The History
The show Whose Line Is It Anyway orignated in the UK as a radio show in 1988. After a year it moved to TV with Clive Anderson as the host. A large number of performers/comedians were featured on the show. They included: Greg Proops, Josie Lawerence, Brad Sherwood, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Mike McShane, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Chip Esten and many more. The show ran for 10 years until 1998 when the torch was passed to the US version.

The US version of Whose Line Is It Anyway is now in its third season on ABC. It is hosted by Drew Carey and is sometimes known as Drew's Line is it Anyway (Dliia) It features Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Wayne Brady as the regular performers along with a rotating cast of other performers such as Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood, and Chip Esten among others.

How the Game is Played
The whole point of Whose Line is it Anway is that there are four improvisers. They must make up everything during a series of game. Everything is made up off the top of their heads, there are no scripts involved. They play to earn "points" Whoever has the most points wins, and they get to play a game with the host. The only catch is, the points don't matter.

The Games
There are many games that are played on Whose Line. Here is a list of some of them. If we are missing your favorite game, feel free to e-mail us about it and we would be happy to add it!

• Scenes From a Hat: This is a commenly played game which all players take part in. Before the show the audience is asked to write down short scenes that they would like to see the players act out. The good ones are taken and put in a hat which the host draws out of.
• Props: The four players are divided into two groups of two. Each pair is give a prop or props and they must take turns coming up with things to do with them. In the US version Drew Carey often plays this with the cast while the "winner" regulates the buzzers.
• Film, Theater, and TV Styles: In this game two or three players are given a scene. They start out normally, but then are given different forms of film, theater and TV styles that are suggested by the studio audience. They must then continue the scene in the form given.
• Song Styles/Duets: Song Styles and Duets are basically the same game, except in Song Styles one player participates and in Duets, two do. A person is picked out of the the studio audience and the performer(s) must make up a song about the peayed to rson in a style of music that is given and played for them. This game is often played by Wayne Brady, Brad Sherwood, and Chip Esten.
• Greatest Hits: This game is for three or four players. Two of them, usually Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles, are TV pitchmen who are trying to sell a compilation CD of songs on some strange and unusual topic as suggested by the studio audience. The two pitchmen suggest styles and title of songs on the subject and the remaining performers must sing them. The singers are usually Wayne Brady, Brad Sherwood, and Chip Esten.
• Weird Newscasters: This game is for all four players. One is the anchor of a news program. He is also usually relativly normal. Another player is his co-anchor, who is usually pretty far from normal. Another is the sportscaster and they also have a quirk or personality they have to act as. The fourth is the weatherman with a strange quirk or personality. The four of them then act out a news show. With the different quirks they each have, it can get pretty interesting.
• Party Quirks: This is a relativly common, simple game, in fact my friends and I sometimes play it when we're really bored. Anyway, its for all four performers. One of the them is the host of the party and the other three are the guests. Each guest has a certain quirk about them. As they come to the "party" it is the host's job to figure out what they are.
• Hoedown: The performer's favorite game!!! Well, not really but a favorite of the fans. Anyway, the four performers have to make up a hoedown about whatever topic is suggested. Sounds simple, but its not that easy.
• Superheros: This game is also for all four players. One of them starts. They are a superhero as suggested by the studio audience. The audience also suggests a crisis that must be solved. The other three each come in one at a time to help solve the process. Each performer is given a superhero name by the one that came in before them.

We hope you've enjoyed this little adventure into the show Whose Line is it Anway. Now, go and watch it in real life!