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Started by: dantes_inferno2003 on January 22, 2009

For those who don't know, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" was a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. The show consisted of a panel of four performers who create characters, scenes and songs on the spot, in the style of short-form improvisation games. Topics for the games were based on either audience suggestions or predetermined prompts from the host. ( Edited by dantes_inferno2003 )  

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The performers are split into pairs, each given a different unusual prop. The pairs alternate at the prompting of the host's buzzer, giving short scenes using their prop in a unique way. The game typically results in a series rapid-fire one- or two-liners, especially in later playings.

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The four performers sing an Irish drinking song about an audience-suggested subject. The performers, in turn, each sing one line at a time in eight-line stanzas. Every other line typically rhymes in an ABAB rhyme scheme, with each stanza going through the rotation of performers twice. Four stanzas are sung with each performer taking the first line of one stanza.

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One performer hosts a party which the other three arrive at. The three guests are assigned odd personalities or characters via envelopes. Whenever he is able, the host must identify what each guest is portraying. The guests enter one-at-a-time at the prompting of a doorbell sounded by the host. When their quirk is guessed correctly, a performer returns to his seat. Similar to "Let's Make A Date".

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Scenes from a Hat

The audience submits written suggestions which are placed in a hat. The host then draws from the hat, and any of the four performers, who stand off-stage, may enter and develop that scene.

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Richard Simmons was a guest. Funniest video ever. You gotta watch this. You'll pee from laughing

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One performer stands in front of a green screen as a field reporter, while two others are news anchors. Certain footage is shown on the greenscreen which the anchors and the audience can see, while the reporter can see only the greenscreen. Based on clues in the anchor's questioning, the reporter must guess what kind of footage is being shown.

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#7

Two performers enact a scene with an audience member, whose dialogue is provided by a third performer off-camera. Sometimes a celebrity guest is used instead of an audience member.

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Two performers enact a given scene speaking only in questions, while the other performers wait off-stage, one behind each of them. If either performer speaks in a non-question, or takes to long to respond, the host sounds the buzzer and they are replaced by the performer behind them.

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Two performers enact a given scene. The other two performers or special guests stand in for props during the scene.

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One performer is the lead anchor of a news broadcast who acts normally; the other three are the co-host, sports anchor, and weather anchor, and are each given an odd personality or character which they must exhibit. A running gag is for the lead anchor to introduce the other characters with humorous pun names, and to open the newscast with a joke news item.

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I love this show but it was surprisingly hard to get any decent pictures of it.

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