Variation: 90 Second Alphabet - as above but with a time limit. Animals The contestants act out a soap opera, but as animals e. Audition Piece Contestants present the World's Worst auditions for a role name used in radio series.
Authors The contestants improvise a story given the title, in the style of their chosen author. Award Show Contestants introduce nominees in the audience for a themed award, with the winners making their acceptance speech. Backwards scene Two contestants act out a scene starting with a last line and working backwards to the beginning.
Bad Applicants Contestants present the World's Worst applicants for a job name used in radio series. Ballad Of Two contestants sing a ballad about an audience member. Bartender Bar Scene, Bar Contestants sing their troubles to a bartender, who sings back some advice.
Book Writer One contestant interviews another, the author of a book on a chosen topic. Change Of Company Contestants act out a story, changing into various types of casts occupations, nationalities etc. Charity Anthem Two contestants are famous singers performing an anthem on a topic with the other two introducing.
Couples Two contestants improvise a scene changing into various famous couples suggested by the audience. Courtroom Scene Contestants play the judge, prosecution, and various witnesses using props trying to solve a court case. Daytime Talk Show Contestants act out a talk show with one as host, two guests and one audience member.
Dead Bodies Fainting Bodies One contestant in a play must move, and speak for, two dead bodies and a third who enters and dies. Variation: An audience member is sometimes used as one of the dead bodies.
Director Two contestants perform a scene directed by a third, the director, based on audience suggestions. Doo-wop Three contestants sing a doo-wop song about a person who died in an unusual accident. Dubbing Contestants act a scene with one often a guest having their voice provided from offstage.
Duet Two contestants sing a duet on a given topic see also some "Song Styles". Emotion Option During a scene contestants switch into the emotions suggested by the audience. Every Other Line One contestant reads from a play, while the other acts a scene and tries to reach a given end line. Expert One contestant is an "expert" on an obscure topic, interviewed by another contestant. Expert Translation A contestant translates as another explains an aspect of a foreign country in that language.
Fashion Models Contestants commentate on the others acting as models at a fashion show. Film Dub bing Contestants must improvise a new soundtrack for a piece of film on a given topic. Film Review One contestant reviews a film, acted out by the other three. Film Trailer One contestant narrates a film trailer which is performed by the other three. Fixed Expressions The contestants act out a scene while maintaining a given expression happy, constipated, etc. Foreign Film Dub 2 contestants act a film in the given language, with the others translating.
Game Show A host and three contestants act out a game show with the show name taken from the audience. Gangsta Rap A two person "Song Styles"-type game about a particular occupation.
The Great Debate Contestants debate a given topic, each playing a particular type of person occupation etc.
Greatest Hits Two contestants advertise a Greatest Hits album, naming songs performed by another or 2. Green Screen See "News Flash". Often played with a guest. Hats Contestants give "World's Worst" examples dating agency video, audition using weird hats see also "Dating Service".
Its only saving grace? Above, Colin is the Queen of England. Remove one of these elements and this game gets a lot better. But it usually fell flat in practice. Because of that, all of these sketches look a little dated in retrospect. Give credit to Ryan Stiles though: He always gave it his all. In this case, an Academy Awards lectern. Phil—esque liaison. Honestly though, the average afternoon of bad daytime TV is funnier than made-up daytime TV.
So this game was doomed from the start. The basic premise had two players act out a totally conventional improv scene, while the other two watched from the side of the stage with noise-canceling headphones on. Afterwards, those players subbed in and attempted to reenact the scene without hearing any of the dialogue. As usual, Wayne Brady did the heavy lifting from behind the bar, guiding the other players into the uncharted musical territory that only he was ever truly fluent in.
It might be a little more streamlined, but personally, I prefer the chaos of the predecessor. The performers needed to start every sentence they said with the subsequent letter of the alphabet, which led to more flubs and disasters than pretty much every other game on this list.
Drew Carey seemed to be in these sketches constantly, which is funny, because he was always terrible at them. The doofy employee-training video is one of the most frequently satirized forms of media in comedy.
Moviefone voice. The main takeaway from this game was that Colin Mochrie might secretly be one of the greatest directors of all time. In which the Whose Line cast would change a sketch into a Western, romance, or thriller at the drop of a hat.
Meaning, if you picked up the binoculars, you turn into Liberace. Remember when Rain Man and Braveheart were relevant improv-show pulls? Drew Carey introduced some bad, public-access footage on a TV screen and let the players pipe in their own voices over the garbage. Greg Proops is a fantastic fake commentator. Proops did all the heavy lifting, though.
No Whose Line performer was more underrated. The cast acted out a scene, and at a specific pivotal moment they opened an envelope containing a random bit of dialogue scribbled down by an audience member, which they then had to improvise around. Improv, as a genre, struggles with beginnings and endings, and it clearly helped the players have an apogee they were working toward. Everyone in the scene could only talk in questions, and if they faltered, Carey buzzes them into oblivion. Watch options.
Storyline Edit. An American version of the popular British improvisational comedy show. Host Drew Carey, taking suggestions from the audience, assigns roles and scenarios to the comedian contestants, who must then improvise a skit on the spot.
It's the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter! Did you know Edit. Trivia Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie are best friends in real life. Quotes Ryan Stiles : Damn rolling black-outs! Crazy credits Every episode beginning with Season 2 would end with the winner s reading out the credits in a style suggested by Drew Carey. User reviews Review. Top review.
No matter what the scene is and no matter the how bad and offtrack it goes, the entire cast put per cent of their creativity into it to make it absolutely hilarious! A special mention has to go, obviously, to Colin Mochrie my personal favorite and Ryan Stiles. They are the best comedy duo I have ever seen. As best friends, they take nothing seriously and never hesitate to insult each other various bald jokes and big nose quirks are aplenty!
And it's especially hilarious how annoyed Ryan gets with the Hoe Down's - by far the best game ever. Oh, and Colin's impressions also get a shout-out But don't worry Colin, we love you still the same! They brought improv comedy to the mass attention of the world and it's been ablaze ever since. So massive congratulations and ongoing thank you's go to this remarkably talented cast and for their great effort at making the world a funnier and happier place!
Details Edit. Release date August 5, United States. United States United Kingdom. Hat Trick Productions Warner Bros. Television Riverside Productions.
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