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fandom.1000points | # Cast, Crew, Hosts, Guests
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fandom.1000points | # Cat Gray
Cat Gray (born 6 May) is a musical director on "Let's Make a Deal". His musical experience started at age twelve with his first drum kit and led to positions in The California All-Star Youth Symphony and the McDonald's All-American All-Star Marching Band.
Today, he has toured or recorded with some of the biggest names in music including James Brown, Prince, Shelia E., Stevie Nicks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, and Sly Stone. He has performed life for special television performances with Heart, Michael McDonald, Jessica Simpson, Chaka Khan, Paul Anka, Shelia E., Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Wayne Newton, Barry Manilow, The Four Tops, Mary J. Blige, Isaac Hayes, RuPaul, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston, Kenny G and El DeBarge.
His television credits include providing music for "Entertainment Tonight", "The Insider", "Dr. Phil", "The Doctors", "Rachael Ray", and "The Wayne Brady Show". Working with Brady provided the opportunity to go on tour and perform with his improvisational music/comedy shows.
Gray possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of all styles recorded music with particular emphasis on big band swing, funk, traditional country & bluegrass, Indian, and impressionist early 20th century classical. He is married to singer Jane Child and they reside in Los Angeles.
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fandom.1000points | # Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born 4 March 1954) is a Canadian-American actress and comedian. She is perhaps best known for her work on "Second City Television" (1976–84) and in films such as "After Hours" (1985), "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Home Alone" (1990), and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993).
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fandom.1000points | # Cece Worrall-Rubin
Cecilia "Cece" Worrall was a guest musician on the American Whose Line who often played with main musicians Laura Hall and Linda Taylor for a total of 38 episodes.
Born December 8, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, she has been playing woodwinds since the age of 10. In high school, she was drawn to playing & listening to R&B. Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Tower of Power, and such other powerhouse horn driven bands. In her senior year, she won the coveted John Phillip Sousa Award. Her music studies were through private instruction with many prominent Los Angeles studio musicians, such as Stan Seckler, Phil Sobel, Charlie Shoemake, Dave Boruff, & Bob Sheppard. She also attended the Stan Kenton Clinic, winning 1st alto seating in the top band. She cut her teeth on live performances with the David Ii, Love Ii Orchestra, which boasted of great black musicians like Fred Wesley, Nolan Smith, Ray Brown, and Will Miller. Chuck E Weiss, an old school underground legend, took her under his "tutelage" and performed for years at "The Central" now known as Johnny Depp's "Viper Room" in Hollywood.
Performing at infamous rooms like The House of Blues & BB King's to name a few. She later worked on two albums simultaneously, first with Morris Day as the producer of an all female group called "The Daisy's" and then with Randy Jackson (of the Jackson family fame) on his debut solo album called "Randy & the Gypsys". Her performance experience has been with an eclectic mix of artists: Guns & Roses' World Tour (Hard Rock), John Tesh (New Age), Bateke Beat (African / Congo), Chuck E. Weiss / Jimmy Wood & The Imperial Crowns / King Cotton (Roots, New Orleans, 2nd line, Blues), Motown groups, The Four Tops, The Temptations, and The Fifth Dimension. With "Guns and Roses" she had the opportunity to perform with Lenny Kravitz, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of "Aerosmith", Ronnie Wood of "The Rolling Stones", Soundgarden, and Elton John on the MTV awards show.
In 2000, she toured with "soul diva" Diana Ross and the "Return to Love" tour featuring The Supremes. She has since continued to perform with Miss Ross for many prestigious events. One such event was Hollywood's farewell performance for President Bill Clinton.
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fandom.1000points | # Cedric The Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles, 24 April 1964) is an American comedian. He is best known for his roles as Cedric Jackie Robinson in The WB's "The Steve Harvey Show", and as Eddie in the film "Barbershop".
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fandom.1000points | # Change Letter
Change Letter (sometimes referred to as Letter Changes) was a game played on both the British and the American editions of Whose Line
The game was a straight improvisation of a scene, with the constraint that the performers had to replace a particular letter with another one - usually an unrelated letter - such as replacing the letter B with the letter F. Sometimes, each performer had a different letter to change, but most of the time, everyone changed the same letter.
On the British version, two improvisers acted out a basic scene. On the American version, all four improvisors had to act out a much more specific setting.
The game was played very differently by different performers. Brad Sherwood and Ryan Stiles revelled in the rule, often trying to say as many words with the changed letter as possible (the discussion about "fasketfall" and the star "fasketfaller" called "Fof" being a prime example). Colin Mochrie, on the other hand, spent most of his time trying to avoid the letter where possible, speaking very deliberately - although he was involved in the "gate" exchange when P was replaced with G (going as far as wondering "Am I sgeaking a different language?"). Brad also spent a lot of time trying to get the other performers to swear, such as by asking Wayne Brady what he'd been trying to shoot (a male deer) in the emergency room playing.
One memorable playing had Chip Esten and Ryan change the letter T for Z in a restaurant. Ryan turned the game into a conversation about a waitress's "Nice Zizs".
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fandom.1000points | # Change Of Cast
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fandom.1000points | # Change of Cast
Change of Cast (also called Change of Company) was a game that was played twice; Once on the British radio show, and once on the American edition of Whose Line.
This game served as an alternative to Film and Theatre Styles. Three or four players would receive a scene, and then the host would buzz in with different types of people to be, such as wrestlers or game show hosts.
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fandom.1000points | # Changing Emotions
Changing Emotions (also known as Changing Room) is a game that appeared on both the British and American editions of Whose Line Is It Anyway. It is akin to Multiple Personalities.
In this game there are given props that are incorporated in the scene and whoever held that proper would have to act with that given emotion, such as anger or lust.
Generally, at the end of the game one performer would wind up with all of the props and try to act out multiple emotions at once. That usually brought about hilarity.
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fandom.1000points | # Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began transmission on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Channel four is the British Television station which broadcasted the British version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
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fandom.1000points | # Characters
Characters (or Two Characters) is a game that was exclusive to the British edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway. It can be considered a cousin of Explanations and Couples.
Jim Meskimen and Chris Smith played this game in its only television apperance. The premise was that the two would act out the scene, as two characters, which would be expected. Jim was Captain Kirk, and Chris was Mr. Spock.
It was played many times on the radio show, however. Unlike the television playing, though, the improvisors got to choose their own characters.
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fandom.1000points | # Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines (born 21 September 1965) is an American actress and comedian. She is perhaps best known for her role as Larry David's wife Cheryl on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards.
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fandom.1000points | # Chip Esten
Chip Esten(born Charles Esten Puskar III, 9 September 1965) appeared on both the British and American editions of Whose Line. He is best known as the former star of the hit drama Nashville, which aired on ABC and subsequently CMT. He holds an impressive Guinness World Record for "Most Consecutive Weeks to Release an Original Digital Single by a Music Act."
Chip on Whose Line.
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Described by Clive Anderson early as being very handsome, Chip began as a bit-part player who occasionally participated in games of Song Styles. His appearances on the British edition didn't get the chance to make a huge impact; however, by the second season of the American edition, he was an in-demand singing partner for Wayne Brady. Chip appeared roughly as often as Brad Sherwood throughout the first eight seasons.
By the time Whose Line returned in 2013, Chip had been cast as one of the leads in ABC's Nashville thus leading to a busy schedule that didn't seem to allot time to return to the show. To fans dismay, one of the original US Series fourth seaters wasn't able to be brought back.
Esten returned to Whose Line in 2017 with huge fanfare. He was brought in for a special guest appearance which was able to accumulate two episodes to fans delight. Esten's Nashville came to a close in 2018, and in just a few months came a renewal for Whose Line's 15th season -- it appeared something was just upon the horizon for Esten's future with Whose Line, and in February of 2019, Chip returned to the fourth seat on the show.
Chip holds the title for the All-Time points winner on the show after Drew Carey awarded him 1000 points to the tenth power (Trigintillion Points) after an infamous gaffe in Title Sequence during episode US-8002.
Appearances on 'Whose Line'.
Chip's appearances (UK) <br>
Series 4: Episodes 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 13<br>
Series 6: Episodes 8 and 11
Chip's appearances (US)<br>
Guide to Chip's US Series Episodes
Gallery.
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fandom.1000points | # Chloe Butler and Monique Gaxiola
Chloe Butler and Monique Gaxiola are professional football players. They played for the Los Angeles Temptation in the Legends Football League. Both also committed to compete in the inaugural season of LFL Australia in 2013.
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fandom.1000points | # Chris Hardwick
Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born 23 November 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. He is perhaps best known for hosting "@midnight", "The Talking Dead", and "The Wall".
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fandom.1000points | # Chris Jackson
Christopher Neal Jackson (born 30 September 1975) is an American actor and singer. He drew critical acclaim in several projects with Lin-Manuel Miranda, originating the roles of Benny in "In the Heights" and George Washington in "Hamilton", and providing the singing voice of Chief Tui in "Moana". He currently stars as Chunk Palmer in "Bull".
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fandom.1000points | # Chris Langham
Chris Langham (born 14 April 1949) is an English actor, writer and comedian. He is most known for his writing credit for "The Muppet Show". Chris appeared once on the UK Version during Season 2.
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fandom.1000points | # Chris Smith
Christopher Robin Smith (born 1959) is an American actor, director and improviser, best known for his improv workshops and his appearances on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
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fandom.1000points | # Clinton jokes
US Jokes - The Drew Years.
US-106 - Wayne dons a Clinton mask in Hats and says "I'm looking for a girl who can keep her mouth shut."<br>
US-111 - Drew awards Colin "a thousand points to Colin for turning into a pig quicker than Bill Clinton did."<br>
US-113 - Greg, as Clinton in Let's Make a Date, asks the bachelorette how old she is. He also asks, "You don't mind if I smoke, do you?" He takes an interest in Ryan's portrayal of a masochist.<br>
US-110 - Colin, in Props: "Oh, look. The Clinton tombstone." (a prop shaped like a tombstone with a stick pointing upwards from the top)<br>
US-121 - Ryan in Scenes From a Hat (if Carol Channing were president): "I never made love to that woman. I never had sexual affairs with her."<br>
US-109 - Drew introduces World's Worst: "As fast as you can, come up with as many examples as possible of the World's Worst person to be president of the United States. And you know who doesn't count."<br>
US-205 - In Scenes From a Hat, presidential slogans that will not get you elected: Wayne as Clinton: "I love booty." Also, Ryan: "I stand today at this podium...(moan)"<br>
US-206 - Ryan's Scenes From a Hat suggestions for President Clinton's to-do list: "Switch to a pipe." and "When having an affair, pick someone good-looking."<br>
US-203 - Colin's suggestion for least checked out library books in Scenes From a Hat: "Twenty Ways to Self-Control - President Clinton."<br>
US-221 - Ryan's suggestion for Scenes From a Hat (dangerous thing to do while you are naked): "Five minutes, Mr. President." Also, things you wish you hadn't said to the president: "Sure, I'll be your intern" (Colin), "Cigarette, cigar?" (Brad), "I do." (Ryan)<br>
US-223 - Ryan's suggestion for Scenes From a Hat's messages delivered a little late: "Mr. Clinton - stay away from the fat broad."<br>
US-224 - Greg's Hoedown: "I never pay for nothin', I don't pay no rent, and I never tell the truth 'cause I'm the president!<br>
US-210 - "That's right, Whose Line is it Anyway, the show Hillary Clinton wants to host next year, even though she's never seen it." Also, one of the lines for Whose Line is "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."<br>
US-227 - Scenes From a Hat - Hillary Clinton's recurring nightmare, according to Kathy: "Oh, I bet he's coming home tonight, I bet he's coming home tonight."<br>
US-216 - Wayne's introduction: "I did not inhale." In Weird Newscasters, Greg reports that "President Clinton celebrates the first casual Friday at the White House by wearing leather chaps."<br>
US-228 - Ryan in Scenes From a Hat (Odd definitions found in Webster's Dictionary): "Cigar - presidential aid."<br>
US-229 - In Hoedown, Colin sings about being ugly and ends with "the only person who'll sleep with me is the president!"<br>
US-234 - Colin in Hoedown sings about the crazy parties of his neighbors, but it turns out that he lives next the the White House.<br>
US-218 - Title sequence is about Hillary and Monica. <br>
US-236 - Ryan's introduction: "I did not have an affair with that" Ryan Stiles<br>
US-238 - In Scenes From a Hat, Ryan sings, "I've got a cigaaar!"<br>
US-239 - Chip's introduction is "I did not inhale"<br>
US-302 - From a Hat (graffiti found in the White House restroom): "For a good time, just try the next door to the left," (Kathy) "There's nothing like a Cuban," (Ryan) and "You must be at least this high to ride the ride." (Wayne)<br>
US-312 - Ryan, as the president in Narrate, talks about keeping big problems as secrets. He offers Colin a cigar. Colin points out that Ryan is wearing no pants. Ryan offers Colin wine but it stains his shirt. "I don't think I need to say anymore," Ryan comments. Ryan ends the game by saying, "I know what you're thinking. Falling in love with another man? He's better looking than most of the women I've slept with."<br>
US-305 - Drew says that the points don't matter, just like the Clinton legacy.<br>
US-313 - Robin Williams pops out from beneath Drew's desk, then says, "I'm sorry, Mr. President!"<bR>
US-341 - Ryan in Scenes From a Hat (Things to say that will always start a fight): "Hey Clinton, what's with the fat broad?"<br>
US-342 - Ryan as a presidential bodyguard in Let's Make a Date: "I love a good cigar, just like my number one guy here."<br>
US-420 - For Scenes From a Hat ("People who shouldn't work naked"), Wayne says in his Clinton voice, "My fellow Americans!"<br>
US-413 - Drew as the World's Worst person to share a lifeboat with - "I did not have sex with that woman, just like I'm not gonna have sex with you." (He then pretends to pull down his pants)<br>
US-418 - Greg doing a Clinton impression for World's Worst self-help instructional video: "Hi. I used to be the president. Some of you might have trouble meeting the ladies."<br>
US-412 - Brad in Scenes From a Hat ("What politicians' wives are really thinking as they smile and wave from the podium"): "Who's that girl under the podium?"<br>
US-404 - Drew, as the World's Worst priest, does his Clinton impression: "Yes, I heard your confession, and let me tell ya, I don't think you had sex with that woman."<br>
US-516 - The last line of Colin's Cheated on the Wife Hoedown is "But I've just been pardoned by the ex-president."<br>
US-314 - As a celebrity parachuting for charity, Chip says in a Clinton voice, "I did not jump out of that airplane."<br>
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fandom.1000points | # Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson hosted the British edition of Whose Line.
A former barrister, Clive had a famously nervous manner and tended to rely on convoluted explanations of simple games. Over the course of the show, he became a legitimate selling point in his own right - particularly with regard to his commentary on the score ("the score is boiling over, so I'll pour some water on it").
Clive became famous for three aspects of his personality. The first of these was his introduction of the contestants, often with humorous "praise" of their talents. One episode saw him introduce four contestants as "Your friend", "Your friend and mine", "His own best friend" and "Nobody's friend".
The second aspect was his ongoing feud with certain performers, particularly Tony Slattery and Greg Proops. His feud with Tony manifested itself particularly in Tony's exclamation of "Well F*** OFF" after an unsuccessful game of Party Quirks and the reaction to Tony's pants splitting in another episode (Clive claiming that Tony did it on purpose). With Greg, however, the feud stemmed from Clive's line of "Do you have [item] in America?" with the items being such mundane things as telephones and maps. Greg, who always wanted the last word, often accused Clive of confusing Whose Line with "your other show" (Clive Anderson All Talk) and on one occasion refused to open the door in a game of Party Quirks.
The third aspect of Clive's personality was his trademark signoff from the show, thanking everyone on the stage in a breathless monologue ending (as always) with "...Richard Vranch at the piano and this is me, Clive Anderson, saying goodnight. Goodnight!" This signoff was often parodied by other performers, particularly gifted impressionist Rory Bremner
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fandom.1000points | # Colin's Ending Lines
Perhaps the iconic highlight of Irish Drinking Song is the ending line delivered by Colin Mochrie (Who had to rhyme with what Wayne, and on occasion Brad had last said). On many occasions his ending line would get the cast to double over, leaving Colin to finish the final chorus.
US Version - ABC/ABCFamily Seasons.
US-302 - "He's worn a thong for hours" (Topic: Drew Carey I)<br>
US-305 - "Ha Ha Ha, Hee Hee!" (Topic: Voted for Ross Perot)<br>
US-306 - "It looked like someone had beat her" (Topic: Slept with an Ugly Woman)<br>
US-309 - "I'll rub Colin's head!" (Topic: Drew Carey II)<br>
US-325 - "Be host on TV!" (Topic: Lobotomy)<Br>
US-328 - "He put my stone back in my end!" (Topic: Got Mugged)<br>
US-420 - "I'll redecorate, I'm gay!" (Topic: Got Arrested)<br>
US-422 - "I'll rip out his heart!" (Topic: Divorce I)<br>
US-412 - "Sitting on my Ash!" (Topic: Graduation I)<br>
US-421 - "My pants fall on the floor!" (Topic: Hair Transplant)<br>
US-425 - "You can get poo from Fud" (Topic: Got Pregnant on a Date)<br>
US-506 - "I peed my pants" (Topic: Knocked over the X-Mas Tree)<br>
US-517 - "And then we both will fart!" (Topic: Marriage)<br>
US-514 - "There's blood in my stool!" (Topic: Graduation II)<br>
US-603 - "MEOW!" (Topic: Yelled out the Wrong Name in Bed)<br>
US-606 - *Sly Grin* "..." (Topic: Graduation III)<br>
US-520 - "She was a man!" (Topic: First Kiss)<br>
US-505 - "Oops! I poo'ed" (Topic: Passed Gas)<br>
US-428 - "OH... Grand!" (Topic: Giving Birth)<br>
US-7003 - "She took her thong off in Any weather!" (Topic: First Car)<br>
US-7004 - "She has gravel in her snot!" (Topic: Fell out of the Car)<br>
US-7021 - "Joe had a Nice Bone!" (Topic: Broke Up)<br>
US-8012 - "I'll comb it over, HEY?!" (Topic: Hairy Back)<br>
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US Version - TheCW Seasons.
Appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show - "He arrested me for swallowing a ball!" (Topic: Police Lunch Date)<br>
US-10x05 - "We never circumcised his bone!" (Topic: Brand New Baby)<br>
US-10x08 - "Yak-Kak-Kak-Kak-Kak!" (Topic: Divorce II)<br>
US-10x17 - "Ooh I get some wood!" (Topic: Date at a Pancake House)<br>
CW Seed's Whose Line Mini's - "Hey! A Fetus" (Blooper - Pickup)<br>
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Live Stage Shows.
Whose Line is it Anyway? UK - Live at Adelphi - "I'll never see a snatch!" (Topic: Circumcision)<br>
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fandom.1000points | # Colin Mochrie
Colin Andrew Mochrie appeared on the British and American editions of Whose Line.
Along with frequent partner-in-crime Ryan Stiles, Colin is one of the performers most closely associated with Whose Line, and is responsible for many of the classic moments of the show on both sides of the Atlantic.
Beginning his career as a rather nervous performer with a decided inability to sing, Colin soon developed a role as the person acting out the scene while Ryan provided the Sound Effects, as well as teaming up with Ryan in the various Home Shopping-style games. His lack of singing ability never seemed to get in the way, as his custom of ending Hoedowns by fainting, rather than rhyming the final line (or deliberately singing in free verse) became a well known feature of the show. Curiously, he was able to sing well - if unusually - in games like Prison Visitor (where he is responsible for one of the more famous songs, detailed in that article). His Hoedown abilities gradually improved, and it became his new custom to feature elaborate puns ("Then he'd hit you with a flower/He was Dirty Hare Krishna") in his verses.
By the time the show crossed the Atlantic, Colin had become a regular and moved beyond his comic inability to rhyme in order to become a highly successful member of the cast. Still paired with Ryan, he was responsible for many of the most peculiar lines in Greatest Hits (including the suggestion that he would pay "upwards of my life savings" for the CD set being sold). The Ryan-Colin team also featured in the audience-participation version of Sound Effects (frequently responding to the amateurish effects in ways which made Drew Carey laugh uncontrollably) and also in Narrate, in one performance of which Ryan actually kissed Colin.
By this point, the major humour at Colin's expense was his baldness and the fact that he was from Canada. His abilities in Scene to Rap were always rather questionable, however, frequently veering off into the realms of insanity. His ending lines in Irish Drinking Song became a major strong point of his, making any of his fellow performers double over in laughter.
It's usually considered an insult to say that someone is "funny looking" since it is shorthand for ugly or weird, but Colin is a textbook example of someone who is funny looking in the good sense (at least if you are a comedian). His rubber face, poppy eyes, expansive forehead and physique went a long way to selling his humorous bits which would not have been nearly as funny if presented by someone with the face and body of, say, Chip Esten.
Colin holds the interesting distinction of being the only performer to have a Hoedown performed about him. Near the end of the British incarnation of Whose Line, a Hoedown was called with suggestions being made for "Cheese" and "Alcohol". Clive Anderson seemed rather dismissive of these suggestions, which resulted in one audience member suggesting "COLIN", and thus creating history. The closest that any other cast member has come has been a Hoedown about "Ryan's Wife".
Colin's appearances (UK)<br>
Series 3: Episodes 5, 9, 12 and 17<br>
Series 4: Episodes 7, 9, 11 and 13 <br>
Series 5: Episodes 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9 <br>
Series 6: Episodes 1, 3, 6, 9, 10 and 11<br>
Series 7: Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12<br>
Series 8: Every episode - 14 in total <br>
Series 9: Every episode - 19 in total <br>
Series 10: Every episode - 11 in total <br>
Colin's appearances (US)<br>
Colin appears in every show! <br>
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fandom.1000points | # Colin Sell
Colin Sell did the improvised music on the 6 episode Radio edition of Whose Line.
Apart from his work on the earliest incarnation of Whose Line, Sell also provided music for "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue". He has a son, Rob Sell who is also a musician in his own right.
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fandom.1000points | # Come Dining
Come Dining is a game in which two performers begin acting out a mealtime scene in a film genre. When each of their guests arrive they must switch to the genre which they brought with them. Then as each of them leaves, the other performers must revert back to the previous genre.
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fandom.1000points | # Cornelius Smith Jr.
Cornelius Smith Jr. (born 18 March 1982, Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Frankie Hubbard on the ABC soap opera, "All My Children" from 2007 through 2011. Smith also played Marcus Walker on the ABC drama series, "Scandal" from 2015 through 2018.
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fandom.1000points | # Couples
Couples was a game exclusive to the British edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway. It was heard a few times on the Radio show, then seen twice during the first season, and never seen again.
This game can be described as a hybrid between Characters and Film and Theatre Styles. Two people were given a scene and then Clive would periodically buzz in with suggestions of couples (such as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, or Prince Charles and Princess Di), to which the performers would continue the scene in.
What made this game great was that it gave the impressionists a chance to shine. Rory Bremner and John Sessions played one round of this game and John and Enn Reitel played another. This game more likely than not could have been played more if impressions didn't become a novelty factor on the show.
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fandom.1000points | # Courtroom Scene
Courtroom Scene was a game played a few times on the British edition of Whose Line.
The game was rather chaotic, and involved all four performers taking part in a courtroom scene during a trial. One player was the prosecutor, and had to cross-examine two witnesses. The fourth player was the judge.
During the last time it was played, there was a memorable exchange between Steve Frost and Tony Slattery (who was wearing a beaverskin hat at the time). Steve asked "What were you doing on the night in question", to which Tony responded "I was inserting my head into this badger".
Also on this occasion Colin Mochrie took the role of the judge, and broke the gavel while shouting "This courtroom is a Mochrie"; a very memorable moment.
Courtroom Scene Appearances (UK).
UK Series 4: Episodes 1 and 3. <br>
UK Series 7: Episodes 3. <br>
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fandom.1000points | # Credits Reading
The Credits Reading was a ritual on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
On the British edition, the "winner" or "winners" of the episode would be given the job of reading the credits in a style determined by Clive Anderson. On the first rendition of the American edition, the "prize" for the winner was moved away from this focus and the credits were read by a randomly selected performer or group of performers. (In later American episodes that didn't have a Drew game, the "winner" would once again read the credits.) Many of the styles on the American edition related to events during the episode - after Ryan Stiles was shown to be unable to whistle on cue, the credits consisted of the others giving him whistling lessons, for example. Starting Season 9 of the American edition, awarded by Aisha Tyler, the "prize" for the winner would again become the credit reading.
The British credit reading became quite an art form of itself, particularly when Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie were given the task of doing the reading. On one occasion, they were told to read the credits in the style of American sports commentators, which resulted in Ryan's line about executive producer Dan Patterson that "Dan Patterson's pulled his groin". Jokes at Patterson's expense were quite common, as his was invariably the last name in the credits.
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fandom.1000points | # Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born 19 September 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Caitlin Snow on "Arrow" and "The Flash" alongside Katie Cassidy, Candice Patton, and Emily Bett Rickards.
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fandom.1000points | # Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss (born 5 February 1987) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He is best known for his portrayal of Blaine Anderson, an openly gay student, on the Fox musical comedy-drama series "Glee" alongside Kevin McHale and Heather Morris.
One of the founding members and co-owners of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Illinois, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in StarKid's musical production of "A Very Potter Musical". He received a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for his role in "The Assassination of Gianni Versaci".
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fandom.1000points | # Dating Profiles
Dating Profiles is Dating Service Video without the Hats. Performers act out the World's Worst Dating Service Video with the emphasis now being more on the 'World's Worst' concept. It was only played once at TheCW Tapings.
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fandom.1000points | # David Armand
David Armand (born September 1977) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared in "Episodes", "How Not to Live Your Life", "Pulling", "The Armstrong & Miller Show", "Swinging", and "Peep Show". He is one of the writers and stars of the hit CBBC comedy shows "Sorry, I've Got No Head", and "Pixelface", and has also written for shows such as "The Peter Serafinowicz Show" and "Katy Brand's Big Ass Show".
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fandom.1000points | # David Reed
David Reed (born 26 May 1982) is a British actor, writer and comedian and one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls.
| David Reed |
fandom.1000points | # David Walliams
David Edward Walliams OBE (born 20 August 1971) is a British actor, comedian, and author. He is perhaps best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show "Little Britain." He's even better known for being a judge for "Britain's Got Talent", a role he's had since 2012.
In March 2011 Walliams undertook "24 Hour Panel People", in which he took part in back to back recordings of various panel show formats over the course of twenty-four hours to raise money for Comic Relief. The recordings were streamed live on the BBC website. He took part in nineteen episodes of "classic" TV panel shows.
| David Walliams |
fandom.1000points | # Dawn French
Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress and comedian. She is best known for her shows "French and Saunders" and "The Vicar of Dibley". She was married to Lenny Henry from 1984 to 2010.
| Dawn French |
fandom.1000points | # Daytime Talk Show
Daytime Talk Show was a game played on the British and American versions of Whose Line.
All four players act out a talk show. One performer plays the role of host, like Oprah Winfrey or Jerry Springer. Two other improvisors play the role of guests, and the fourth performer is an audience member. Greg Proops or Brad Sherwood often played the role of host of the show. The topic of the programme is usually a fairy tale selected by the audience. The game is similiar to News Report in that fashion.
The first time the game was played, in 1997, had a different premise. The host (Josie Lawrence) had to help the other three get over their similiar problem, as chosen by the audience. That particular playing was memorable, partially because of the inclusion of Stephen Fry.
On the American version, this game was once played with all four performers as guests and audience members. This rare event was brought about by the guest appearance of Jerry Springer himself as the host.
| Daytime Talk Show |
fandom.1000points | # Dead Bodies
Dead Bodies (sometimes called Fainting Bodies) was a game played on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
The premise of the game was that three of the performers or, on the American edition, a number of performers and a member of the audience, were performing a scene when most of them died - leaving one performer to continue the scene alone, moving the "dead bodies" as appropriate.
This game often saw Colin Mochrie as the "living" actor, and his manic talents were displayed to great effect, often by picking the other performers up and carrying them around the stage.
Appearances.
UK Appearances<br>
Series 8: 1 and 2<br>
Series 9: 2<br>
US Appearances<br>
Season 1: 13<br>
Season 3: 11<br>
Season 7: 6<br>
Season 8: 8 and 13<br>
Season 11: 11, 15<br>
| Dead Bodies |
fandom.1000points | # Debra Wilson
Debra Renee Wilson (born 26 April 1962, South Ozone Park, New York City), a.k.a. "Debra Wilson Skelton" or "Debra Skelton", is an American actress and comedian. Debra is instantly recognized for her work on the FOX sketch-comedy series "MAD TV" (with Phil LaMarr). She has also appeared and done voice work for films such as "Blue in the Face", "B*A*P*S", "Jane White Is Sick & Twisted", "Skin Deep", "Scary Movie 4", "Over the Hedge", "Reno 911!", "Shut Up and Shoot", "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto", "Avatar," and "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil". She had recurring roles on shows such as "The Proud Family", "CSI", "Family Guy", "Black Dynamite" and "DC Super Pets", and also had a voice role on one episode of the "Star Trek" spinoff, "Deep Space Nine".
| Debra Wilson |
fandom.1000points | # Denalda Williams
Denalda Williams only appeared in one episode of Whose Line. Not much is known about her, but she did appear in Malcom in the Middle (2000), Six Feet Under (2001), and Are We There Yet? (2005).
Interestingly, Denalda was part of the cast during the only time the female improvisors outnumbered the men. She was paired with Josie Lawrence, Sandi Toksvig, and Mike McShane. Though Denalda was with three of the greatest performers on the show at the time, she held up her own in the games, including a funny performance in [[Emotion Option. She could also sing beautifully, as shown in Psychiatrist and Gospel.
| Denalda Williams |
fandom.1000points | # Denny Siegel
Denny Siegel is an American TV personality who was a recurring performer on the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? She was known for being a recurring correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
On Whose Line, she was the first female regular on the US version. She was used prominently in the first season, but by the second season she started appearing less, and then disappeared from the show altogether.
As for games she did, she was featured as the bachelorette in Let's Make a Date, and was a frequent host in Party Quirks (though in the episode she did with Greg Proops, she got to be a guest). She got to do Props, and got to narrate in a game of Hey You Down There.
Denny's appearances (US).
Guide to Denny's US Series Episodes
Navigation.
Back to US Castmembers
| Denny Siegel |
fandom.1000points | # Doo Wop
Doo Wop is a musical game played on the American version of Whose Line.
Doo Wop is kind of like a mixture between Motown Group and Funeral. The three performers sing their memories about someone who recently passed away. Drew Carey chooses a name and hobby from the audience for the topic of the song. One player sings a verse, while the other two do back-up.
Doo Wop is one of the very few games on Whose Line that Colin Mochrie plays more often than Ryan Stiles. Colin has sung in seven playings of the game, whilst Ryan only participated in two.
Though the premise usually is a eulogy of sorts, the first time it was played was a song titled "Do the Trucker". The topic used there was the same style that was used in Motown Group.
Appearances.
Season 3: 25.<br>
Season 4: 1 and 5.<br>
Season 6: 1.<br>
Season 7: 5, 8, 9<br>
Season 8: 12<br>
Season 10: 15 and 22<br>
Season 11: 4, 12, 14, 19, 21, and 22<br>
Season 12: 5, 11, 12, 16, 20, and 22<br>
Season 14: 7, 9, and 12<br>
| Doo Wop |
fandom.1000points | # Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair is a game in which the performers spoof the show "Dragon's Den". Two performers act as judges, while another pair present their pitch for a given prop item.
| Dragon's Lair |
fandom.1000points | # Dramatic Episode
Dramatic Episode is a game on Trust Us with Your Life in which the host asks questions about an event in the guest's life, and the performers must use this information to reenact the scene. If their portrayal is accurate, the guest rings a bell, but if the reenactment is inaccurate, the guest honks a horn and the performers must revise their scene.
| Dramatic Episode |
fandom.1000points | # Drew Carey
Drew Carey (born 23 May 1958) is an American television personality who hosted and produced the American edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway? from 1998 to 2007. He later hosted and co-produced other Whose Line spinoffs such as Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and Improv-A-Ganza.
A successful standup comedian and sitcom performer, Carey had an instant rapport with several cast members as they had worked together on The Drew Carey Show. As a result, he was frequently the butt of jokes about having two shows and being filthy rich (among other things, such as being overweight).
The major innovation of Drew's tenure as host was the feature of including the host in some games, traditionally the ones at the end of the episodes.
Drew's most important contribution to the show occurred off camera. The ABC executives did not want to cast Ryan or Colin, explaining that they were both too old to appeal to a younger audience. Furthermore Ryan was "gawky" and Colin balding. Carey successfully fought to include them. Fortunately, being the man behind one of ABC's most successful shows of the time (The Drew Carey Show), he had the clout to resist the suits.
Drew currently hosts the Legendary 'Price is Right' after Bob Barker's retirement in 2007.
| Drew Carey |
fandom.1000points | # Drew Carey's Green Screen Show Games
| Drew Carey's Green Screen Show Games |
fandom.1000points | # Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza Games
| Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza Games |
fandom.1000points | # Drew Carey Show references
| Drew Carey Show references |
fandom.1000points | # Drew Games
Every version of Whose Line differs from each other, what made the Drew Series unique was the final segment of nearly every show -- Where the show had host Drew Carey play a game with the others. A Segment called the "Drew Games".
| Drew Games |
fandom.1000points | # Dubbing
Dubbing is a game exclusive to the American Series. The game involves a scene where Ryan and Colin (in later Seasons, Ryan and Wayne) with an audience member or special guest act out a scene. The guest cannot use his or her own voice, their dialogue is provided by a third performer off-camera (In earlier Seasons Wayne Brady or Brad Sherwood. In later seasons Colin Mochrie.) In the later seasons this game had become more frequent and became more of a game for special guests. On one occasions, Greg Proops played the game as he was filling in for the ill Ryan Stiles that night.
Appearances.
US Appearances<br>
Season 4: 10 and 14.<br>
Season 5: 4, 8, 14, 19, and 30<br>
Season 7: 17 and 20<br>
Season 9: 1, 2, 4, 9, and 10<br>
Season 10: 2, 4, 8, 10, 12<br>
Season 11: 4, 5, 7<br>
| Dubbing |
fandom.1000points | # Duet
Duet was a game played on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
As the name implies, this was a singing game involving two performers (usually Josie Lawrence and Mike McShane on the British edition and Wayne Brady and another on the American). The performers would variously have to sing about members of the audience, a special guest, or household items in styles determined either by the audience or the host.
The British version of the game was undistinguished, although Josie and Mike did at one point sing a love duet about cat litter. The American version, however, was traditionally a very energetic game with a number of upbeat styles selected. In one memorable instance, Wayne and Chip Esten were told to sing a jitterbug song about a dishwasher and only realized mid-song that they had been singing about putting their clothes in it.
Appearances.
UK Appearances.
Series 2: 7, 16, and 17.<br>
Series 3: 2 and 8.<br>
Series 5: 5<br>
Series 6: 2 and 7<br>
Series 7: 9<br>
Series 8: 3<br>
Series 10: 1 and 8.<br>
US Appearances.
Season 1: 2, 4, 12, and 19.<Br>
Season 2: 2, 5, 8, 12, 17, 21, 36, and 39<br>
Season 3: 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 30, and 33<br>
Season 4: 3, 5, 9, 15, 24, and 27<br>
Season 5: 4, 16, 25, and 32.<br>
Season 6: 6 and 10.<br>
Season 7: 4, 5, 14, and 15<br>
Season 8: 6 and 11.<br>
Season 9: 5, 6, and 11.<br>
Season 10: 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20<br>
Season 11: 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13<br>
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fandom.1000points | # Duncan Walsh Atkins
Duncan Walsh Atkins is a British musician.
Duncan Walsh Atkins studied at Oxford, where he conducted the University Gilbert & Sullivan Society. After graduating he worked as a choirmaster in South Africa before moving to London.
He has been musical director of "Showstoppers!" since 2009, which has had sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe and West End runs, national and international tours, and a BBC Radio 4 series. His other credits include Adam Megiddo's "Burlesque" which won the 2011 Off-West End Best New Musical Award, and The Tailor-Made Man at the Arts Theatre (which he co-composed with Meggido), "Half a Sixpence" UK tour with Gary Wilmot, "The Blues Brothers Party" UK and Japan tour, "Round The Horne" UK tour, the Flanders & Swann tribute "At the Drop of a Hippopotamus", Mitchell & Webb's "Macbeth & The Beanstalk", Noel Coward's "Words & Music", the touring West End/Broadway tribute "Mad About the Musicals", and Jonathan Harvey's "Taking Charlie" for the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
He has also appeared several times on BBC Radio, recording "September Tide" with Jonathan Firth, the Tina C and Ida Barr series with the comedian Christopher Green, and Radio 2's "Friday Night Is Music Night". He has collaborated with fellow Showstoppers Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd on their Radio 4 series "Trodd En Bratt" and with Pippa Evans on her musical contributions to the "Now Show". He was musical director of the BBC2 improvised comedy series "Fast and Loose" in 2010, hosted by Hugh Dennis, has played keyboards on "Jersey Boys" in the West End, and can occasionally be seen in a wig portraying Benny Andersson in "Abbamania".
| Duncan Walsh Atkins |
fandom.1000points | # Early TV
Early TV is a game in which the performers reimagine modern shows as they might have looked in simpler black-and-white times.
| Early TV |
fandom.1000points | # Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard (born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He appeared in one episode of Whose Line's UK Series during Season 7.
Throughout Izzard's career, he's appeared in films such as Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, The Cat's Meow, Across the Universe, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
| Eddie Izzard |
fandom.1000points | # Elizabeth Gillies
Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born 26 July 1993) is an American actress and singer. She stars as Fallon Carrington in The CW's reboot of "Dynasty" and she is well-known as Jade West in "Victorious"
| Elizabeth Gillies |
fandom.1000points | # Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards (born 24 July 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Felicity Smoak on "Arrow" and its spinoff series "The Flash", "Vixen", and "Legends of Tomorrow" alongside Katie Cassidy, Candice Patton, and Danielle Panabaker.
| Emily Bett Rickards |
fandom.1000points | # Emotion Option
Emotion Option is a game played on the British version of Whose Line.
The premise was very similiar to Film and Theatre Styles, except instead of various forms of television styles, the styles used were forms of emotion, such as lust, hysteria, and ecstasy.
Premiering around the third British season, Emotion Option was sometimes played as a replacement of a second pairing in Film and Theatre Styles. Memorable duos in Emotion Option include the pairing of Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen, and the pairing of Ryan Stiles and Brad Sherwood.
| Emotion Option |
fandom.1000points | # Enn Reitel
Enn Reitel is a Scottish actor, voice actor and impressionist. He is primarily known for his voice work, such as on "Spitting Image".
| Enn Reitel |
fandom.1000points | # Episode Errors on CWSeed
Navigation.
Back to US Episode Guide | Episodes Missing from CWSeed
| Episode Errors on CWSeed |
fandom.1000points | # Episode Guides
| Episode Guides |
fandom.1000points | # Episodes Missing from CWSeed
| Episodes Missing from CWSeed |
fandom.1000points | # Episodes Missing from CWSeed and HBOMax
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Navigation.
Back to US Episode Guide | Episode Errors on CWSeed
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fandom.1000points | # Every Other Line
Every Other Line is a game played only on the early British version, as well as the radio show.
In it, two performers improvise a scene. One player reads all his or her lines from a play, while the other performer tries to create the scene around it, aiming for an end line suggested by the audience.
| Every Other Line |
fandom.1000points | # Expert
Expert was played on the British version of Whose Line.
A game for two performers, one of which is an interviewer. He or she interviews an expert on a topic chosen by the audience. Topics used include the afterlife, moldy bread, algae farming, and taxidermy.
| Expert |
fandom.1000points | # Expert Translation
Expert Translation was played on the British version of Whose Line.
The predecessor of Foreign Film Dub, Expert Translation is a game for two performers. One improvisor fakes a foreign language, talking about an aspect of life from that native land. Another performer translates.
In one particular playing, Josie Lawrence was visually embarrassed by Paul Merton's translation. Initially talking about Volvos, Paul's translation made it so Josie talked about having sex with horses.
| Expert Translation |
fandom.1000points | # Explanations
Explanations is a short lived game that was played in the early years of Whose Line. The premise was such that two improvisers explain a topic in a particular style. In the first playing in the television series, Tony Slattery and Josie Lawrence had to explain the existence of God as two six year olds, whilst Mike McShane and Greg Proops had to act it out as two construction workers.
| Explanations |
fandom.1000points | # Fashion Models
Fashion Models was one of the more obscure games on the American version of Whose Line.
Fashion Models featured all four performers. One or two of them are commentators at a fashion show. The rest of the improvisors model the new clothes based on an audience-suggested profession. It's similar to Hey You Down There, with an announcer and actors.
Greg Proops usually takes center stage as the commentator, though the first time it was played, Denny Siegel was a commentator as well. That time, based on wrestling fashions, had a memorable exchange between the two:
Denny: I love wrestling because it's the only sport that proves women aren't the only ones to fake it.
Greg: And no one cares if they do.
Brad Sherwood also occassionally took the role of commentator.
| Fashion Models |
fandom.1000points | # Fast and Loose Games
| Fast and Loose Games |
fandom.1000points | # Film Dub
Film Dub was played in both versions of Whose Line.
The premise is that an old film is shown, with the sound completely gone. The performers must create new dialogue, based on a scene given by the host.
Rarely a huge success, Film Dub has been played in almost every season of Whose Line, partially since the game is very short. It usually shows the verbal comedic skills of performers like Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Greg Proops.
Colin has become best known in this game for basing his dialogue on the fact that he didn't have many lines.
Appearances.
UK Appearances<br>
Series 1: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12<br>
Series 2: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, and 17<br>
Series 3: 2, 4, 9, 13, and 17<br>
Series 4: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 13<br>
Series 5: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9<br>
Series 6: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10<br>
Series 7: 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8<br>
Series 8: 2, 4, 8, and 9<br>
Series 9: 6, 7, and 15<br>
Series 10: 3 and 9<br>
US Appearances<br>
Season 1: 5 and 15<br>
Season 2: 4, 35, and 37<br>
Season 3: 13<br>
Season 4: 15, 26, and 31<br>
Season 5: 13 and 20<br>
Season 6: 4<br>
Season 7: 1, 2, 7, and 16<br>
Season 8: 1 and 10<br>
Season 10: 9, 21, and 22<br>
Season 11: 20<br>
| Film Dub |
fandom.1000points | # Film Review
Film Review was played once on the British edition of Whose Line.
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A game for all four contestants, one of which reviews a film, which's title is selected by the audience. The other three act out the film described by the reviewer.
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The time it was played, Rory Bremner had the role of reviewer. Because Rory is a talented impressionist, he was given the role of Barry Norman. If it was played with anyone else as a reviewer, it is almost certain there would be no specific reviewer to impersonate.
UK Series 9: Episode 17.
| Film Review |
fandom.1000points | # Film Trailer
Film Trailer was played on the British edition of Whose Line.
A game for all four performers, one of which (usually Greg Proops) is a voiceover for a new film, with the title given by the audience. The other three act out the scenes the voiceover describes.
The most memorable playing featured Tony Slattery in one of his most embarrassing moments on Whose Line. He accidently ripped the front of his pants. When that happened, Greg was surprised on what he saw. Richard Vranch even took a look at it. The fiasco also caused a delay in the next game, Moving People, which never fully aired (as it happened in a compilation episode).
| Film Trailer |
fandom.1000points | # Film and Theatre Styles
Film And Theatre Styles (or Genre Option, and later Film, TV And Theatre Styles) was a game played on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
The game began with the audience being asked to name their favourite styles of film and theatre acting (while television was only added to the game name later, television styles were present from the earliest times). The pair of performers were then given a scene, during which they would be asked to adopt some of these different styles.
Many different pairs (and, by the American edition, trios) were tried, however the most well-known was Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. Perhaps their most famous style was "Shakespeare", which traditionally involved Ryan declaiming nonsense - two such lines being "If I were a man with gills I would be a fish" and "the sky, the sky beyond the door is blue" (to which Colin responded "Aye, 'tis blue" before Clive Anderson buzzed for a style change with the comment "That's the worst Shakespeare I've ever heard").
The game was also responsible for many of the early impressions on Whose Line, such as Greg Proops' Woody Allen.
This game also came the closest to nudity in Whose Line history. Stephen Fry and Peter Cook were told to perform part of a scene in the style of "British Farce", which resulted in Stephen pulling his trousers down.
| Film and Theatre Styles |
fandom.1000points | # Films used in Film Dub
| Films used in Film Dub |
fandom.1000points | # First Date
First Date is a game on Improvaganza in which a couple who have been married a long time are selected from the audience and are asked some questions about their first date. From this information, two performers try to reenact the date. If their portrayal is accurate, one or both spouses ring a bell, but if the reenactment is inaccurate, one or both spouses honk a horn and the performers must revise the scene.
| First Date |
fandom.1000points | # Fixed Expressions
Fixed Expressions is a game that made a few apperances during the middle to end of the British edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway.
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The premise of this game is implied in its title. Performers would act out a scene with an expression on their face [anger, confusion, worried, etc.] Many would consider this game as hit or miss. Its comedy arose when someone would go against their emotion. For example, during one playing, Colin Mochrie had the emotion of "happy" and during the scene, he said, "Euro-Disney Sucks!" which was quite funny.
| Fixed Expressions |
fandom.1000points | # Foreign Film Dub
Foreign Film Dub was a game played on the British and American editions of Whose Line.
Two performers (or, early on in the American edition, one performer and Drew Carey) would perform a scene from a film, with the title and language determined by the audience. The other two performers would "dub" the film into English, creating situations to which the "actors" had to respond.
Generally, the humour was derived from the dubbing process - with long monologues translating as "yes" or "no", and physical actions being misinterpreted. Occasionally, the language itself proved inherently funny, with Ryan Stiles often sounding suspiciously like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.
On a number of renditions of the game, the language suggested was not a real language, which didn't stop anyone. One American rendition featured a film performed in "Canadian", which led to a number of jokes at Canada's expense.
On the Drew Carey version's "Salute to American Television", Sid Caesar improvised a scene with Drew in a variety of different languages.
| Foreign Film Dub |
fandom.1000points | # Forward Rewind
Forward Rewind is a game in which the performers enact a given scene. When cued "Rewind" they must repeat the lines they've just said in reverse order until cued "Forward" again, when they must repeat the same lines again. On Whose Line the cues were prerecorded by Wayne Brady and played as the production team desired
| Forward Rewind |
fandom.1000points | # Fred Willard
Frederic Willard (18 September 1933 - 15 May 2020) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he is best known for his improvisational comedy. His credits include "Nobody Knows Anything", "Friends", "MAD TV", "Hollywood Squares", "Mad About You", "Family Guy", and "Modern Family".
He was the host of the short-lived "Whose Line?" spin-off "Trust Us with Your Life" in 2012.
| Fred Willard |
fandom.1000points | # Funeral
Funeral was played on the American and British versions of Whose Line.
To begin, the host selects a person's name and hobby from the audience. Funeral is a game for three or four contestants, with one player (often Greg Proops) as a funeral director asking the others about memories of the deceased. After the memories, everyone sings a hymn together, in one voice.
| Funeral |
fandom.1000points | # Gangsta Rap
Gangsta Rap was played once on the American edition of Whose Line.
Basically a specific version of Duet, two performers (Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood, the one time it was tried) rap about a profession given to them by the audience. It worked well when it was tried, however, the fact that it was essentialy Duet with only one kind of song style, coupled with the popularity of the much more well-known game Scene To Rap may have been why this game never caught on.
The one time it was played, Drew Carey asked the audience for suggestions of a profession to rap about, and Wayne and Brad ended up rapping about being an astronaut.
| Gangsta Rap |
fandom.1000points | # George McGrath
George McGrath made two appearances on the British edition of Whose Line, not counting compilations. He was a terrific Storyteller, a decent singer, and a great scene holder. Those were the attributes used the most in his appearances. He has been seen playing games such as Musical, Authors, Party Quirks, and both a Hoedown and a Rap.
George holds the record as the only person to play the role of Storyteller more than once.
George's appearances (UK)<br>
Series 1: Episode 6<br>
Series 3: Episodes 15 and 17<br>
| George McGrath |
fandom.1000points | # George Wendt
George Wendt made two appearances on the British edition of Whose Line.
Wendt had achieved fame on the American sitcom Cheers, but unfortunately he seemed underprepared for Whose Line. His Hoedown in particular was quite weak, where he couldn't even get the first lines to rhyme and had to resort to a "dance break," but in his defense this was an episode of the time when Colin Mochrie's hoedowns were also very weak.
His appearance is probably notable for being one of the first self-referential hoedowns, when Greg Proops sang the following (with the topic being "Space Travel"):
I like doing Hoedowns, especially in space,<br>
I do them with antennas, I do them with lots of grace.<br>
But tonight is really special, and I'll buy all the beers,<br>
'Cause I'm doing a Space Hoedown next to Norm from Cheers.<br>
George's appearances (UK) <br>
Series 9: Episodes 7, 12 and 16<br>
| George Wendt |
fandom.1000points | # Get Down
Get Down is a game in which all four performers enact a scene. Periodically, the production team will play a soundbite that says "Get Down" and the last performer to speak must begin to rap until a soundbite that says "Okay!" then they stop rapping and continue the scene normally. The rap backing track is provided by both Laura Hall and Linda Taylor.
This game is considered the sibling game of Kick It from Improvaganza and Rap It from Trust Us With Your Life.
| Get Down |
fandom.1000points | # Gina Rodriguez
Gina Rodriguez (born 30 July 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jane Villanueva in "Jane the Virgin" alongside Brett Dier, Jaime Camil, and Andrea Navedo.
| Gina Rodriguez |
fandom.1000points | # Glee Club It
Glee Club It is a game in which the performers enact a scene. Periodically, the host plays the phrase "Glee club it," and the last performer to speak must begin to sing in the style of a glee club until the leader says "Back to normal," then they stop singing and continue the scene normally. This can happen multiple times throughout the scene.
| Glee Club It |
fandom.1000points | # Good Cop Bad Cop
Good Cop Bad Cop was played once on the American edition of Whose Line.
This game was played with three people. The one time it was tried, Wayne Brady had an appliance that broke down, while Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles portrayed the repairmen. However, Colin and Ryan were supposed to do it as if they were cops utilizing the "Good cop, bad cop" method of interrogation, with Colin the bad cop and Ryan the good cop. This often entailed a lot of faked violence on Colin's part and was very straightforward, drawing on the nature of the "good cop, bad cop" interrogation method for humorous effect.
| Good Cop Bad Cop |
fandom.1000points | # Gospel
Gospel was played on the British version of Whose Line.
Similiar to Hoedown, Gospel features all four players singing about a particular topic in the style of Gospel. The final verse was usually sung by Mike McShane, who usually dominated. The Gospels were catchy, but improvisers would often have difficulty it not only trying to capture the style the best, but also to think of something funny. It didn't have the straightforward four line pattern of March or Hoedown, but of a 12 Bar Blues style, which is often difficult to try and sing four lines to. Paul Merton only performed one Gospel and his tone deafness obviously did not suit the game. Julian Clary, perhaps inspired by Stephen Fry, speaks throughout his verse in The Needlepoint Gospel to a comic effect. One of the many highlights of the early Gospels was Sandi Toksvig's Southern Baptist Preacher verses, where she didn't particularly sing but preached about the topic.
Gospel made one last return years later, in the final British series, recorded in Hollywood. In that playing, it became a lot closer to Hoedown in it's style, but still kept the psuedo-religious format. Colin Mochrie's verse was perhaps the most notable, as he used a style similiar to what Sandi Toksvig was known for.
Though the game never appeared in the American version of Whose Line, its spirit has. Gospel is the style of music that was used the most in Song Styles, Duet, and Greatest Hits
| Gospel |
fandom.1000points | # Grace Byers
Grace Gealey Byers (born 26 July 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Anika Calhoun on "Empire" alongside Kaitlin Doubleday.
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fandom.1000points | # Graeme Garden
David Graeme Garden OBE (born 18 February 1943) is a British comedian, actor, and author. He is best known as a member of "The Goodies" and for being a cast member on "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue".
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fandom.1000points | # Great Debate
The Great Debate was a short-lived game on the radio version of Whose Line.
Clive Anderson gives the quartet a topic, and the audience gives Clive various professions or characteristics to give to the cast. The four debate on the topic in the style they were given. The game is similiar to Remote Control in that way.
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fandom.1000points | # Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits was a game played on the British and American editions of Whose Line.
The game involved three or four performers (depending on the number of singers). Two performers - usually Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles - took the parts of television pitch-men selling a compilation album, with the singer or singers singing the relevant songs. The topic of the songs was decided by the audience, and the styles were read off of a cue card (so the musicians could prepare), but the titles were determined by the pitchmen.
The game, therefore, combined a great many talents. Colin and Ryan demonstrated their bantering ability (as in Home Shopping), with the singers effectively playing a series of Song Styles games. The often-overlooked dynamic was the ability of Colin and Ryan to come up with challenging song titles for the singers. Colin in particular would create many interesting titles, often causing Ryan to hide his laughter before the camera cut to the singers. Among them, "Ants, Rats and Gypsy Moths" for Songs of the Exterminator, and "Bowl Me, Strike Me, Spare Me" for Songs of Bowling. One memorable example was the demand on Wayne Brady to sing a country/western song with a sound effect for a title.
In the British version, the performers would sing short snippets of songs, usually one line, whereas songs in the American version were much longer. Songs in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza would be a little more drawn out, and time constraints would allow for one (sometimes two) song(s) to be aired on one episode.
This game has also been known for the unique TV shows that the commercial interrupts, such as "The Wrong Emphasis Theatre Production of What's New? PUSSYCAT?!"<br>
See: What Greatest Hits interrupts
There's also been instances where Greatest Hits Albums have been able to spawn more than one iteration
See: Greatest Hits' Multiple Albums
Appearances.
UK Appearances.
Series 7: 10<br>
Series 8: 12 and 13<br>
Series 9: 3, 9, 18, and 19<br>
Series 10: 1, 4, and 9<br>
US Appearances.
Greatest Hits Episode Guide
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fandom.1000points | # Greatest Hits' Multiple Albums
This page features your look at Greatest Hits Albums on Whose Line that have garnered more than one edition.
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fandom.1000points | # Greg Davies
Greg Davies (born 14 May 1968) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Greg in "We Are Klang", Mr Gilbert in "The Inbetweeners" and Ken Thompson in "Cuckoo", as well as for his guest appearances in "Mock the Week" and "Would I Lie to You?"
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fandom.1000points | # Greg Proops
Greg Proops.
Greg Proops (born 3 October 1959) is an American television personality who has appeared as a recurring performer on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
Greg has recorded several podcasts and stand-up albums, all of which are available via iTunes. He served host of the short-lived comedic reality series Rendez-View, appeared as a guest with The Comedy Store Players and on Mock the Week. He was also a recurring character on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP as Mr. Madigan. He has done voice-over work for cartoons and hit movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Cartoon voiceovers include roles such as Bob The Builder, and even multiple roles on the Star Wars spinoff cartoons.
When not appearing on Whose Line or lending his voice on cartoon shows, Greg can be found as the presiding host of his hit podcast The Smartest Man in the World. He is also a prominent cast member of the Whose Line stage tour Whose Live Anyway?
Greg on Whose Line.
Greg is a sharp-witted performer who's greatest talent on the show is his banter and verbal humour. He's one of the most erudite cast members, often sprinkling his humor with esoteric references a-la Dennis Miller, making him a kind of thinking man's improvisor.
He's considered to be one of the better impressionists on the show. While his most famous impressions on the Whose Line include Woody Allen, John Wayne, and gremlins he was also was skilled at imitating Yoda, Dracula, John Major, and other famous figures. He was also the sufferer of many Buddy Holly jokes (especially in the British version) as his 50’s haircut and glasses helped give him an uncanny resemblance to the late rock singer.
In his British appearances, One of the series' most infamous recurring gags were jabs traded between Greg and Clive Anderson. Greg would often find himself the target of Clive's barbs about America, often being asked "Do you have [mundane object] in America?"
During the Drew Series, Greg's wit often seemed to be directed against Drew Carey. Perhaps the most famous instance of this was in response to Drew's comment (introducing African Chant) that "Africa's a big country in the middle of the world". Greg, laughing very loudly, pointed out that "it's also a continent if you're a geographer", prompting an episode-long running gag.
Greg's verbal creativity often saw him cast as a narrator - in games such as Hey You Down There and Improbable Mission.
Appearances on "Whose Line is it Anyway?
The US Series.
Guide to Greg's US Series Episodes
Navigation.
Back to UK Castmembers | Back to US Castmembers
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fandom.1000points | # Guess the Country
Guess the Country is a game on Trust Us with Your Life in which two performers travel through Europe, and two other performers portray residents of other countries they meet along the way. From their accents and portrayals, the travelers must guess the residents' country.
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fandom.1000points | # Harmontown
Harmontown is a weekly live comedy podcast that began airing 6 June 2012. It is hosted by writer Dan Harmon, best known as the creator of the television series "Community" and "Rick and Morty", Jeff Davis of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", and game master Spencer Crittenden.
"Harmontown" began as a monthly live comedy show in Los Angeles, California at the NerdMelt Showroom on 23 May 2011, but the show became weekly after Harmon was fired from "Community". Since the summer of 2012, each episode of "Harmontown" has been recorded and released as a podcast by Feral Audio. The original premise of "Harmontown" began with Harmon's and Davis's attempts to discuss how to successfully eliminate the flaws of society and create a utopia (which they claimed could be addressed with the creation of a lunar colony) in front of a live audience. The show evolved into what Harmon and Davis call "live therapy sessions" for Harmon, as he discussed with Davis a variety of topics, from anecdotes about his family and work to commentaries on movies, social issues, and scandals with many special guests.
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fandom.1000points | # Hats
Hats (sometimes known in the American edition as Dating Service Video) was a game played on the British and American editions of Whose Line.
The game involved all four performers, divided into two pairs. Each pair was given a box of "hats" (which often included masks and other articles of fancy dress) and had to come up with as many examples of a given thing - usually the "World's Worst Dating Service Video". The game was thus a combination of Props and World's Worst. One notable exception to this, however, was the "World's Worst Ad Campaign", a game which is generally undistinguished except for Greg's appearance as and impression of "Morocco" from the cartoon "Secret Squirrel". In keeping with his traditional antipathy toward Clive Anderson, Greg continued his pitch after the buzzer, giving the following monologue:
[buzzer] You put it on your face [buzzer] Then you buzz before it is funny [buzzer]
This game was full of double entendres, particularly from Ryan Stiles or Greg Proops.
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fandom.1000points | # Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell (born 20 November 1979) is an Emmy-nominated writer for the 2011 season of the long-running sketch show series Saturday Night Live, and since 2010 has been a member of Drew Carey's Improv group. She has made various guest appearances on Improv-A-Ganza and on the later seasons of Whose Line is it Anyway's American version.
Appearances on "Whose Line is it Anyway?
Guide to Heather's US Series Episodes
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fandom.1000points | # Heather Morris
Heather Morris (born 1 February 1987) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Brittany S. Pierce in "Glee" alongside Kevin McHale and Darren Criss.
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fandom.1000points | # Helping Hands
Helping Hands (sometimes known as Hands Through) was a game played on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
The game was essentially the Theatresports staple of "Double Figures", with one performer having their hands provided by a second and acting out a scene with a third performer. This game was played with props (although not from the first rendition), giving rise to physical comedy as the hands did things slightly different to what the person wanted them to.
The British edition of the game featured different combinations of performers, with one infamous pairing being Josie Lawrence as a flight attendant and Tony Slattery as her hands. While Josie attempted to play the scene straight, Tony spent most of his time putting cakes on the head of a doll. This soon escalated into Tony massaging Josie's breasts, which resulted in Josie biting his fingers.
In the British version, Greg Proops sometimes provided the hands for Ryan Stiles. This created some great moments, despite being half a foot shorter than Ryan. He often couldn’t see what he was doing. Some of the Greg’s best moments as the hands include a playing where Ryan was performing surgery, and Greg managed to take out the heart first, followed by a dolphin, and a duck. He also used a snowshoe as a tennis racket to assault the other props in a game. If anything, his inability to see past Ryan made his performances chaotic and hilarious.
The American edition featured Colin Mochrie providing Ryan Stiles' hands. The focus of the game switched to feeding Ryan various things, which proved difficult when Colin mis-aimed them. Colin is also notorious for throwing things in the air whilst expecting Ryan to catch them in his mouth, shaking up bottles of alcohol, and collecting food that Ryan would not swallow in his hands. Additionally, Ryan found himself eating and drinking things which were not strictly edible. On one occasion, Ryan drank some champagne and was visibly surprised that it was real - at which point Colin drank some as well. In one playing, Colin was meant to pour some coffee and spilled it on his hands. Ryan's reaction was "That's quite hot, apparently" and dialogue after the game dealt with the strangeness of Ryan "burning himself" but having Colin in pain.
After the American version was rebooted for season nine, the game became a bit more frequent and would often involve a special guest.
Appearances.
UK Appearances<br>
Series 3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 17<br>
Series 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12<br>
Series 5: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8<br>
Series 6: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10<br>
Series 7: 2, 3, 4, and 5<br>
Series 8: 14
US Appearances<br>
Season 1: 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, and 18<br>
Season 3: 22<Br>
Season 4: 8 and 22<br>
Season 5: 1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 27, and 29<br>
Season 6: 1<Br>
Season 7: 12, 13, and 25<br>
Season 8: 4, 6, and 9<br>
Season 9: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10<br>
Season 10: 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, and 20<br>
Season 11: 2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17<br>
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fandom.1000points | # Here He Is Now
Here He Is Now was a short-lived game played on the British edition of Whose Line.
Similiar to That Will Be Charlie Now, Here He Is Now is a game for all four improvisors. It begins with two players preparing to introduce the others to each other. They include various odd quirks, such as "sings Chinese opera" and "loses control of his bowels". When the other two performers enter, they must incorporate the characteristics previously given to them. Caroline Quentin was often given the role of one of the quirky characters.
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