Whose Line Is It Anyway? 

A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various "theatre-sports"-type games, based on audience suggestions. The games might include singing a Hoedown about Tory ... See full summary »

Creators:

Mark Leveson, Dan Patterson

Stars:

Clive Anderson, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Clive Anderson	...	Himself - Host 136 episodes, 1988-1998
Richard Vranch	...	Himself / ... 104 episodes, 1988-1997
Ryan Stiles	...	Himself 92 episodes, 1989-1998
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself 71 episodes, 1991-1998
Greg Proops	...	Himself 67 episodes, 1989-1998

Storyline

A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various "theatre-sports"-type games, based on audience suggestions. The games might include singing a Hoedown about Tory Politicians, acting out a soap opera as hamsters, becoming bizarre super-heroes, or making up a musical about the life of an audience member.

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Plot Keywords:

comedian | singing | british | live comedy | live audience | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (UK)

Also Known As:

Так чья сейчас реплика?

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 4 Television Corporation, Hat Trick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Began as a radio program on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.

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Quotes

Chip Esten: I have a little boy, you know his name is Tom. I was his daddy, but now I am his mom. I was a tough one, as tough as old Charles Bronson, Until I went to the hospital and they cut off my Johnson.

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Crazy Credits

Every edition of the show would end with the winner(s) reading out the credits in a style suggested by the host.

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Alternate Versions

The series made its Canadian TV debut on the youth-oriented cable network YTV. As a result, some episodes were extensively edited in order to removed offensive language and innuendo. Some of the final episodes, which were taped on the same set as the US version, were broadcast as part of the American series.

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Connections

Version of Vedetään hatusta (2010)

User Reviews

Organised chaos...

This is a great show. You never really know what is going to happen next, particularly if Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops and/or Tony Slattery are playing. All the same, I still think the British version is funnier than the American version.