LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I love this show. I've always liked improv comedy. I was just wondering if there were any other fans on here of this show? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted November 10, 2002 No... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest phoenixrising Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I love the show. Especially the British version. The American one is slowly growing on me, though I still hate the "Game with Drew" segment at the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted November 10, 2002 The American version I don't really like all that much. On their own, all those regulars are funny, but they don't mesh well as a group. The British version I absolutely love. I used to make it a point to catch it on Comedy Central in the afternoons. SP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DARRYLXWF Report post Posted November 10, 2002 Yeah, in Australia they show both te British and the American version, and its all good. The episode featuring Robin Williams was pretty funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I love the show too. Has anyone actually tried doing improv? Me and a bunch of my friends do it from time to time, to mixed results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I like both British and English versions. Mostly because of Colin, Ryan, and Wayne. I'm not big on Drew actually doing skits, but as a host he's okay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted November 10, 2002 speaking of Drew Carey, what do you think of the Improv live show of the Drew Carey Show, that is done once a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MDH257 Report post Posted November 10, 2002 They were fun at first. I heard they weren't going to do them anymore. Clive Anderson is a better host than Drew. I wish some of the people from the British version would show up on the American version. People like Michael McShane and Tony Slattery. I saw Josie Lawrence was on the U.S. version once. Have any others been on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 10, 2002 Well if i'm not mistaken Colin was on the UK version and he's a regular on the US version. The UK version is superior to the US version, but the US version can be pretty good too on occasion. The only thing i don't like about the UK version are the references to UK stuff which of course i don't "get". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I love the British version as well, mainly because I can't stand Drew Carey and the line up of comedians are way funnier. Ryan and Colin rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kagato Otaku Report post Posted November 10, 2002 Colin, Ryan, Chip Esten, Greg Proops, and Wayne Brady, among others, have appeared on the original show. The British version was superior. Our Whose Line has a cast that's pretty much set now for every show - Colin, Ryan, Wayne, Other. No difference. The round-robin of the old show was better, even on days when you'd end up with a REAL bad draw. Greg is criminally underused these days. And Chip needs a boot to the head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I prefer the British version. Drew Carey cackles too much, and I find him really annoying. Clive Anderson, on the other hand, is much more understated and dry, as the host of a show like that should be. Once again, the British trump the Americans when it comes to humor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted November 10, 2002 The UK version is superior to the US version, but the US version can be pretty good too on occasion. The only thing i don't like about the UK version are the references to UK stuff which of course i don't "get". Completely agreed here. Though Mike McShane is funnier than Wayne Brady, IMO. Something about being a total fatass just makes someone funnier to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted November 10, 2002 Uh-oh. To clarify my earlier post: Never saw the British version -- only basing my decision on Drew. I've seen it 4/5 times, and each time I sat through with a straight face (much like I do whenever watching SNL for the past 10 years or so...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted November 10, 2002 I love the show too. Has anyone actually tried doing improv? Me and a bunch of my friends do it from time to time, to mixed results. i played some improv games in drama back in high school, and it's hard. i was always good at improvising off a script & taking it in some other direction, but starting from scratch is a craft that takes years to hone. they make it look easy, but they've been doing it for a long ass time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DARRYLXWF Report post Posted November 11, 2002 I actually noticed a bit of joke recycling from the UK version to the US version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LaParkaMarka Report post Posted November 11, 2002 Whose Line kicks ass. Colin, Ryan, Wayne, and Greg are my favorites, though a lot of the others have had their moments. Tony Slattery from the old version could be quite funny, same with good ol Mike McShane. Drew is definately worse than Clive, but I don't find the guy offensive or anything. It's still a very good show...better than most sitcoms out there IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hardyz1 Report post Posted November 11, 2002 One of my favorite shows. I like both the UK and US versions. One time, though, I was watching a UK episode on Comedy Central, and neither Ryan or Colin were on it. I was thinking, "What the hell?" It just wasn't the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starvenger Report post Posted November 11, 2002 Some of the "Clive goes to Hollywood" eps are great, as they had some actors that wouldn't normally be on the Disneyfied version such as Phil LeMarr and Debra Wilson from MadTV. Then there are the disappointments. Stephen Fry was quite the letdown, Stephen Corbert(sp?) from the Daily Show wasn't all that great. Drew just isn't cut out for improv. And of course, the less said about Whoopi, the better. Let's hope that Joanie Laurer's appearance is just one of those "cameos" a la Miss America. Otherwise we're in for 30 minutes of painful comedy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hotbutter Spoontoaster Report post Posted September 24, 2006 They're finally putting Whose Line Is It Anyway? on DVD, which is awesome. Fucking great show. Release date for Season 1, Volume 1 is this Tuesday, September/26th/2006. Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1 (Uncensored) Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1 (Censored) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2006 Too bad they're not releasing the British version. I liked that version better than the US one for some reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmy8271 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 I use to love the american version until they had people like Kathy Griffin on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger Snaps 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 The only version I liked was the British one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 I think that I am going to pick up the uncensored version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 Too bad they're not releasing the British version. I liked that version better than the US one for some reason. It was funnier and less repetitive. And it had Josie Lawrence. And it DIDN'T have Drew Carey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muzz 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 Too bad they're not releasing the British version. I liked that version better than the US one for some reason. It was funnier and less repetitive. And it had Josie Lawrence. And it DIDN'T have Drew Carey. She's definitely the best female they've had on either versions, just unfortunate she couldn't do the American version as well. I have no idea why Kathy Greenwood was on so much, I would have rathered Denny Siegal and Karen Maruyama. Clive Anderson > Drew Carey. It was hilarious any time Proops and he would just go back and forth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 I liked the American version but that was because I thought Colin, Wayne and Ryan were gold. Mostly everyone else was garbage, except when Josie showed up everyone now and then. The british version was great. I HATE Nick Cannon's Wild'n Out. It's a wannabe racist version of Who's Line. It needs to be taken off the air right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 I actually thought that Kathy Greenwood was one of the better fill-ins. I still think that outside of a few women, men are better at comedy then women. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 Too bad they're not releasing the British version. I liked that version better than the US one for some reason. It was funnier and less repetitive. And it had Josie Lawrence. And it DIDN'T have Drew Carey. Plus it had Tony Slattery. *Remembers when he told Clive to F**k off because of a bad round of Party Quirks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
