# "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" returning **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769 "2013-03-01T22:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/41 "2013-03-05T02:44:42Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Is this “Questions Only” ? Are you trying to get this moved to the Game Room? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/42 "2013-03-05T02:52:12Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Well, on the British show, the “winner” got to (had to) read the creditsin a particular style, although players usually only got through three or four names before going off the rails… They did that on the American version, too. > [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Are you trying to get this moved to the Game Room? Have you seen this thread?: [Questions Only - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674967) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/43 "2013-03-05T21:33:52Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > Cool! I’ve got tickets to see Ryan in April with Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff Davis, titled “Whose Live Anyway.” I thought I recognized one of the recurring characters on the new show “Nashville”, it turns out Chip Esten is now going by the name Charles Esten for serious acting gigs. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/44 "2013-03-05T21:52:59Z")
He was billed as “Charles Esten” in the WLiiA credits. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/45 "2013-03-05T22:12:15Z")
Looking at his imdb page, he’s “Charles” most of the time, using “Chip” just for _Whose Line_ and related shows, and two appearances on _Hollywood Squares_. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/46 "2013-03-05T22:21:17Z")
Awesome news! It won’t break my heart if Drew Carey doesn’t return. He was, most definitely, the weakest link. > [@SuperNelson](#): > > Cool! I’ve got tickets to see Ryan in April with Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff Davis, titled “Whose Live Anyway.” I saw them live a few years ago, and it was marvelous. I ended up on stage moving Ryan around in a “human props” segment – fun because I’m only an inch shorter than him, which he’s not used to. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/47 "2013-03-05T23:48:49Z")
I’m seeing them the day after tomorrow! Also, that day I plan to eat lunch near the only hotel next to the theater, because hey, you never know! ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/48 "2013-03-06T15:21:47Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:46, topic:651769”] Awesome news! It won’t break my heart if Drew Carey doesn’t return. He was, most definitely, the weakest link. I saw them live a few years ago, and it was marvelous. I ended up on stage moving Ryan around in a “human props” segment – fun because I’m only an inch shorter than him, which he’s not used to. [/QUOTE] I was pleased to get to see their live show a while back, and I hope to again - but it seems like all their currently planned dates are West Coast. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/49 "2013-03-06T16:01:45Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > I was pleased to get to see their live show a while back, and I hope to again - but it seems like all their currently planned dates are West Coast. [March and April seem to be missing from their calendar,](http://www.whoseliveanyway.com/dates.html) but I know they’re on tour during this time - I’ve got tickets for their show in Lincoln, NE in April. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/50 "2013-03-06T16:50:07Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > [March and April seem to be missing from their calendar,](http://www.whoseliveanyway.com/dates.html) but I know they’re on tour during this time - I’ve got tickets for their show in Lincoln, NE in April. They’d have to get further east than that. I wonder why the website isn’t up to date? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/51 "2013-03-06T18:10:46Z")
We saw the live “Whose Line Is It Anyway” in Las Vegas several years ago. It was a frickin’ hoot. I’m glad the show is coming back. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/52 "2013-03-08T06:41:35Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > I’m seeing them the day after tomorrow! Also, that day I plan to eat lunch near the only hotel next to the theater, because hey, you never know! Update: it turns out that the show consisted of Ryan Stiles and three randos that I’ve never heard of before. Apparently they perform in Ryan’s theater in Bellingham. So I guess that’s why there are no tour dates listed for Whose Live, because the main group isn’t touring right now. Hugely disappointing. They were funny, but not nearly as funny as Proops, Davis, Esten, and the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/53 "2015-05-06T20:42:40Z")
Bumped. Proops has a new book out, and talks about it in typically funny, rapid-fire style here: [Comedian Greg Proops is LIVE on AOL BUILD talking about his new book](http://www.aol.com/article/2015/05/06/comedian-greg-proops-is-live-on-aol-build-talking-about-his-new/21180077/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl7%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D-1806853662) ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/54 "2015-05-06T21:34:53Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Glad that Ryan, Colin, and Wayne are returning. I hope that 4th slot includes Greg Proops and Brad Sherwood. Tony Slattery! ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/55 "2015-05-06T21:36:04Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > He was, but that was part of his charm. He absolutely sucked at the Irish Drinking Song, among others 😃 Yeah, I wasn’t impressed with Drew when he actually participated in any of the sketches. I thought he did a good job at the desk, though (better than that English guy did. Or maybe it’s just that I didn’t get that English guy’s deadpan delivery). ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/56 "2015-05-06T22:00:13Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > Yeah, I wasn’t impressed with Drew when he actually participated in any of the sketches. I thought he did a good job at the desk, though … My sentiments exactly. As a host/moderator, he doesn’t need the same skills as the other performers do. I think he got along with them just fine. It was the censor that caused the most disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769/57 "2015-05-07T13:04:19Z")
Ooh, I can share this. Whose Line, all of it, available for free streaming, legally! [http://cwseed.com/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway](http://cwseed.com/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769.md?page=2)