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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 1988 - 1998
- 119 episodes (10 series)
Popular 1990s improvisational comedy show presented by Clive Anderson. Also features Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Tony Slattery, Greg Proops, Mike McShane and more.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? trivia
Mike Myers apparently auditioned for the show in Series 2, but failed due to being ill and slightly off form. Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson said in an interview they regretted rejecting his audition.
Source: Whose Line Is It Anyway Series 1-2 DVD Extras
Fans of Whose Line Is It Anyway are sometimes referred to as 'Whosers'
Many contestants hated the Hoedown round (in which they had to come up with a song based on a subject suggested by the audience). In fact Colin Mochrie hated it so much he would often try to get out of it - tactics he tried included 'fainting' and faking a heart attack. Coming up with an excuse to get out of the game became known as 'pulling a Colin'
The filming of each episode often took several hours - the games were heavily edited, so only the best half hour of material made it on screen.
The Whose Line Is It Anyway? format has been sold to many countries. It is known elsewhere in the world as:
Aninda Görüntü Show (Turkey)
Beugró (Hungry)
De Lama's (The Netherlands)
Frei Schnauze (Germany)
Hatten Rundt (Denmark)
Kamikaze (French-Canadian)
L'audition (French-Canadian)
Lo Kar Lo Baat (India)
Minus Manus (Norway)
Onvoorziene Omstandigheden (Belgium)
Pagauk kampą (Lithuania)
Shel Mi Hashura Hazot (Israel)
Tsotskhali Show (Georgia)
Wild n Out (USA - MTV)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (USA - ABC)