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Games listed alphabetically below with a review of each game I've seen. If anyone wants to add a game, tell me, but chances are I haven't seen it. In case, add a description of what the game is about. ADDICTS ANONYMOUS - Three players are addicted to something weird. The fourth is the group leader trying to help them through their addiction. I only remember seeing this once. Brad was the leader and Steve Frost, Colin, and Ryan were addicted to game shows. Not too bad, but Steve is very good at being weird and Ryan seems to do well when game shows are involved. Colin was not bad and neither was Brad. Wouldn't be a bad idea to bring it to the US. ALPHABET - See "Ninety-Second Alphabet". ANIMALS - The performers act out a soap opera as animals. I saw this game played as hamsters, sheep, penguins, and dinosaurs. A pretty funny game, and the hamsters one brought out some great batner between Greg and Clive. Dinosaurs are, of course, Colin's specialty, but I can't remember if he was in that one. The penguins version had Tony humping Ryan. But compared to the UK performers, the US ones (sans Greg, Colin, and Ryan) may not have much on them. AUDITION - One player is auditioning the others for parts in his/her play. I only saw this once, with Ryan auditioning Greg, George McGrath, and Mike McShane. It was an old show and I've seen so many new ones now that my standards are higher, but as far as old shows go, this game wasn't too bad. Ryan should keep being a playwright in mind should his improv career fall through. AUTHORS - The performers stand in a line and tell a story as different authors or periodicals. This is not the most popular game but I liked it. My favorite episode (and I will refer to this throughout the website) was when Paul, Tony, Steve Steen, and Jim Sweeney did "Death of a Stand-Up Comic". I always enjoyed it when they went back and forth between completely different styles on the same subject but managed to ckeep it all together. I wouldn't mind seeing this in the US. BACKWARDS SCENE - The players start from the last line in a scene and work their way to the beginning. The game gets kind of predictable. It does have to make the players think when one of them says something outrageous and the other has to think of why they'd say that. That's probably the only thing that's funny about this game. BARTENDER - Much like Prison Visitor or Psychiatrist. A player is the title role and the others sing their problems to this player, who sings advice back. Supposedly, this game will be returning to the US very shortly. However, I don't think that any of the US performers - even Chip, who has played the title in the UK - could match the talents of Mike McShane, Niall Ashdown, and Josie Lawrence. But it may be nice hearing Colin and Ryan sing solo again. CHANGING EMOTIONS - The performers are given objects representing different emotions. When they're holding an object, they must act in that emotion. This is a hit-or-miss game. It's very enjoyable, regardless of how the rest of the game goes, when a player has two or three props in their hands at once. Colin is good at angry roles and when he's in it and anger is involved, that brings the game up a few points. COURTROOM SCENE - One player is the judge, another the prosecutor, and the other two are witnesses in a strange court case. Saw it twice. Absolutely hilarious once and pretty good the other time. Colin, as judge, banged his gavel so hard the end flew off. He also managed to whack prosecutor Steve Frost as well as cracking a few great jokes, such as "This courtoom is a Mochrie!" Tony kicks Steve in the pants. As for the other time, I don't remember too much about it, but I remember Jim Sweeney as judge, Paul as prosecutor, and Tony and Steve Steen as witnesses. CREDIT READING - In the UK, the "winner" reads the credits in a style chosen by Clive. In the US, any number of players just reads the credits at the end in a style chosen by Drew. Probably the most diverse game in the entire history of the show. Sometimes it sucks. Other times it's the highest point of the show. My award for best credit readings go to: Tony as the drunk Australian soap opera star (he passed out and didn't read anything); Colin doing as many faces as possible (watch Ryan in the background); and Steve Frost as a mother yelling at kids out the window ("Leave Richard Vrach alone! HE LIKES IT!") DATING SERVICE VIDEO - See "Hats". DAYTIME TALK SHOW - One player hosts a talk show. Two other players are "members of the public" appearing on the show; the fourth is in the audience asking questions. Usually about a fairy tale or nursery rhyme. It's a hit-or-miss kind of thing. For some reason I've found it incredibly funny a few times and just eh the other times. Mostly played in the 1998 UK series and the early US series. I did enjoy it when the person in the audience - usually Colin - would come down to get involved in beating the crap out of Ryan. DEAD BODIES - Two or three performers are actors in a play who have died. The other one is alive and is moving the dead players around in a valiant effort to finish the play. Colin is currently the staple living actor. One of the few games you'll regularly see Ryan crack up in. Colin has tried making the dead players kiss one another (be it Greg or Josie, they're gonna kiss Ryan), piling players on top of each other, and has had to carry two people around while leaving Ryan in his seat. Colin presses on no matter what happens, even if he should drop someone or they fall out of their seat. A funny game. DIRECTOR - See "Hollywood Director". DUET - Two players sing a song about either an audience member or a household appliance of some kind. As time has gone on, the songs seem to get worse. I give the players a lot of credit for putting all their talent into it, but it seems the better their impression of a musician gets, the less funny the song is. My personal favorite playing of this game...I don't know. But everyone really likes the Beached Whale duet, which I personally hated. EMOTION OPTION - Like Film & Theatre Styles, only with various emotions rather than film and theatre styles. I saw this recently, in an episode I'd seen ages ago. I guess after seeing so many new episodes, the old ones do seem less funny. But it wasn't bad: Brad and Ryan on a production line in nostalgia, angst, paranoia, and ecstasy. Like Film and Theatre Styles, it can suck or do well. Not played in years. EXPERT - A player is an expert on something weird, another interviews the player. EXPERT TRANSLATION - One player is an expert on something but speaks in a foreign language. Another player translates their gibberish. FILM & THEATRE STYLES - Two players act out a scene with various film, TV, and theatre styles being thrown in to confuse them. One of the oldest and most-often played games aside from Credit Reading. Hit-or-miss. A miss example is one I can't think of right now. A hit is a classic game I'm sure many Whosers will agree to. Greg as Colin's pet gremlin who has gotten wet in the styles Braveheart, Australian beach movie, and Woody Allen film. Colin uses a ridiculous Scottish accent throughout the entire game from Braveheart on, and Greg once again does his dead-on Woody Allen impression. But watch Ryan in the background. A rare moment where he's just lost it. FILM DUB - Player[s] replace the dialogue for a film clip. The first game of this I saw was Colin, Ryan, and Steve Frost doing "The Salesman Arrives". Generally a funny game, with few bad rounds I've seen. Greg often plays the dork, Ryan the hunk, and Colin anything weird or a woman if there is no female player playing the game. One of my favorites is Colin, Ryan, and Steve going for a haircut. Now then now then now then now then... FILM TRAILER - One player narrates the trailer for a film while the others act out scenes from the movie. JELLY WARS! That's all that comes to mind when I hear the name of this game. With Greg narrating and the whacky antics of the other three going on, a very good game. The Creature from Essex is also a classic one, with Eddie Izzard as the creature. In Jelly Wars, Ryan plays Luke Nipnember, Mike plays the princess and The Flying Fortress, and Tony plays the Darth Vader-type character. FIXED EXPRESSIONS - The players must keep the same look on their face [shocked, constipated, happy, etc.] no matter what happens in the scene. An incredibly goofy game. Ryan is often the shocked one. Colin all smiles saying "Euro-Disney sucks!" will always have a place in my heart. One of the few games that tends to have a laugh or two in it every time it's played, even if just for the sake of the goofy looks on the faces of the players. FOREIGN FILM DUB - Two players act out a movie in a foreign language. The other two translate what's being said. Usually a funny game. Ryan has done the fake foreign langauge only once that I can remember, probably the reason being his accents are terrible. Sometimes the babbling is funnier than the translations, but I can almost guarantee that if someone rambles on too long, it'll be translated as "What?", "Pardon?", or the like. GOOD COP, BAD COP - Heard of it, never seen it. GREATEST HITS - Two players pitch an album while the singer-performer[s] sing snippets of the songs from the album. HATS - The players divide into two pairs of two and each have a box of hats and a stool. They take turns giving examples of the world's worst [fill in the blank]. Now called Dating Service Video because that's the scene they tend to use. HELPING HANDS - Two players act out a scene using various props, often messy ones. One of them can't use his hands and thus a third player provides the hands. HERE HE IS NOW - Two players describe the characteristics of two off-stage players, who must take on those characteristics when they arrive. HEY YOU DOWN THERE - Two players act out a 1950s public-information type film narrated by a third player. Uses the goofy music. HOEDOWN - Players stand in a line and sing a song about an audience-suggested topic in the Hoedown style. March, Rap, and Gospel were predecessors to this game but were basically the same thing. HOME SHOPPING - The players must sell totally useless items but act like there's some kind of use for the items. Past items have included chewed bubble gum, a rusty bath tub, solar-powered flashlight, unflushable toilet, John Major, and a book with no pages. INFOMERCIAL - See "Home Shopping". IRISH DRINKING SONG - Players stand in a line and sing an Irish drinking song one line at time, eight lines to a verse, rotating who has the first line to each verse. LET'S MAKE A DATE - One player is a contestant on a dating program. The other three are bachelors with weird quirks that the contestant must figure out. LETTER CHANGE - Two players act out a scene and have to replace one letter with another. LIVING SCENERY - Two players act ou a scene and use the other two players as any prop they call to their need. MEET THE FAMILY - Never seen it, heard of it. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - One player is the voice on the tape from Mission: Impossible. The other two get their instructions for doing a mundane activity from this tape and must accomplish the mission. MOVING PEOPLE - Two players act out a scene, but they can't move unless an audience member moves them. MUSICAL - The performers act out an audience member's life in the style of a musical. MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES - Like Changing Emotions, only each prop represents a famous figure that the performer must act in if they hold the object. NARRATE - Two players act out a scene and narrate one another's actions. Terribly difficult to explain so it's best to see it. NEWS FLASH - One player stands in front of a green screen while the other two are newscasters in a studio. Projected on the screen is a stange locale that the player doesn't know [s]he's at. The newscasters attempt to give hints so the reporter can solve it. NEWS REPORT - One player is a news anchor, a second is an expert in the studio. The third is a reporter in the field, the fourth various people being interviewed. Done about a nursery rhyme or fairy tale. NUMBER OF WORDS - Each player is given a number of words they must use per turn speaking. No more, no less. Numbers range from one to six. OLD JOB, NEW JOB - Two players are working in some kind of scene. The third also works in the scene, but used to have another job they have to keep the aspects of. PARTY QUIRKS - Similar to Let's Make a Date. One player hosts a party, the other three are guests arriving at the party, but the guests all have weird quirks that the host must figure out. PICTURE - The faces are cut out of a picture that players must fill in. They must also act out a scene based on the painting. PRESS CONFERENCE - Three players interview the fourth on some weird achievement that the fourth player doesn't know about, and must figure out from the questions asked by the other players and based on the audience reactions. PROPS - The players split into two teams and must work a weird object into a scene, going back and forth. QUESTIONS ONLY - The players must act out a scene using only questions. If buzzed, they're replaced by another player and must continue in this fashion until Clive/Drew gets tired of it. QUICK CHANGE - Two players act out a scene while a third watches and shouts "CHANGE!" for no reason. When "CHANGE!" is shouted, the player who just spoke must change what they said into something else. QUIZ SHOW - One player hosts a weird game show ["Name That Amphibian", "Wheel of Fish", "What's My Disease?"] while the other three are contestants. REMEBER THAT SONG? - Players act in a scene and reminisce about old songs that must be performed by the other players in the scene. REMOTE CONTROL - Each player is give a style of TV program to talk about the same topic in. Clive buzzes between the players to hear different things. SCENE TO MUSIC - Players act out a scene in the style of some music that will be played. SCENE TO RAP - The players act out a scene, but must rap all their dialogue. SCENES FROM A HAT - The players act out different scenes pulled from a hat. SCENE WITH A PROP - The players are given a prop and must work it into the scene. SECRET - A scene is acted out beginning 30 or so seconds before a secret is discovered. The scene and location of the secret are audience-suggested; the secret itself is up to whomever discovers it. SONGS STYLES - The player sings a song in a given style, about an audience member or household item. SONG TITLES - Like Questions Only, except all dialougue is song titles. SOUND EFFECTS - Three variations on this game. 1. One player acts out a scene while another provides their sound effects. 2. Two or three players act out a scene while pre-recorded sound effects are randomly inserted. 3. Two players act out a scene while audience members provide sound effects. Sports Commentators/Sportscasters - (4) Two players act out an everyday activity in slow motion. The other two comment on it as if it's a sporting event. STAND, SIT, BEND/LIE DOWN - Three players act out a scene. At all times, one player must be sitting, another standing, and another bending or lying down. Often results in chaos. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS - Each player is assigned a character to act as in a scene. SUPERHEROES - The first player is given a crisis and a superhero entity to portray [i.e., Bimbo Woman, Junk Man, Captain Caterpillar, Slappy, Impotence Boy] and then names the next player to enter, who names whoever follows them, and so on. They leave in reverse order of entrance. TAG - Two players act out a scene while the other two watch. One watcher will shout "FREEZE!" and take the position of whomever they choose to tag out. THAT'LL BE CHARLIE NOW - Players discuss their friend Charlie, and the player designated to be Charlie must take on any quirks he's given. THREE-HEADED BROADWAY STAR - Three player sing a Broadway love song to an audience member as a weird 3-headed singer, singing one word at a time. THREE OF A KIND - Players act out a scene as the same person or as the same type of person. WEIRD NEWSCASTERS - One player acts as a normal newsanchor. The other three are co-anchor, sportscaster, and weatherman, and must all behave in a designated way. WHOSE LINE - Two players are each given two audience-suggested lines and must work them into the scene in some way. WORLD'S WORST - Players stand in a line and give suggestions for the world's worst [fill-in-the-blank]. Often censored heavily.