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The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Not a talk show, not a sitcom, not a game show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a completely unique concept to network television. Four talented actors perform completely unrehearsed skits and games in front of a studio audience. Host Drew Carey sets the scene, with contributions from the audience, but the actors rely completely on their quick wit and improvisational skills. It's genuinely improvised, so anything can happen - and often does.
Episode 31 : Greg Proops
April. 11,2002
Games include “Let's Make a Date” with Ryan as a horse whisperer and Wayne as a visually impaired rapper; “Film Dub”; “Props”; and “Songs of the Retirement Album.” Colin Mochrie and Drew Carey also play.
Episode 30 : Greg Proops
March. 28,2002
Featured: “Weird Newscasters,” with Wayne as a possessed Girl Scout; “Scenes from a Hat”; “Action Replay”; and “Hockey Player Hoedown.” Other players include Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops. Host: Drew Carey.
Episode 29 : Kathy Greenwood
March. 14,2002
Games include “Living Scenery,” “Scenes from a Hat” and a Latin-flavored round of “Hollywood Director.” Also: Wayne Brady dips into the “Song Styles” of James Bond themes to serenade an audience member. Kathy Greenwood and Colin Mochrie also perform.
Episode 28 : Brad Sherwood
March. 07,2002
Games featured: “Weird Newscasters”; ”Scenes From a Hat”; “Two-Line Vocabulary” and “Greatest Hits”.
Episode 27 : Brad Sherwood
February. 12,2002
Brad Sherwood plays a witch-hunter in a round of “Let's Make a Date,” then helps Wayne serenade an audience member with a “Duet.” Also: “Hoe Down”; “Scenes From a Hat”; and “Title Sequence.” Other players include Ryan Stiles and host Drew Carey.
Episode 26 : Greg Proops
February. 12,2002
Games include a round of “Hats,” a musical ode to college in “Greatest Hits” and a bit of “Weird Newscasters” about a kinky news anchor. Players include Greg Proops, Wayne Brady and host Drew Carey.
Episode 25 : Chip Esten
February. 07,2002
Games include a round of “Superheroes,” with Colin as Tacky Shirt Man; a Backstreet Boys-themed “Hoe Down”; “Scenes from a Hat”; “Newsflash”; and a version of “Sound Effects” that finds Colin and Ryan trying their best to be English knights. Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 24 : Brad Sherwood
January. 31,2002
“Awards Show” finds the guys mounting a toast to alcoholics; Wayne and Brad “Duet” to impress guest Hugh Hefner's Playboy lady friends, who also join in for a round of “Living Scenery.” Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 23 : Greg Proops
January. 24,2002
Games include “Multiple Personalities,” with the gang jumping from Scooby Doo to Richard Simmons to John Wayne; and a round of “Superheroes.” Players include Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Ryan Stiles. Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 22 : Kathy Greenwood
January. 24,2002
A round of “Questions Only” uncovers the truth about a famous fairy tale maiden; “Song Styles” has Wayne Brady rapping to a pool cleaner in the audience; and host Drew Carey leaves his desk for a batch of “Props.”
Episode 21 : Kathy Greenwood
December. 19,2001
Colin and Ryan play peculiar parents in a game of “Meet the Family”; “Song Styles” finds the cast doing a number on a number from “West Side Story”; and Wayne battles voodoo in a round of “Weird Newscasters.” Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 20 : Brad Sherwood
December. 13,2001
Colin Mochrie helms a pet-store movie scene in a round of “Hollywood Director”; Wayne Brady plays a talk-show guest in “Party Quirks”; and the guys get some help from Drew during a sketch called “Helping Hands,” about an uppity soda jerk. Ryan Stiles also appears.
Episode 19 : Chip Esten
December. 12,2001
Colin Mochrie helms a pet-store movie scene in a round of “Hollywood Director”; Wayne Brady plays a talk-show guest in “Party Quirks“; and the guys get some help from Drew during a sketch called “Helping Hands,” about an uppity soda jerk. Ryan Stiles also appears.
Episode 18 : Chip Esten
December. 05,2001
Wayne is an excited Japanese tourist and Ryan plays Bigfoot in “Weird Newscasters”; and Colin and Ryan are on a secret car wash called “Improbable Mission.” Other games include a secret-hair-transplant song titled “Irish Drinking Song.” Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie.
Episode 17 : Brad Sherwood
November. 28,2001
Games include “Two-Line Vocabulary,” with Colin as a suspicious submarine skipper; and a round of “Quick Change” featuring Brad and Ryan as Western misfits. Also: “Scenes from a Hat.” Wayne Brady and Drew Carey also appear.
Episode 16 : Jeff Davis
November. 22,2001
Games include “Infomercial,” with Colin and Ryan pitching a hair-removal serum; a cowboy rendition of “Questions Only”; and a round of “Greatest Hits” featuring Wayne and guest player Jeff Davis on an ode to road bikes. Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 15 : Brad Sherwood
November. 21,2001
A “salute to television” edition features a guest performance by “Your Show of Shows” side-splitter Sid Caesar; and a segment honoring TV's first dog, Lassie. Regulars include Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and host Drew Carey.
Episode 14 : Whoopi Goldberg
November. 14,2001
Whoopi Goldberg plays along for a round of “Hollywood Director” about a famous Notre Dame hunchback; and receives a serenade from Wayne Brady, who borrows Tina Turner's “Song Styles.” Also: “Scenes from a Hat” and a “Foreign Film Dub.” Drew Carey, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles.
Episode 13 : Greg Proops
November. 07,2001
Ryan messes up a waitering gig in a round of “Hollywood Director”; and Chip Esten croons with Wayne Brady in a heavy-metal “Duet” to an unsuspecting audience member. Other players include Colin Mochrie and host Drew Carey.
Episode 12 : Kathy Greenwood
October. 25,2001
Games include “Weird Newscasters,” “Song Styles” and a musical “Greatest Hits” from Wayne Brady. Also: Drew and the cast perform a “Just Got Arrested Hoedown.” Regulars include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady.
Episode 11 : Greg Proops
October. 18,2001
Brad Sherwood plays a short-tempered cook in “Let's Make a Date”; and Wayne Brady channels an overactive TV set during “Party Quirks.” Other games include “Hoedown,” “Scenes from a Hat” and “Three-Headed Broadway Star.” Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Drew Carey.
Episode 10 : Brad Sherwood
October. 17,2001
Colin tries to figure out his own occupation during a “Press Conference.” Also: a “Show Stopping Number” in a vet's office; “Scenes from a Hat”; and a “Hoedown” with a medical slant. Other players include Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and host Drew Carey.
Episode 9 : Chip Esten
October. 10,2001
“Hollywood Director” finds Wayne Brady striking a pose as female supermodel and Chip Esten as her unhappy hubby. Also: rounds of “Song Titles,” “Scenes from a Hat” and a heavy-metal “Duet.” Other players include Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles. Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 8 : Kathy Greenwood
October. 04,2001
Games include a round of “Film, TV and Theatre Styles,” with the guys taking on kids' shows, Westerns and Shakespeare. Also, Wayne Brady and Chip Esten perform an impromptu theme song for a new sitcom. Other players include Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. Drew Carey hosts.
Episode 7 : Brad Sherwood
October. 04,2001
Games include “Let's Make a Date,” “Party Quirks” and “Scenes from a Hat.” Also: Drew joins the cast for a “Family Reunion Hoedown.” Regulars include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady.
Episode 6 : Kathy Greenwood
October. 03,2001
Ryan Stiles yuks it up as a cowboy-influenced weatherman in “Weird Newscaster.” Also: “Party Quirks” and “Newsflash.” Other players include Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and host Drew Carey.
Episode 5 : Chip Esten
September. 27,2001
Games include Wayne Brady 'n a spoof of 'N Sync for a round of “Let's Make a Date”; an audience serenade during “Duets.” Also: “Doo Wop”; “Party Quirks”; and “Scene to Rap.” Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Drew Carey.
Episode 4 : Kathy Greenwood
September. 20,2001
"Questions Only" sees romance break out at a luxurious European health spa; Ruth and Lisa provide "Sound Effects" for Ryan and Colin, two American GIs attempting an escape from a German World War II POW camp; "Scenes from a Hat" include "original rejected poses for the Mona Lisa"; "Songs of James Bond."
Episode 3 : Chip Esten
September. 20,2001
Highlights include “Weird Newscasters” with a cowboy and a synchronized swim team; “Narrate,” a film noir scene set in a bike shop; “Duet,” in which a duo serenade Merrilee, the pet photographer; “The Blind Date Hoedown,” and “Three-Headed Broadway Star,” in which Drew, Wayne and Ryan sing “I Love You for Your Shoes” to an audience member.
Episode 2 : Kathy Greenwood
September. 06,2001
Games include “Props”; “Living Scenery”; and a round of “Song Styles” that finds Wayne Brady crooning to a fitness trainer from the audience.
Episode 1 : Jeff Davis
September. 06,2001
The improv comedy begins with a round of “Props,” “Sound Effects” and a hilarious “Doo Wop” segment about a woman who falls victim in a taxidermy tragedy.
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