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Whose Line Is It Anyway?(TV show/series, 1988-1999)

TV-PG
| 22min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 10 seasons with 136 episodes

Whose Line Is It Anyway?Rating: 3.8/5 (with 26 votes) 885
Whose Line is it Anyway? (shortened to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy television series created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, presented by Clive Anderson, and produced for Channel 4 between 23 September 1988 and 4 February 1999. The programme's format was on a panel of four performers conducting a series of short-form improvisation games, creating comedic scenes per pre-determined situations made by the host or from suggestions by the audience. Such games include creating sound effects, performing a scene to different television and film styles, using props, and making up a song on the spot. The programme originally began as a short-lived BBC radio programme, before the concept was adapted for television. During its history, the programme featured a variety of noted comedians from Britain, America and Canada. Frequent performers during the show's run included John Sessions, Stephen Fry, Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Rory Bremner, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane, Greg Proops, Ryan Stiles, Sandi Toksv... ()
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About Whose Line Is It Anyway?

An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.

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Whose Line Is It Anyway? Seasons and Episodes

11/11/1998Season 10 - 11 episodes
#1 | 11/11/1998Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Duet, Quiz Show, Scene to Rap, Whose Line, Daytime Talk Show, Greatest Hits
#2 | 11/18/1998Greg Proops, Phil LaMarr, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Secret, Quiz Show, Press Conference, Props, Multiple Personalities, Weird Newscasters, Hoedown
#3 | 11/25/1998Greg Proops, Karen Maruyama, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Questions Only, Film Dub, Weird Newscasters, Party Quirks, Talk Show
#4 | 12/02/1998Patrick Bristow, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Let's Make A Date, Song Styles. Talk Show, Props, Party Quirks, Greatest Hits
#5 | 12/09/1998Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Superheroes, Sound Effects, Hey You Down There, World's Worst, Props, Three of a Kind, Scene to Rap, Weird Newscasters
#6 | 12/16/1998Greg Proops, Catherine O'Hara, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Home Shopping, Hats, Daytime Talk Show, Props, Foreign Film Dub, Party Quirks, Hoedown
#7 | 01/06/1999Greg Proops, Phil LaMarr, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Animals, Daytime Talk Show, Strange Bedfellows, Moving People, Weird Newscasters
#8 | 01/14/1999Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Daytime Talk Show, Duet, Scene to Rap, Animals, Greatest Hits
#9 | 01/21/1999Brad Sherwood, Debra Wilson, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
Games performed: Superheroes, Sound Effects, Let's Make a Date, Scene to Rap, Foreign Film Dub, Animals, Greatest Hits
#10 | 01/28/1999Series 10 Compilation 1
Games performed: Film and Theatre Styles, Superheroes, Sound Effects, Weird Newscasters, Quick Change, Secret, Mission: Impossible, Gospel
#11 | 02/04/1999Series 10 Compilation 2
Games performed: Questions Only, Sound Effects, Stand/Sit/Bend, Weird Newscasters, Charity Anthem, This is the Story of Your Life, Home Shopping, Animals, Hoedown
07/10/1997Season 9 - 19 episodes
07/12/1996Season 8 - 14 episodes
07/28/1995Season 7 - 12 episodes
07/01/1994Season 6 - 11 episodes
03/05/1993Season 5 - 9 episodes
01/24/1992Season 4 - 13 episodes
01/18/1991Season 3 - 17 episodes
11/10/1989Season 2 - 17 episodes
09/23/1988Season 1 - 13 episodes
03/09/1989Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/23/1988
Last episode released on: 02/04/1999
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)"
"Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) (1988)"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2285, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024