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Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2007
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
48K
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POPULARITY
3,918
1,029
Drew Carey, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, and Ryan Stiles in Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
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Improvisational comedy competition show in which four members of the regular cast as comedians and often with guest appearances with other comedians and celebrities and members of the audien... Read allImprovisational comedy competition show in which four members of the regular cast as comedians and often with guest appearances with other comedians and celebrities and members of the audience perform various comic games and sketches.Improvisational comedy competition show in which four members of the regular cast as comedians and often with guest appearances with other comedians and celebrities and members of the audience perform various comic games and sketches.

  • Stars
    • Drew Carey
    • Colin Mochrie
    • Ryan Stiles
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    48K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,918
    1,029
    • Stars
      • Drew Carey
      • Colin Mochrie
      • Ryan Stiles
    • 124User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #220
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Drew Carey
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    • 1998–2007
    Colin Mochrie
    Colin Mochrie
    • Self
    • 1998–2007
    Ryan Stiles
    Ryan Stiles
    • Self
    • 1998–2007
    Laura Hall
    Laura Hall
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    • 1998–2007
    Wayne Brady
    Wayne Brady
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    • 1998–2007
    Linda Taylor
    Linda Taylor
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    • 1999–2007
    Cece Worrall Rubin
    Cece Worrall Rubin
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    • 2000–2007
    Greg Proops
    Greg Proops
    • Self
    • 1998–2007
    Brad Sherwood
    Brad Sherwood
    • Self
    • 1998–2007
    Charles Esten
    Charles Esten
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    • 1999–2005
    Kathryn Greenwood
    Kathryn Greenwood
    • Self
    • 2000–2007
    Denny Siegel
    Denny Siegel
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    • 1998–2007
    Anne King
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    • 2000–2006
    Jeff Bryan Davis
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    • 2000–2007
    Anna Wanselius
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    • 1999–2001
    Kathy Griffin
    Kathy Griffin
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    • 2002–2003
    Karen Maruyama
    Karen Maruyama
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    • 1998–2000
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
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    • 2001–2002
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    Op_Prime

    Whose Line rocks

    This show is great and so much more hilarious than so many sitcoms on ABC and other networks. Drew Carey is a pretty good host. Maybe not as good as Clive Anderson but he's still funny and does an okay job. Some may disagree with me but I think the best performers on this show are without a doubt: Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Brad Sherwood, Chip Esten and Josie Lawrence. The best games, I think, are: "Props", "Questions only", "Scenes from a hat", and "Hoedown". What's great about this show is how the performers are not afraid of looking stupid and just do crazy things at random times in the show. This show is a winner.
    clorby

    Funny, no matter how many times I see them

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

    So I do believe this to be a great comedy game show. It is probably for the adult viewing audiance though because of it's content and some language sometimes. It is called a game show, but they make it clear in the beginning that the points are worthless, or are they?
    flight_angel77

    The only show that truly makes me laugh

    I have been a fan of Whose Line? since forever, and I'm am so relieved that they are coming back for another season. I've always favored the Amercian version over the British version, only because it is more current and has more American humor. I do however miss some of the old pros like Mike Mcshayne and Tony Slattery. I'm torn between the hosts Drew Carey and Clive Anderson, but for now, I think Drew is holding up nicely. Anyway, Whose Line? is the only show that ever really made me cry from laughter. I love the colorful cast and the clever yet random humor. What I love most about it is the concept of a bunch of friends doing old fashion improv and having a good time just being dumb and random.

    Whose Line is it Anyway? is totally worth watching for comedy lovers all around.
    Smells_Like_Cheese

    One of the funniest shows ever created

    Now, I'm not just saying this to prefer or anything, but I always did enjoy the US version of WLIIA better than the UK. Both are hysterical. But I saw the US version first and started watching the UK episodes, and they are funny, but the US version always got me in tears.

    This show is beyond hilarious. Without scripts, 4 performers entertain through imprave. With fun games, suggestions from the audience, and a fun host this show should be watched. I lost track of it for a while until I found out that it's on ABC family at night. And I'm still on the floors crying from laughter. This is without a doubt one of the funniest shows I have ever seen in my life. Watch it!
    10TOMNEL

    Very talented people make a hilarious show.

    "Whose Line is it Anyway?" is an Americanized version of an English show with a new host and some of the same cast, and it is downright hilarious. Drew Carrey is an excellent host, and even though he is no where near as comically talented as the improv actors, he is still funny, and doesn't take himself seriously, so seems very likable. The improv actors are all talented in their own ways. Wayne Brady is excellent at singing, and is better working by himself, or with one of the rotation guests. Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie are hilarious together because of their dry sarcasm. Even when they mess up it's funny, because they brilliantly cover it up and joke about it. If you watch one improvisational comedy show, this should be it!

    My rating: **** out of ****. 30 mins.

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    • Trivia
      Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie are best friends in real life.
    • Quotes

      Ryan Stiles: Damn rolling black-outs!

      [Wayne starts to roll on floor]

      Ryan Stiles: No, not that kind.

    • Crazy credits
      Every episode beginning with Season 2 would end with the winner(s) reading out the credits in a style suggested by Drew Carey.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVDs have 2 versions for Censored and Uncensored.
    • Connections
      Featured in South Jersey Sam: Top 13 Best Foxes (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Private Investigator A
      Composed and Performed by Graham Francis De Wilde

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • W.L.I.A
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hat Trick Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
      • Riverside Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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