 episodes, 1998-2006)
Laura Hall	...	Herself (194 episodes, 1998-2006)
Wayne Brady	...	Himself (191 episodes, 1998-2006)
Linda Taylor	...	Herself (91 episodes, 1999-2006)

Storyline

An American version of the popular British improvisational comedy show. Host Drew Carey, taking suggestions from the audience, assigns roles and scenarios to the comedian contestants, who must then improvise a skit on the spot.

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Plot Keywords:

improvisational comedy | comedian | based on british tv series | live comedy | green screen | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

ABC ABC Family [us]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

W.L.I.A

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hat Trick Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Riverside Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was cancelled by ABC in summer 2003 due to declining ratings. ABC aired remaining unaired episodes during the summer of 2004. Reruns aired on ABC Family beginning in 2002. These reruns were so popular that the producers cobbled together "new" episodes out of unused footage from the tapings. These episodes premiered on ABC Family in 2005.

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Quotes

Ryan Stiles: [during Sound Effects] I'll distract them by making a noise like a duck!
Two women from the audience: Quack quack quack quack quack!
Ryan Stiles: Yeah, that wasn't just one duck, that was a whole flock of ducks!
Colin Mochrie: Okay. Then, I'll make a noise like an elephant!
Two women from the audience: Quack quack quack quack quack!
[laughter from the audience and Drew Carey]

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Crazy Credits

Comments made and opinions expressed or implied in this program are those of the individuals who appear and do not represent the opinions and views of the producers, broadcasters, or distributors. All elements of this program are intended for parody and comedic purposes only and should not be construed to be statements of fact about any person, place, thing, or matter.

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Connections

Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Starstream #1 (2012)

User Reviews

Funny, no matter how many times I see them

This show is absolutely hilarious!! No matter how many times I see the episodes, i laugh as hard as if I had never seen it. I love improve, and i now like to go watch a local improve group in a town nearby where i live because of Whose Line. I love the show partially because I can act along, I think of things I would do if I were on the show. My family joins in too, we watch it whenever it is on. I think it takes a lot of humor and talent to think up these things. Plus the way Colin Mockery says lines in some of the games it seems like he has all of the one-liners planned, because they are so perfect and intricate. Which makes him all the funnier, because he says this long line and it all leads up to a simple, funny punch line.

So I do believe this to be a great comedy game show. It is probably for the adult viewing audiance though because of it's content and some language sometimes. It is called a game show, but they make it clear in the beginning that the points are worthless, or are they?