Just a bit of info on the people who make up this great show! Here's the format:
Seasons on show: How long were they on?
Frequently cast as: Which parts do they usually play on the show?
Trademarks: What are they known for?
Classic quote/moment: Something memorable they've said or done on the show.
Can also be seen:What else are they doing?
Seasons on show: UK: 1-10
Frequently cast as: Host of the UK show.
Trademarks: Assigning points at random; enduring cracks about his receding hairline and apparent lack of neck; exchanging insults with Greg.
Classic quotes: "The points are all level. They're different points, they're just lined up on the paper" (announcing the score); "Just be yourself, Greg" (during a game of World's Worst, topic: 'World's Worst person to share a flat with'. Greg proceeded to imitate Clive.)
Can also be seen: As a presenter on the British TV show "Back in the Day".
Seasons on show: UK: 7-8
Frequently cast as: The Song Styles singer.
Trademarks: His many different accents.
Classic moments: His "love songs" to Mark the bank manager and Drew the stripper; his game of Bartender with Greg "losing his virginity" - Greg insults Clive, then Niall proceeds to profusely compliment Clive, and ends by insulting Greg.
Can also be seen: As the Cookery Teacher in the 2005 British TV movie Open Wide.
Seasons on show: UK: 10; US: 1-5
Frequently cast as: The singer in Greatest Hits and Song Styles
Trademarks: His golden throat, which has already made him WL's most legendary singer; making up amazing song lyrics at the drop of a hat; dead-on impressions of everyone from Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Armstrong to Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan.
Classic quote: "You're not on my 'root', I mean 'rout'!" (after Colin was unsure of the "American" way to pronounce the word route during Greatest Hits); "Ever been to San Francisco?" (after Drew asked him if he'd ever been in a hotel this wet and hot, during Questions Only)
Can also be seen: Hosting the 3-part TV show "That's what I'm Talking About," beginning at 10:00pm on Wednesday, February 1, on TV Land. He's also ouring the US doing live improv shows. Recently appeared as DJ Johnny Feelgood in the 2005 movie Roll Bounce, and is the voice of Daredevil Dan in the upcoming film Food Fight. Wayne also made two notable appearances on "Chappelle's Show" (episodes 2.12 and 2.15), which is now available on DVD.
For more on Wayne, please check out his official website!
Seasons on show: UK: 1, 6, 8, 9
Frequently cast as: The commentator for Sports Commentators, narrator for Film Trailer and Story
Trademarks: The "serial impressionist", he's known for expert imitations of everyone from Prince Charles to Clive Anderson
Classic quote/moment: "Camilla Parker Bowles" (as Prince Charles, during Scenes From A Hat, topic - 'those three little words'); had a Party Quirk where he thought he was party host Tony Slattery, and his subsequent dead-on impression caused Tony to announce he wasn't playing anymore
Can also be seen: On the BBC TV show "Bremner, Bird and Fortune"; translating operas for fun
Seasons on show: US: 1-
Frequently cast as: Host of the US show.
Trademarks: His standard opening, "Welcome to 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', the show where the games are made up and the points don't matter"; joining in the final game with the winner.
Classic quote: "All the points I have left go to Ryan for sticking your face there." (After Ryan "birthed" himself through Colin's legs in a game of Party Quirks)
Can also be seen: As host and improvisor on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show", now airing on Comedy Central. (Check Comedy Central's website for airtimes.)
Seasons on show: UK: 4,6; US: 2-
Frequently cast as: The Song Styles singer; The Bartender
Trademarks:
Classic quote: "Boy, your poodle's well-hung." (To Ryan, who was holding a mop end, in Props.)
Can also be seen: As an improvisor on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show", now airing on Comedy Central. (Check Comedy Central's website for airtimes.) Chip is also appearing in some live shows with Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops and Jeff Davis. See Greg's website for details.
Seasons on show: UK: 4-9
Frequently cast as: The "title character" in "Old Job/New Job".
Trademarks: His Hawaiian shirts and other casual dress; rhyiming with "lard" in Hoedowns; lots of physical comedy; sometimes exposing his butt crack; cracking up at the other players' frequent use of innuendo.
Classic quotes: "would you like dripping to go with that?" (to Caroline during a double-entendre-filled Scene to Music set at the butcher shop); "Is that your mast....or are you just pleased to see me?"(during a game of Questions Only that involved a shipwreck)
Can also be seen: Leading the improv troupe "Steve Frost's All-Stars", which can frequently be seen at The Comedy Store in London
Seasons on show: UK: 1,9
Frequently cast as: The 'improvisor' for Every Other Line.
Trademarks: Speaking his hoedowns or saying them as a 'rhythmic chant', rather than singing them.
Classic quote/moment: "I'm Dick, call me Dick", playing a "trendy vicar" in Let's Make a Date
Can also be seen: Fry has had a distinguished career in both TV and movies. He was most recently in the films Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (as the narrator) and V for Vendetta (as Gordon Deitrich). He and his good friend Hugh Laurie ("House") played the title characters in the TV series "Jeeves and Wooster", and were regulars in seasons 2 and 3 of the legendary comedy series "Blackadder". Both are available on DVD. Fry played Oscar Wilde in the acclaimed 1997 film Wilde, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.
Seasons on show: UK: 1-4
Frequently cast as: The 'vocals' in Sound Effects
Trademarks:
Classic moment: Once brought castanets to play the game Audition, and was reminded by Clive that they wanted improvisation. (Also brough a whistle, which he used in Film and Theater Styles, but got off that one scot-free)
Can also be seen: He can be heard playing several voices in the films Racing Stripes and Chicken Little.
Seasons on show: UK: 10; US: 1-5
Frequently cast as: The show's music director
Trademarks: Playing a wide variety of musical styles on piano or guitar
Classic moment: On the US show's 100th episode, during a "Village People" Song Styles performed by all four players, she accidentially sped up the song's tempo, making everyone sing and dance double-time. When Drew asked her what happened, she replied, "It's technical and hard-to-explain," laughing the entire time.
Can also be seen: Playing the voice of Coco's Mom in the animated video "The Wheels on the Bus: Mango Helps the Moon Mouse", which she also composed music for.
Seasons on show: UK: 1-9; US: 2
Frequently cast as: The psychiatrist or bartender.
Trademarks: Her ever-morphing hairdo; her unique singing style.
Classic quote/moment: "What are you wearing that waistcoat for? Are you taking the mickey?" (To Greg, who was wearing a cow-patterned vest, during Party Quirks where she was a cow); her inability to figure out which letter comes next during a game of "Alphabet" and subsequent frusterated swear.
Can also be seen: As Hannah in the upcoming TV movie "Marple: By the Pricking of my Thumbs"; performing onstage in London.
Seasons on show: UK: 1-7, 9
Frequently cast as: The Bartender; Song Styles singer
Trademarks: Not being afraid to kiss another man for a laugh; mopping his forehead with a handkerchief
Classic quotes: "Don't mess with the Neon Love Chicken!" (commenting on Ryan's bright orange shirt, during Bartender); "Am I going to give you a tongue-slathing? Yes!" (To Brad, during Questions Only - "Romantic French Love Story". He then gave Brad a huge kiss); "You oughta see the synchronised Humping the Tony!" (after Clive made a remark about Humping the Tony as an Olympic event, during Scenes From A Hat)
Can also be seen: As the voice of Rumplestiltskin in the upcoming animated movie Happily N'Ever After. Other noteable roles were as a hypnotherapist in the cult movie Office Space and Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He can be heard as the voices of Tuck and Roll in A Bug's Life.
Seasons on show: UK: 1-5
Frequently cast as: The host of Party Quirks
Trademarks: Breaking from the game to make smart remarks, frequently directed at the audience
Classic quote/moment: "No luck, then?" (To Josie, during Scenes From A Hat - "At a Weight Watchers meeting"); "Hello, I'm John Sessions," (during World's Worst - "Person to be stuck in an elevator with"); "What are you doing with that squeezie bottle?" (To Josie, during Video Player - "Escape from Folsom Prison"); "Excuse me, someone's at the microwave," (during Party Quirks, when Clive hit the buzzer instead of the doorbell); "You've come as Tony Slattery!" (during Party Quirks, when Tony came as a Chippendale and started undoing his pants)
Can also be seen: On frequent TV specials in the UK; at The Comedy Store in London; on the BBC TV show "Have I Got News For You"
Seasons on show: UK: 3-10; US: 1-5
Frequently cast as: The "mover" in Dead Bodies; interviewee in Press Conference; paired with Ryan in Secret and Moving People.
Trademarks: "Pulling a Colin" - during Hoedown, March, and other singing games, faking fainting or using other tactics to keep from having to finish his verse; his dinosaur impression; his "elastic face", which he can twist into a variety of fabulous expressions; his Captain Kirk impression
Classic moments: "She's had more hands up her than the muppets!" (during Whose Line, where Ryan was suffering pre-wedding jitters); During the Barrister Hoedown, sang about being sued for impotence, then sang, "But luckily they couldn't make it stand up in court!", cracking up the entire audience and the other players; was once the topic of a Hoedown, and announced in his verse, "Of me they're making a Mochrie!"; "It had better be me with my clothes ON!" (realizing he was reporting on footage of himself during News Flash); during a "Going Bald" Hoedown, was made fun of by Brad and Drew, then proceeded to extract revenge on them when he sang his verse.
Can also be seen: As Kip Delaney in the Canadian TV show "Getting Along Famously", which he stars in with his wife Debra McGrath. The show airs Fridays at 9:30pm on CBC. Colin is currently touring the U.S. with Brad Sherwood. See their official site for upcoming tour dates. He's also an improvisor on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show", now airing on Comedy Central. (Check Comedy Central's website for airtimes.)
For more on Colin, please check out his official website!
Seasons on show: UK: 2-10; US: 1-5
Frequently cast as: host of Party Quirks; first Superhero; guesser on Let's Make A Date.
Trademarks: constantly exchanging insults with Clive; morphing his voice - and face - into a myriad of accents, impressions and characters; introducing himself with sexually suggestive names (Unusually Thick, Wide But Not Painful, etc); "Pulling a Greg" - that is, making the audience think he's going to swear, then changing it at the last minute; and, of course, there's The Glasses.
Classic quotes: "It's a 'Come As Colin Doing A Dinosaur' Party," (when hosting a game of Party Quirks); "Why, you know, for a murderer you're not all bad. Why, there's been times we've been trapped in this cell together that I could hardly think about anything else but boiling your shorts and drinking the broth," (to Steve Frost, playing two prisoners in Film and Theater Styles); "You know, I can sit behind the desk and make smart remarks, and you can get your butt up here and work!" (one of his many insult trades with Clive)
Can also be seen: Performing his stand-up act in comedy clubs across the U.S. and U.K., frequently at The Largo in Los Angeles and Cobb's in San Francsico. He'll also be appearing in several live shows with Chip Esten, Ryan Stiles and Jeff Davis. See Greg's Events Page for tour dates.
For more on Greg, please check out his official website!
Seasons on show: UK: 1-2
Frequently cast as:
Trademarks:
Classic quote/moment: "I get to start this time!" (To John Sessions, after John monopolised the stage once too often, during Film and Theater Styles); excellent pirate impression during Party Quirks
Can also be seen: Thus far, Pryce has had the most successful film career of any WL alumnus, except possibly Stephen Fry. Look for him to reprise his role as Governor Swann in the two upcoming sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean. He also had roles in the recent films The Brothers Grimm and The New World. Pryce is the only WL alum to play a Bond villain, appearing as Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies.
Seasons on show: UK: 7-8
Frequently cast as: Singing with Josie in "Duet"
Trademarks: Her boldness, innuendo, and lack of fear when it comes to saying anything
Classic quote/moment: "That'll never go out, will it?" (To Clive, after she made a particularly innuendo-esque comment during Scene To Music set at the butcher's. It did go out); her "erotic ballet" with Greg during Film and Theater Styles about shoplifting; once grabbed Tony's crotch after he grabbed her chest (a clip on a comp episode)
Can also be seen: As Julie Hill in the 2005 UK TV movie Footprints in the Snow.
Seasons on show: UK: 1-3
Frequently cast as: The fourth in line for Authors
Trademarks: The only one to have been an offical "regular" on the show - he was on every episode and his name appeared alongside Clive's for the first season
Classic moments: Sang an excellent folk song about TV; was funny in the game "Couples", the two times it was played on the show; had his socks eaten by Griff Rhys Jones diring Film and Theater Styles
Can also be seen: As Cardew Pye in the upcoming British TV movie Marple: The Moving finger
Seasons on show: UK: 4, 9-10; US: 1-5
Frequently cast as: The anchorman in Weird Newscasters; the host in Talk Show and Quiz Show.
Trademarks: Dead-on impression of the B-52s' Fred Schneider; his obsession with monkeys.
Classic quotes: "Take me big boy, and kiss me like there's no tomorrow!" (read off the paper in a game of Whose Line); "I echo that sentiment," (after Wayne played an echoing-loudspeaker sportscaster in Weird Newscasters).
Can also be seen: Currently touring the U.S. with Colin Mochrie. See their official site for upcoming tour dates. He's also an improvisor on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show", now airing on Comedy Central. (Check Comedy Central's website for airtimes.)
For more on Brad, please check out his official website!
Seasons on show: UK: 1-7
Frequently cast as: Host of Party Quirks; fourth in line for Hoedown
Trademarks: Endless innuendo, semi-bad taste and off-color jokes; picking an unusual author for Authors (tabloid writer, child's letter to Santa, newspaper ads, holiday brochures, etc)
Classic quotes: "I'm not playing anymore!" (when he realized Rory was imitating him during Party Quirks); "Oh well, f*ck off, then!" (To Clive, after Tony failed to guess two players in Party Quirks); "Mmmmm .... Haddock!" (during Film Dub); "And now, Saliva Darts! *hhoccckkk*" (during Worlds Worst - "television program"); "I've split my pants - look!" (during Film Trailer - "Revenge of the Sheep-Shearer", wherein he actually did split his pants at the crotch, leading to entertaining reactions from the other players)
Can also be seen: In two recent British TV films: Ahead of the Class (as Stuart Stiles) and The English Harem (as Sebastian Partridge). Tony also performs live at London's Comedy Store, among other venues.
For more on Tony, please check out his website!
Seasons on show: UK: 3-5
Frequently cast as:
Trademarks: good at characters and songs
Classic moments: His song about being constipated (in Bartender); his gospel about motorcycles; beating up on Steve Frost (During World's Worst - "Person to be a Surgeon"); dancing during a March about weddings (was also whacked on the back of the head by Steve Frost before he started); cracked Jim up with his facial expressions during Foreign Film Dub, "Going to Scotland" in Turkish; excellent as Beethoven in Party Quirks
Can also be seen: as one half of the comedy team Sweeney and Steen (with Jim Sweeney)
Seasons on show: UK: 2-10; US: 1-
Frequently cast as: The final Party Quirks guest and Let's Make A Date contestant; the "sounds" in Sound Effects; the one having his hands provided in Helping Hands; the weatherman in Weird Newscasters; paired with Colin in Secret and Moving People
Trademarks: Just being there, as the show's unoffical regular for the past few seasons; rambling on and on when translating during Foreign Film Dub; calling people "Phil" or "Gary"; his dubious success with accents and impressions; "Pulling a Ryan" - doing a double-take or making an unusual face; his towering height - at six-foot-five, the tallest of the players (though Brad, Steve Frost, and Colin are not far behind)
Classic quotes/moment: "And a pram would be...?" (To Clive, after Clive said Ryan would be pushing a pram [baby carriage] as his scene for Film and Theater Styles); "She was nothing but a cheap tramp. She'd sleep with any.....horror?" (pretending to mis-hear Clive's instruction of 'horror' during Film and Theater Styles); "When he was done did he......buzz you out?" (to Colin, during Press Conference where Colin had Clive's love child); "Grease me up; I'm getting in!" (read off the paper during Whose Line); on the U.S. show's premiere episode, was a "foal being born" during Party Quirks and birthed himself through Colin's legs. A moment for the comedy vault.
Can also be seen: appearing in some live shows with Chip Esten, Greg Proops and Jeff Davis. See Greg's events page for details.
Ryan is also currently poking fun at his celebrity status in TV ads for Progressive Auto Insurance.
Seasons on show: UK: 3-5
Frequently cast as: the one having his hands provided in Helping Hands
Trademarks: Frequently cracks up; always has a smile on his face; good at Alphabet
Classic quotes: "I'll have some of this...soup" (during Party Quirks, when he's a blackmailer and mimes getting a cup of punch); "When I see carpet, I just think SHAG, is what I think!" (during Party Quirks, when he was in love with carpeting)
Can also be seen: as a regular performer at The Comedy Store in London; one half of the comedy team Sweeney and Steen (with Steve Steen)
Seasons on show: UK: 2-3
Frequently cast as: The host of Party Quirks, the anchor of News Report
Trademarks: enduring remarks about her petite stature; one of the few women who can hold her own with Tony when it comes to innuendo
Classic quotes: "Now the Grand Old Duke of York has been with rather a lot of men, hasn't he?" (to Tony, during News Report about the Duke of York); "I'm laying out lots of scarlet fishes....that's nothing to do with the party, that's just a red herring," (when hosting Party Quirks); "With you, let's try R for Realistic" (to Tony, after he suggested looking up orgasms in the phone book under M for Multiple); "Pulled a Colin" before Colin did, talking her way through the singing games
Can also be seen: Playing herself on an episode of the UK TV series "The Bigger Picture"
Seasons on show: UK: 1-9
Frequently cast as: The show's musical director
Trademarks: Playing the music Hoedowns, Songs Styles, and all other musical games on piano or guitar
Classic moment: Creeping up to Tony when the latter splits his pants, inspecting the area in question, then nodding to Clive as if to say, "Oh yeah - they're split!"
Can also be seen: Touring with The Comedy Store Players, frequently in London and occasionally in Canada and the U.S.
Seasons on show: UK: 2,4
Frequently cast as:
Trademarks:
Classic moment:as "Ripped-Off in the Divorce Settlement Man" during a game of Superheroes
Can also be seen: As producer of Quick Wits (AKA Kwik Witz), a WL-like show that is actually scripted but pretends to play like improv. WL players Wayne Brady and Denny Siegal both appeared on Quick Wits first.
Special research thanks to Sam, Lisa, Dean, Vanessa M, Jessie, and Jeff!
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