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| Moderator Support Team   | Whose Line Is It Anyway? Appreciation #1 Welcome to the first Whose Line Is It Anyway Appreciation Thread  Whose Line Is It Anyway? (sometimes shortened to Whose Line? ) is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it later moved to television as a series made for Britain's Channel 4 before being produced in the United States as well. The title is a pun on the stage play Whose Life Is It Anyway? and the series What's My Line?. The show consists of a panel of four performers and comedians who create characters, scenes and songs on the spot, in the style of short-form improvisation games. 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 but the host arbitrarily assigns points and randomly chooses a winner at the end of each episode.  UK Version The original BBC Radio 4 broadcasts consisted of host Clive Anderson along with two guests and the two regular contestants: Stephen Fry John Sessions Clive Anderson stayed on as the host when the show moved to television and though John Sessions resumed his role as a regular in the first series, the rotation of guests gradually became more varied. In addition to John Sessions and Stephen Fry, regular comedians from the British version included a variety of British, American and Canadian comedians, notably: Niall Ashdown Wayne Brady Rory Bremner Chip Esten Stephen Frost Archie Hahn Eddie Izzard Josie Lawrence Mike McShane Paul Merton Colin Mochrie Greg Proops Caroline Quentin Jan Ravens Brad Sherwood Tony Slattery Steve Steen Ryan Stiles Jim Sweeney Sandi Toksvig Notable Guests on the UK version include: Catherine O'Hara George Wendt Phil LaMarr Jonathan Pryce Ardal O'Hanlon Julian Clary  US Version The American incarnation of the show included the following as regulars: Colin Mochrie Ryan Stiles Wayne Brady These were joined with one other performer: Greg Proops Brad Sherwood Jeff Davis Chip Esten Denny Siegel Karen Maruyama Kathy Greenwood Patrick Bristow Ian Gomez Josie Lawrence Several others also took part as the other performer. Celebrities sometimes also took the fourth spot, including: Robin Williams Kathy Griffin Whoopi Goldberg Kathy Kinney Stephen Colbert Other celebrities made guest appearances for individual games, include: David Hasselhoff Florence Henderson Hugh Hefner Jerry Springer Joanie "Chyna" Laurer Richard Simmons Katie Harman Jane Tricker Lassie Many of the sketches include music and there have been a number of musicians during the run of the show. Sketches like "Greatest Hits", "Hoedown", "Irish Drinking Song", "Show-Stopping Number" and "Song Styles" relied heavily on music. On the original BBC Radio series, the music was provided by Colin Sell, but when the show migrated to television, Richard Vranch (also of The Comedy Store Players) became the musician up until the last season of the British show. Laura Hall was the musician from the last season of the British show and throughout the American show. From the second American season onward, other musicians were added. Frequently joining Laura Hall was musician Linda Taylor; other musicians such as Cece Worral-Rubin, Anne King, Candy Girard and Anna Wanselius, sometimes appeared alongside Hall. List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -DVD Releases- DVDs have been released for both versions of the show. UK The first release of the UK series, featuring the first two seasons, was released in America on March 27, 2007. Also, British episodes were released on VHS (in the UK only) in the mid-1990s. Additionally, a play-at-home book was printed in 1989, related to the British series. All of the UK episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway? are available for free on 4oD Series 9 and 10 has been added due to high demand. It isn't known when or if the third series will be released on DVD. American The first DVD, Season 1, Volume 1, of the U.S. version of Whose Line? was released on September 26, 2006. It comes in "censored" or "uncensored" versions. Both releases include the first 10 episodes of the first season, with the episodes being the same on either version.[4] The first seven episodes have had their original theme music (including all credits and ad bumpers) replaced with the version used on the rest of the episodes. The original music is still played when these episodes appear in reruns on ABC Family. Warner Bros. released Season 1, Volume 2 on October 9, 2007, but only in an "uncensored" version.  -Fans- Courtz_BV __________________ "It did. It did. I know it did! (Puts her hand on his heart) I felt your heart beat." | |||
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| Moderator Support Team |  Does anybody else love this show like me?  __________________ "It did. It did. I know it did! (Puts her hand on his heart) I felt your heart beat." | |||
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| I love it! I was obsessed with the UK and American versions years ago. There used to be a thread here, but it was closed. Sasha  __________________ When you're pushed, killing's as easy as breathing.  www.albertspcrepair.com The PC Rehabilitation Center | |||
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| Moderator Support Team | I still love it  __________________ "It did. It did. I know it did! (Puts her hand on his heart) I felt your heart beat." | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest  | I still love the show! __________________
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| Elite Fan  | Wayne and Chip have always been my favorite.  __________________ "Because the spaces between my fingers Are right where yours fit perfectly." ~ Owl City | |||
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