Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998-2006) is based on the British show of the same name, which aired from 1988 to 1998. It features some of the nation's finest improvisational comedians, including Florida's Wayne Brady, Canada's Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles and Drew Carey from The Drew Carey Show. Each week, the... more »

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998-2006) is based on the British show of the same name, which aired from 1988 to 1998. It features some of the nation's finest improvisational comedians, including Florida's Wayne Brady, Canada's Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles and Drew Carey from The Drew Carey Show. Each week, the preceding four and a rotating group of actors and actresses spontaneously played games with outrageous scenes, weird quirks, or (sometimes off-) key songs

Show History:
The show was brought to ABC as a summer series following The Drew Carey Show, and was a modest success, both in new viewers, existing ABC viewers, and Whosers, fans of the British version of the show which aired on the British Channel 4 and, for a time in America, on Comedy Central. The show came back in midseason 1998-99, then was given an hour time slot on Thursday nights for the 1999-2000 season. In this timeslot, while never becoming a resounding success, it did about as well as could be expected against NBC's Must-See TV lineup. Its highest ratings were in November 2000, in "Show No. 313," which featured Oscar winner Robin Williams.

In 2002, the show's ratings began to slip drastically (in large part to facing both Survivor and Friends on Thursday nights). In September of 2002, the show was moved to Monday nights along with The Drew Carey Show, then to Fridays, then off the air, then back on Fridays during the summer of 2003, before being left for dead after that summer. With no word as to what the fate of the show was, fans were left in the dark until summer 2004, when ABC fulfilled its contract with the show by burning off several remaining episodes as part of a sixth "season."

That's was not the end of the "Whose Line" franchise (because no one can kill it). After ABC saw how well the repeats were performing on ABC Family, they asked the producers to cut new "episodes" out of unused footage from the tapings. These will be aired on ABC Family as part of the show's seventh "season."

All spellings of audience members' names are taken from the show's closed captioning, provided by the National Captioning Center in season 1, and Vitac for two and beyond.

Broadcast History
ABC
August 1998-March 1999 -- Wednesday 9:30
Summer 1999 -- Thursday 8:00
September 1999-September 2000 -- Thursday 8:00 (new) and 8:30 (rerun)
September 2000-May 2002 -- Thursday 8:00 (rerun) and 8:30 (new)
April 2001-May 2001 -- Friday 8:00 and 8:30
October 2001-December 2001 -- Wednesday 9:30 (Too Hot)
June 2002-August 2002-- Friday 9:00 and 9:30 (reruns)
September 2002-November 2002 -- Monday 8:30
November 2002-December 2002 -- Friday 9:30
December 2002-January 2003 -- Friday 9:00
March 2003-April 2003 -- Thursday 8:00 and 8:30
June 2003-September 2003 -- Friday 9:00 and 9:30
June 2004-July 2004 -- Thursday 8:00 and 8:30
July 2004-September 2004 -- Saturday 10:00 and 10:30
ABC Family
January 2002-present -- Monday through Thursday, occasionally Friday, usually 10:00 and 10:30 (Repeats)
January 2005-present -- Monday through Friday, 10:00 (new episodes from unseen footage)

Warning: Though most quotes are presented in their censored forms, some areas may contain the uncensored versions of censored lines of the show, and other language not censored on ABC or ABC Family could be deemed objectionable to some viewers of this guide. Surfer discretion is advised.less «

• Let's play Number of Words

  Each person adds one more word than the last person. Go up to ten words, then start over. Salutations

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• 2nd world's worst

  Ok, lets play world's worst! World's worst thing to say to someone on their death bed: "So, I'm getting the family fortune in the will right?"

  Ok, lets play world's worst! World's worst thing to say to someone on their death bed: "So, I'm getting the family fortune in the will right?" less «

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• Let's play 90 second alphabet....sort...of...2

  So, the old thread closed, and we had to start a new one. I believe the last post was mine: Maybe if we.....LOOK OUT!!! BEHIND YOU!!! Believe it's your turn.

  So, the old thread closed, and we had to start a new one. I believe the last post was mine: Maybe if we.....LOOK OUT!!! BEHIND YOU!!! Believe it's your turn.less «

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  10 Perfect

  How the heck could anyone not like this show? hide « show »

  OK I've seen some pretty funny things in my life but truth be told, nothing I've seen is as funny as this show is. They're all really talented and it is truly amazing how quickly they're able to come up with so many funny jokes when they've only got a few seconds to do so. They're some of the great comedians I've ever seen in my whole dang life and they leave me laughing for hours. I heard that this show ended cause of low ratings, which I don't get at all. How could a show as funny as this get low ratings? It just doesn't make any sense! Now where I live, it doesn't come on until really late at night, but I'll stay up late sometimes just to watch an episode that shows ya how much I love it. So my final grade for this show is an A+!

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  Teen_Tomboy Added Jun 16, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  An improv game show that will make you laugh your but off. hide « show »

  Whose Line is it Anyway is a great show that isnt a sitcom and isnt a gameshow. Each episode features 4 improvers and Drew Carrey as the host. These are the greatest comics i have ever seen. Each episode will have you in stitches as they play all of their improv games. the 3 main ones in almost every episode are Ryan Styles from the Drew Carrey show, Colin Mocerie, the bald Canadian, and Wayne Brady, the black guy who can really sing good. together they team up with a 4th person and keep everyone laughing. It is one of the best shows of all time.

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  Obiwan456 Added Apr 16, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  A great show. hide « show »

  I remember watching this show very frequently during its live run. I have to say that there weren't too many shows that were as entertaining and as naturally hilarious as this one. The comedy was very original and it seemed that the cast mixed well together and had great chemistry. Every person was funny in their own way. I didn't have a favorite, but I did enjoy seeing everyone chip in. I didn't have a favorite bit either and I always thought they were pretty much equal. Overall, everyone was very talented and it made for a great show for entertainment. Thank you.

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  cactusjack39 Added Mar 6, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  My favorite show. hide « show »

  Whose Line is it Anyway? is one of the best and funniest shows that I know and have known since 2000 when I saw my first episode. I wish they would bring the show back, because I really miss it. And I have no idea why anyone would take it off the air. Whose Line? is my families favorite comedy show. Colin Mochre was the best comedian in there, followed by Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops in my opinion. The others where hilarious as well, but Colin Mochre almost never laughed at his or others jokes, which is hard for a comedian. He was also the only one to ever make Ryan Laugh. So basically, i love this show and give it a 9.5

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  SirRailton Added Jan 31, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The best of improv. hide « show »

  Whose Line is it Anyway? is one of my personal favorite shows. While the British version is equally worthy of praise, the three regular improvisers shine in this Americanized version. Wayne Brady, while not up to speed on the improvising, provides a great blend of music and great impersonations. Colin Mochrie, or "The Bald One," never fails to give the audience a good laugh. Though much older than Wayne Brady, his attempts to do physical comedy are stunning and always entertaining. Ryan "Anything for a Laugh" Stiles is arguably the King of Improv. He lives up to his nickname, from eating random foods offered to him by Mr. Mochrie in "Helping Hands" or breaking neon lights in "Party Quirks." Ryan is always on hand to give the audience a good time. These three with a talented fourth guest and host Drew Carey every week makes for a great improv comedy. Every show is different, but if you're a hardcore fan, you'll recognize some recurring themes. No other improv show has made it as far as Whose Line? has and it is a shame that it no longer airs. Despite that, no other show will compete. Long live Whose Line?!

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  roseypikapika Added Nov 16, 2008 All my reviews