• Whose Line is it Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a ten-series run. The show consists of a panel of four performers who create characters, scenes and songs on the spot, in the style of short-form improvisation games, many taken from theatresports. Topics for the games are based on either audience suggestions or predetermined prompts from the host. Both the British and the American shows ostensibly take the form of a game show with the host arbitrarily assigning points and likewise choosing a winner at the end of each episode. However, the show lacks the true stakes and competition of a game show. The "game show" format is simply part of the comedy. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1998, ABC began airing an American version. The CW brought the series back in 2013.
  • List of Episodes (10)
    • 2. Greg Proops, Phil LaMarr, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      29 Apr '98
    • 3. Greg Proops, Karen Maruyama, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      06 May '98
      In Questions Only, all four are at the White House. In Quiz Show, it's What's My Disease?, with Greg hosting, the others as contestants. In Film Dub, Greg, Karen and Ryan are on a date. In Hats, it's the worst dating agency video. In Weird Newscasters, Greg hosts with cohost Colin searching for lost notes while making up the news, sportsreader Karen poses seductively and weatherman Ryan is attached to a bomb that will explode ten seconds after he moves. In Party Quirks, Greg hosts with Karen as
    • 4. Patrick Bristow, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      13 May '98
      In Let's Make A Date, Patrick hosts with Wayne as a Spanish soap opera actor, Colin in a pie eating competition and Ryan as an overly smooth airline pilot. In Song Styles. Wayne sings to Ashley, an astronomy student, in the style of Barry White. In Secret, Ryan and Colin are lab technicians working in a sperm bank with the secret in the porn magazines. In Talk Show, Patrick hosts with Colin and Ryan as guests and Wayne in the audience, discussing Jack and the Beanstalk. In Props, it's Patrick
    • 5. Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      20 May '98
      In Superheroes, the crisis is amnesia with Greg as Sticky Man, Ryan as 70s Disco Kid, Colin as Karma Sutra Boy and Brad as Captain Bullshitter. In Sound Effects, Colin is Tarzan, and Ryan is providing his noises. In Quiz Show, Greg hosts Wheel of Fish with the others as contestants. In Hey You Down There, Greg directs Colin and Ryan in a safety film about hunting in the wild. In World's Worst, all four perform the worst lover. In Props, its Ryan and Brad vs. Greg and Colin. In Three of a Kind,
    • 6. Greg Proops, Catherine O'Hara, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      27 May '98
    • 7. Greg Proops, Phil LaMarr, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      04 Jun '98
      In Let's Make A Date, Greg hosts with Phil as Arnold Schwarzenegger as a stand-up comic, Colin as an astronaut taking off and Ryan as an impatient driver in traffic. In Animals, Ryan tries to tell father Colin about his gay lover Greg, all are penguins. In Daytime Talk Show, Greg hosts Hey Diddle Diddle. In World's Worst, all four perform the worst ad for a body product. In Props, its Ryan and Colin vs. Greg and Phil. In Strange Bedfellows, Greg is Woody Allen, Phil is Jack Nicholson and Ryan is
    • 8. Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      11 Jun '98
      In Daytime Talk Show, Brad hosts Mary Had A Little Lamb with Wayne and Colin guests and Ryan in the audience. In Duet, Brad and Wayne sing a swing song to Deanna, a teacher. In Quiz Show, Brad hosts Guess That Farm Animal, with the others as contestants. In Scene To Rap, all four sing about hotels. In Weird Newscasters, Brad hosts with cohost Colin going through a car wash without his car, sportsman Wayne a Chippendales dancer, and weatherman Ryan has been shot but is taking a long time to die.
    • 9. Brad Sherwood, Debra Wilson, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

      18 Jun '98
      In Superheroes, the crisis is body odour for Brad as Captain Dog In Heat, Ryan as Flattery Man, Colin as Captain Cannibal, and Debra as Smothering With Love Woman. In Sound Effects, Colin is Batman getting a call, with Ryan providing the noises. In Let's Make A Date, Debra hosts with Brad an automatic telephone voice, Colin an office nerd trying to be outrageous and Ryan trying to give up smoking and drinking. The Scene to Rap is in a cafe. In Backwards Scene, Ryan and Brad argue over the check
    • 10. Series 10 Compilation 1

      25 Jun '98
    • 11. Series 10 Compilation 2

      02 Jul '98