"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1988) TV series 1988-1998

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Directors:

Geraldine Dowd
Chris Bould

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Tagline:

Make it up. Make it quick. Make it funny!

Plot:

A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various "theatre-sports"-type games...

Plot Keywords:

British | Singing | Green Screen | Improvisational Comedy | Based On Radio Show

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Clive Anderson	...	Himself - Host (136 episodes, 1988-1998)
Richard Vranch	...	Himself (87 episodes, 1988-1997)
Ryan Stiles	...	Himself (76 episodes, 1989-1998)
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself (57 episodes, 1991-1998)

Runtime:

36 min (1 episode) | 24 min (135 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

Mike Myers and Steve Carell auditioned for the show but were rejected by the show's producers.

Quotes:

Niall Ashdown: [Number of Words. Ryan can only speak in one word, Steve Frost can only speak in five, Niall can only speak in three] Are you new?
Steve Frost: No, I'm just... a little...
[tilts his head]
Ryan Stiles: Inebriated?
Steve Frost: Yes! You've seen through it!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy from Merton to Enfield: Paul Merton (#1.5)" (2003)

Organised chaos...

This is a great show. You never really know what is going to happen next, particularly if Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops and/or Tony Slattery are playing. All the same, I still think the British version is funnier than the American version.