Day 13

I've been laughing my head off lately watching " Whose Line Is It Anyway ". Hahaha! I know it's an old TV show but it sure still is funny as hell!

Format

Each typical television episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway? featured four performers who sit in a line of chairs at the back of the stage. The host sat at a desk facing the large performance area in front of the performers. The host introduced each performer with a joke or pun, usually all related on a common theme or topic.

The remainder of the show was made up of games that are ostensibly scored by the host, who declared arbitrary point values after the game, often citing a humorous reason for his decision. The style of the games were varied. Some featured all four performers, while others featured fewer. The performers who were not involved in a game remained in their seats at the back of the stage. Humorous banter between the host and the performers between games was also sometimes featured.

At the conclusion of each episode, a winner or several winners were chosen arbitrarily by the host. The "prize" for winning on the British version of the show was to read the credits in a certain style, chosen by the host, as they scrolled. On the American series, the "prize" was either to play a game with the host, or to sit out while the other performers did. After this game, credits simply rolled under the show's theme as the cast bantered off-microphone. Later in the series, the credit-reading, usually including all of the performers, was added following the "prize" game.

Each episode was edited from a longer recording session (though the games themselves were usually left uncut), each of which was typically cut to create at least two episodes. In addition, both versions of the show featured compilation episodes which compiled unaired bloopers and entire games that were cut from other sessions. The host would specially tape special segments for these programs to introduce the various clips. Each series of the UK version featured two compilations per season, while the US version featured them only occasionally.

In the UK, the Dave Channel has shown the UK series since the channel launched in October 2007. Originally the channel only aired episodes from the 1993-1996 series. However in April 2008 the channel began to show the first series originally aired in 1988, followed by the second series and continued to show all the series leading up to the 1997 series being broadcast in late summer of 2008 on Dave. On Friday 24th October 2008 at 7.30pm, Dave first showed the first episode of the 1998 series which were recorded in Hollywood. The UK episodes shown on the Dave Channel are re-edited versions with most strong language bleeped, removed potentially offensive content and commercial breaks included in different parts compared to the original broadcasts. Currently Dave are showing the 1998 series in a double bill slot from 7:00 pm on Friday evenings.

My favorite comedians are Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles.

L to R : Ryan, Colin.