Whose Line Is It Anyway? (radio series)
Genre | Improvisational comedy |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
TV adaptations | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK TV series) |
Hosted by | Clive Anderson |
Starring | Regular Panellists John Sessions Stephen Fry |
Created by | Dan Patterson Mark Leveson |
Original release | 2 January 1988 | – 6 February 1988
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (List of episodes) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy radio programme. A television series of the same name was based on it in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1998, ABC began airing a version for the United States audience.
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, many taken from theatresports. Topics for the games were based on predetermined prompts from the host.
History[]
The radio series consisted of six episodes, with Clive Anderson as host, with John Sessions and Stephen Fry as regulars.[1]
Episodes[]
No. | Date | Performer 1 | Performer 2 | Performer 3 | Performer 4 | Games Performed |
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1 | 2 January 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Dawn French | Lenny Henry | Authors, Wrong Theme Tune, Every Other Line, Favourite Characters, Improvising a Rap, Change of Company, Worst People |
2 | 9 January 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie | Enn Reitel | Authors, Genre Option, Wrong Theme Tune, Every Other Line, Party Pieces, Improvising a Rap, Worst People |
3 | 16 January 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Jimmy Mulville | Authors, Genre Option, Wrong Theme Tune, Every Other Line, Improvising a Rap, Interviews, Worst People | |
4 | 23 January 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Kate Robbins | Griff Rhys Jones | Authors, Genre Option, Improvising a Rap, Party Pieces, Great Debate, Bad Applicants |
5 | 30 January 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Jimmy Mulville | John Bird | Authors, Genre Option, Every Other Line, Advertisements, Great Debate, Commiserations |
6 | 6 February 1988 | John Sessions | Stephen Fry | Jon Glover | Rory Bremner | Authors, Genre Option, Advertisements, Couples, Great Debate, Improvising a Rap, Bad Chat-Up Lines |
References[]
- ^ Lavalie, John (14 May 2005). "Whose Line is It Anyway? [Radio]". epguides.com. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1988 radio programme debuts
- 1988 radio programme endings
- BBC Radio comedy programmes
- British panel games
- British radio game shows
- 1980s British game shows
- Radio programs adapted into television shows