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.
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 219
- Latest aired
- S08E20
- Total runtime
- 3d 8h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 August 1998 – March 1999 20 episodes
- Season 2 September 1999 – May 2000 39 episodes
- Season 3 October 2000 – June 2001 39 episodes
- Season 4 September 2001 – April 2002 31 episodes
- Season 5 September 2002 – September 2003 34 episodes
- Season 6 June 2004 – September 2004 10 episodes
- Season 7 January 2005 – May 2005 25 episodes
- Season 8 October 2005 – December 2007 21 episodes
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S04E01 Jeff Davis
September 6 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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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S04E02 Kathy Greenwood
September 6 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
Games include “Props”; “Living Scenery”; and a round of “Song Styles” that finds Wayne Brady crooning to a fitness trainer from the audience.
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S04E03 Chip Esten
September 20 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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.
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S04E04 Kathy Greenwood
September 20 · 22min find the promo
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"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."
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S04E05 Chip Esten
September 27 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E06 Kathy Greenwood
October 3 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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.
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S04E07 Brad Sherwood
October 4 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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.
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S04E08 Kathy Greenwood
October 4 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E09 Chip Esten
October 10 · 22min find the promo
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“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.
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S04E10 Brad Sherwood
October 17 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E11 Greg Proops
October 18 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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.
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S04E12 Kathy Greenwood
October 25 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E13 Greg Proops
November 7 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E14 Whoopi Goldberg
November 14 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
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.
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S04E15 Brad Sherwood
November 21 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E16 Jeff Davis
November 22 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E17 Brad Sherwood
November 28 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E18 Chip Esten
December 5 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E19 Chip Esten
December 12 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E20 Brad Sherwood
December 13 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E21 Kathy Greenwood
December 19 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E22 Kathy Greenwood
January 24 · 22min find the promo
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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.”
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S04E23 Greg Proops
January 24 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E24 Brad Sherwood
January 31 · 22min find the promo
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“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.
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S04E25 Chip Esten
February 7 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E26 Greg Proops
February 12 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E27 Brad Sherwood
February 12 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E28 Brad Sherwood
March 7 · 22min find the promo
Show synopsis
Games featured: “Weird Newscasters”; ”Scenes From a Hat”; “Two-Line Vocabulary” and “Greatest Hits”.
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S04E29 Kathy Greenwood
March 14 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E30 Greg Proops
March 28 · 22min find the promo
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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.
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S04E31 Greg Proops
April 11 · 22min find the promo
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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.