Whose line is it anyway UK - 8.1

Love this show, wish it was still on here in the US.
-Whose line is it anyway UK - 8.1
-Improvisational comedy game show in which four players act out various comic games and sketches

[@tdyerwestfield]

You know comedians are good when they're popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles are superb, and still are now.

[@damagedbug8848]

yeah wank

[@kimcantswim174]

Are you British? Just curious.

[@grop66]

True 👍 hi here from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@MrZedthezombie]

Yes Colin and Ryan funnier in US version for me. Some of the Brit humor is lost on me. Greg sometimes gets a laugh from me but not often. Colin and Ryan never fail to amuse me.

[@JJmoony]

This is one of the best tv shows ever talk about clever! These guys are magical, Colin and Ryan are priceless.

[@TheEugefi]

Even in the UK, Ryan's face is priceless whenever he hears the dreaded word "hoedown!"

[@sparklywastaken1426]

He’s never liked it. I used to watch this as a teen in the 90’s and I hoedown was one of my favourite games.

[@Roebey]

Man, British Whose Line was QUICK

[@Uniongamers]

British Whose Line being the original. 😏

[@DarthTwilight]

Ryan and Colin getting back in the plane was genius.

[@brandonk8948]

Questions only is Ryan's game, he nails it every time.

[@lavender3609]

It's by far one of my favorite improv games. He does it really well.

[@SunnyBeetle1922]

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at anything. Both the American and UK versions are pure genius. They should offer this in Healthcare. People would laugh themselves better in no time!!!🥰👏🏾💯🤣

[@Mat0m]

The trick with the hand was hawesome. 10:25

[@synchronyJEM]

hand change at 10:30 is genius

[@stephenwoehr3116]

"Take six paces." "One, two three." "Six." Classic!!

[@katyungodly]

Colin & Ryan not using their prop as a fire extinguisher is criminal 😂

[@97channel]

Steve Frost *ALWAYS* found an opening for that Das Boot joke. It was his oldest, most loyal companion. It accompanied him to every single recording. Very occasionally it wouldn't make the final cut, but I guarantee he didn't neglect to bring it on stage with him.

[@HistorianHarvy]

"Something that represents some of the dangers of life in the 90's" "CHANGING A TIRE!"

[@mushroomtop1216]

That airplane bit was funny just wish it was longer

[@rockyxbautista]

That's using your head! XD

[@Superfantastictop10]

Clive Anderson shut down the skits too early. Drew Carey is a better host.

[@casvandijck9338]

@@Superfantastictop10 It was for British television, after all...

[@JDLupus]

10:29 is messing with my mind. It's obvious what's going on but it just looks so seamless!

[@miylea]

How's it feel to come back 😂

[@JDLupus]

@@miylea messed with me all over again XD

[@revcrow7154]

I watched it 20 times in a row.

[@AbhayHarrison]

@@JDLupus welcome back

[@closeben]

I watched this at quarter speed and still didn’t understand it

[@CassWs-useless-opinions]

"'Father, I'm carrying twins!' is the secret code word for, 'please stop Clive, my back's going'." LOL. I like both Clive AND Drew. Monumentally different senses of humor and styles, but I like them both. For those who say that say hate that Drew played the games, just remember that Drew didn't want to, the network forced him to do it. He had never done it before and he struggled to learn as much as he could in as short a time as possible to do it some justice and make ABC Family happy. I heard that in an interview with Colin; he said Drew really loved improv and he did the best he could. By the time Improvaganza rolled around, he was doing really well.... just takes time the network wouldn't give him.

[@Wveth]

7 years later, a random person pops in to say, "I agree with you." Drew got shafted lol

[@mamapetillo8675]

I adore this show. Few things on television have come close to being as funny. Talk about talent…

[@damagedbug8848]

The laughter is so hard it clips the mics till they break. This era was too funny.

[@eleni1968]

I can't believe how much I miss this show!!! I still watch all the re-runs on KZbin.

[@Guidonator181]

Greg missed a HUGE opportunity to say "friends always give each other a hand!"

[@thewideawakeclub4843]

This needs bringing back. I used to love watching this on a Friday night.

[@calanon534]

Too bad we live in a post-joke world.

[@samcooke343]

@@calanon534 If all you want to do is make jokes at certain groups' expense, then yes. But Whose Line was never like that.

[@jamesboyce3565]

90’s Friday night comedy was amazing. Remember when Channel 4 wasn’t shit?

[@dennox1]

The USA version is still going half of the same cast on Dave.

[@conorredmond6217]

Still on

[@childress2931]

I first saw Steve Frost do the “If you like wodka” and slides off the chair bit, years ago when it first aired, and I’ve always remembered it. Still makes me laugh.

[@TerryPG19]

I could watch these shows all day long

[@nwcoastlife]

I miss the British version of the show. This was my go to evening TV watching in the late 90’s and early 2000s

[@dunbar9finger]

The reason Drew Carey felt the need to keep saying "the points don't matter" over and over was because of a combination of these two things about American TV: (1) The US simply does not have any comedy panel shows. It's a format that doesn't exist here. So audiences are unfamiliar with the format of keeping an irrelevant score. The natural assumption is that if there's a score, it must be a game show of some sort. (2) The other reason is that until the 2000's American shows were designed NOT to have continuing story from one episode to the next. Each episode had to be self-contained so people could jump in the middle of something without having to see earlier episodes. The style of series where episode 2 doesn't make sense unless you've seen episode 1 was just not done. That meant that each show had to be treated as a self-contained item. And that means repeating the information each episode just in case someone is seeing it for the first time.

[@Nerossu]

It's improv "the points don't matter" was a joke in itself. Not every comedy show in the US is stand-up

[@TheJanster100]

This AMERICAN hopefully has a longer attention-span....

[@jeffh3649]

***** South Americans? North Americans? United States of Americans? Be specific please because - hey, look!, a butterfly!

[@jeffh3649]

yep

[@gobhai]

I guess this is the reason y american cartoons are much better than japanese anime where evry episode sticks to the plot while anime tries to stretch the story to such an extent tht its annoying and senseless.

[@katrinka8038]

I love this show no matter how old it is🤗

[@geoffreythomas1452]

More so than the us remake, this is what I remember. Comedy Central in the states played reruns of this all the time in the mid-to-late ‘90’s. I love this version of the show.

[@YouJustGotAnimated]

I've always loved the game "Hey, You Down There" and I desperately wish they would've brought it to the US version

[@YouJustGotAnimated]

***** It is! I also want to see the game "Whose Line" more; it is very underrated!

[@YouJustGotAnimated]

***** Yeah, I loved Improvaganza a lot, especially since there was also a lot of audience interaction, which always makes improv fun. I wish it had gained the popularity Whose Line had.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Likely just a matter of people growing weary of the format. Whose Line UK went 10 seasons and Whose Line US 14 (Including the relaunch). Then the Green Screen Show. It was still mining comedy gold but not everyone seemed to agree. With that style and fresh talent it should have gone on indefinitely as far as I'm concerned.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

i could have sworn that they DID do that one on the US version as well....

[@seinfan9]

The drawback to the UK version of the show is how quickly Clive just moves the games onward. There isn't any time for the jokes to really develop.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

agreed, he'd often say a bit "wasn't working" and end the whole thing, when in actuality the performers just hadn't had any chance yet to develop something. Drew has a much better sense of timing and direction.

[@blobbs9520]

This is the first I've ever seen of the UK version and i actually prefer it because it seems to move so much quicker

[@karenrose2892]

I love Clive, "Have I made myself plain? Oh, no, I was born that way." :)

[@hellsong23]

Im from the UK....AND I LOVE THEM BOTH!!! People from the UK, whats your problem with more episodes of a show you loved being filmed in America? Ryan and Colin were leg ends. They even had Robin Williams on an episode! My only gripe was the American host seemed to ram home the fact that points didn't matter, as if the audience couldn't twig that themselves.

[@casvandijck9338]

Both Clive and Drew say it every episode, and at least make a pun about it (mostly after the breaks).

[@klingterra]

I love seeing the UK Who's Line again.

[@MrAwesome667]

They should of had frost on the US version hes hilarious

[@dunetiger]

I was always sad that they never got (or possibly couldn't) Tony to come over.

[@satori4183]

@@dunetiger Tony was deep into his own personal problems when the US version came around, sadly. Plus every other word he said would have been censored anyway 😆

[@marioiacolucci]

He was in mr bean the train episode what's he doing now

[@TheZigzagman]

​@@marioiacolucci He had a documentary series in 2020 about his depression and drug abuse. He published his memoir shortly after and has been largely quiet since.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

@@TheZigzagman-- i think she meant Frost, but yes you are right about Tony, he has bipolar disorder and he sort of "left" the world of performing.

[@mjf920]

There is nothing like the UK Whose Line. Thanks for the upload!

[@pranavkulkarni1414]

Nope. It's one of those rare instances that the American ones are better. American whole line is unbeatable.

[@sillygoose635]

@@pranavkulkarni1414 Yep.

[@loz5190]

@@pranavkulkarni1414 I think it's just the host that makes the uk one bad..he dosent let the joke land,and thinks hes funny

[@loganreads90]

The US version?

[@taplubambhos2869]

@@loz5190 yes the host is an overconfident pain trying too hard to be British.

[@crashcondo]

Clive is the embodiment of dry British humor.

[@random-makeings]

Just the embodiment of dry.... A very dry man indeed.

[@chrislj2005]

Amazing how important the host is,clarity of instructions and allowing the flow. The props too

[@BlueAndGold31]

The newsflash game at 3:35 needed to go on a little bit longer, like it does in the US version. The goal is for the interviewers to ask questions that hint at what's behind the reporter in a punny or indirect way. But all Greg and Colin had time to ask was: "What's happening behind you?" "How did this all start?" "Can you describe what's happening behind you now?" That's all they're able to get in before Clive asks Ryan if he knows where he's at. There were literally no clues given, which is why Ryan just had the ridiculous shot-in-the-dark guess.

[@edrooney9580]

Wow! I remember watching this when i was around 7 or 8 and didnt get all the subtle stuff...but always loved em all..especially ryan styles...much like jim carrey he is very naturally funny...body language master

[@RatintGames]

HOLY SHET RYAN AND COLLIN ARE BOTH SO YOUNG!!!

[@waynegabriel943]

Used to love that sound in the morning . Our family loved it and was great before we all went off to the day.

[@MrUltimatemaniac100]

Loved watching that’s in the 90’s as 17 year old kid 🤗

[@casvandijck9338]

There are two reasons for me to wish I was born earlier. The sixties, and the fact recordings for WLIIA started one year before my sperm- and eggcell even conjoined.

[@dereksheils5410]

Friday night channel 4 for this masterpiece of a programme just brilliant

[@jomeljames1503]

Ryan and Colin are truly hilarious.

[@thescottishbawbag]

There's a 99% chance I watched this whilst eating a Chicken Curry, chips and fried rice as a teenager before watching Prisoner Cell Block H, I was probably a stoned or tripping teenager with a good will to hide it.

[@thescottishbawbag]

Haha ye me too..

[@thescottishbawbag]

Wait You are me???

[@thescottishbawbag]

Ye true but I'm the tripping , stoned you from circa 88-94 deal with it ..i'm busy hiding my paranoia from my family ,while eating rice that looks like maggots...tastes good though other me..

[@donnariahi2975]

So much fun watching the old shows. I loved the British version.

[@MrVidification]

I want this show back, I'm sick of those 'comedy' quiz shows that can only rip the **** out of celebrities these days, requiring no imagination.. and no, they aren't 'intelligent humour'. US vs UK? Both different. Forever chanting audiences and a louder presenter that participates can either enhance the feel or ruin a show completely (ask Jerry Springer). A laid back quiet presenter with dry humor can either tone down the comedy mood entirely or make the jokes seem funnier because of the huge difference between what he gives out and what the contestants give out. Flip a coin. They are one and the same show, and most importantly usually featured the same contestants, which were all very good

[@mickmickymick6927]

The pace of the UK one is faster, which prevents a game or a gag running on too long. The games are also more physical-comedy based. Also Clive is better (though not amazing either), all these add up to make the British version better, despite the contestants being mostly the same.

[@Despotic_Waffle]

Whose line UK seems kind of fast pace, but its still great

[@LadyAshPa]

I'm in my school library...I've made a mistake in watching this at this moment....

[@jillianodonnell3960]

The biggest laugh of them all was Ryan's mullet

[@Blackoreanfemale]

lol

[@andychauhan6544]

Jillian O'Donnell I was going to say that...jeez!!!

[@andychauhan6544]

also notice a perfect gap of one year between 3 comments...down to a second!

[@JDoactive]

@@andychauhan6544 Wish I was here a year ago

[@Bohomaed]

Let’s decrease the gap

[@quizmaster85]

"Richard Vranch - he's got a big organ!" He certainly does!!

[@paulinegallagher7821]

'I'd like to end this game with a laugh, but you cant always get what you want' Clive just insults the performances the whole way through but its all in good fun. People who say Clive is too serious just dont get it

[@casvandijck9338]

They clearly don't see his snarky face which he puts up all the time. I even saw him laying back from laughter, once. He's just being Britishly suppressive about it - which only adds to the fun.

[@tojiroh]

Ryan is much better as commentator on Newsflash, and Colin as the reporter. You can see how they evolved the routine over the years... :-)

[@agtac76]

Thanks for posting this! Loved watching this back in the '90s. :)

[@toadsie73]

So glad this show is back on the air!

[@CraigMcMiller]

10:29 it literally looks like he's taking Ryans Hand

[@ntidwell18]

I didn't think I'd laugh at "dead bodies" but I lost it lol

[@jellyphish2112]

G'damn this is funny...I almost spit out my drink three times. Genius's the lot...

[@sharonperry1000]

Still laughing hilariously at this classic series. Magic!

[@calanon534]

Get this: Stephen Frost is only 41 in this episode. As of this writing, he's 65.

[@MythicSuns]

Because someone's going to ask: the song at the start was Another One Rides The Bus by Weird Al

[@bexsta7766]

These were the best 👌 👍 😍 🥰

[@dianeshannon7988]

Bring it back too funny we all need laughter more than ever x england

[@Thundernerd2aBird]

I just yelled out, wow :) haha love Greg

[@DAYNURSERY]

For an American, he did a good imitation of John Major!

[@skeetskeet7041]

Man, it just doesn’t hit as hard without the rivalry between the actors and drew cary

[@JamieRobertson101]

Wish they would do this again in the UK a really funny show !

[@casvandijck9338]

Check out Mock the week.

[@TheProjectNightfall]

This... This is the politest exchange between Brits and Americans that I've ever seen. Thank you, to both you and S Ward, for restoring some of my faith in humanity :D

[@mattwainright8392]

The USA version is on the Up network, channel # 338. It runs Tuesday 1 am thru 3 am -thru Sat. Channel 338 is on Direct tv.

[@danielmoran9902]

The 90's were so much better than today.

[@4sh70nGal]

I love how in the very start of the video, "Another One Rides the Bus" by Weird Al was playing.

[@epicgb]

One of the best tv programs ever

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Colin's signature Hoedown line in UK version: 'I do it everyday!' at least he didn't pretend to faint this time, he actually did good

[@casvandijck9338]

That dropping down thing did become somewhat of a staple move of him. It's an easy way out, like suicide - it's just that you can't do that more than once.

[@sarahjudge6460]

I miss this show I used to watch it all the time. It's not on in the uk any more

[@steffywoo1]

i remember this episode so well i had it on tape hehehe

[@joey4track]

This is the version I grew up with so it has a special place for me but the US version is good too. Except that I miss Josie Lawrence and Mike McShane.

[@darkashtar]

I remember watching this as a kid on comedy central.

[@captainsonic]

Hilarious episode. Great stuff!

[@soulshaker205]

Colin and Ryan are the best!!

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Current version is still in the US with Aisha Tyler as host. Tons of fun!!

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Fun to see the UK version. Steve Frost is super hunky!!

[@virg0_lem0nade]

right?? he's very cute! ❤️

[@DrumsTheWord]

A very rare of example of the Brits taking an American format and making it better. Yes, I know, it features three legendary veterans of the US version, but with the help of Clive, it turns into a very sarcastic and beautifully silly thing.

[@Seantendo]

Man, Ryan had a sick mullet!

[@uchibenkei]

i always liked the uk version more because of the audience suggestions and ideas

[@thecook3332]

And Steve Frost is the BEST!!!

[@em23]

having been to us television tapings i can say that the "extra" laughter that you hear in the US version of this show is added during editing. It's not the crowd laughing at everything in the us version, it is actually the editors spicing it up for broadcasting. that being said i love both versions.

[@casvandijck9338]

Who knew that laughtracks were a thing?

[@Sarah412100]

You do know that both Ryan and Colin consider themselves Canadian, right? Ryan is an "American-born Canadian actor" and Colin is a "Scottish born, Canadian actor".

[@bexsta7766]

Love the tune xxxx

[@josephdolman]

I wish the British version were still on I enjoy watching the American version both the original with drew carrey and aisha Tyler in the later seasons but I miss our original British version 😢

[@JackT13]

Colin in the cowboy sketch is the best thing

[@BengalBoy16]

It shows that the makers of this are the ones behind Mock the Week. Wish they did this show again and Mock the Week

[@Hawkinsian]

Big old flashback!, but i remember watching this at 11PM when this was on TV, i was always late for school because of it! (Channel 4?!)

[@punchbowlhaircut]

Ryan's power comes from his mullet

[@casvandijck9338]

Ryan's humour aged like a fine wine. It started good, but got better over time.

[@paulbradford8240]

This should be brought back. Lee Mack would be great.

[@TheWhipidhinio]

Wow, turning on captions makes this incredibly funny show, some how even funnier...!

[@PomBare]

British crowds + American Talent perfect match. Much more substance and sketches and refined than the crazy raucous American version.

[@MichaelM28]

American talent? LMFAO

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

I think the UK version was better. Because they kept switching up the people they had on instead of having the same three guys and one guest. I love Ryan, Colin and Wayne, but honestly, the US version needed a little variety. Can't comment on the new show, I haven't seen it yet.

[@fireburn95rs]

+ShadowdaHedgie11 I agree, plus it didn't seem like they edited out the 'bad' parts. US they'd only keep good hoedowns, sometimes its nice to see mess ups because it's more human, and real improv.

[@adamstrong98]

I think the recurring cast came from the popularity of them in the UK version

[@SkySweeperSyn]

Cobalt i hate the multiple guests honestly. i like seeing the same guys because i know I'll enjoy their sense of humor. with the guests it's always hit or miss.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

That's fair enough. Don't get me wrong, I like the guys they use for the US version, but it just needed a bit more variety than simply one different guest each episode, because otherwise it just gets a bit old and samey.

[@TheTrinity32]

Also the american version was heavily censored, could get away with a lot more on british TV.

[@JRocKinPENANG]

it's funny to see Ryan being the field reporter instead of Colin

[@memoenaegeli4204]

ITS A EXCELLENT CLIP FOREVER FUNNY THESE FOLKS 2022

[@thunderhorse5105]

lol "have I made myself plain? No, I was born that way." Clive>Drew>Aisha.

[@lesleyadams4279]

The best showdown ever!!!

[@noelleduba2564]

10:37 should have been, "cuz friends always lend a hand..." X3