Stephen Fry, Clive Anderson, Josie Lawrence, Michael McShane, Paul Merton, Greg Proops, John Sessions, Tony Slattery, and Ryan Stiles in Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV Series1988• TV-PG• 36m
ComedyGame-Show
⭐ 8.2 / 10(6,142)

Host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvisational games based on suggestions from either Clive or the studio audience.

Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
36m
Released
1988
Country
United Kingdom

Details

Release year: 1988

Storyline

Host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvisational games based on suggestions from either Clive or the studio audience.

Top credits

Cast
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Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Did you know

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

• Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie grew up together and are best friends in real life, even before being cast on Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK version.

• Began as a radio program on BBC Radio 4 in 1987. In fact the reading of the credits in a style of the host's choosing started there since the credits couldn't been seen anyways.

Episodes

137 episodes – 10 seasons

User reviews

⭐ 9/10

A comedy show you have to pay attention to

👍 15 · 6/10/2006
⭐ 9/10

The rise of improvise...

👍 2 · 6/18/2008
⭐ 9/10

I Like The American Version A Bit Better, But This Is Still A Wonderful Show (SPOILERS)

👍 4 · 9/18/2007

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