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Total reviews: 22
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Whose Line Is It Anyway (British 1st season) 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.
The performances in the first season and pilot were lame. I LOVE this series, and the subsequent seasons are fantastic. It just got off to a shaky start. It's a miracle the show lasted, as bad as the pilot was. When it's funny, though, it's hilarious!
Classic Improv ****1/2 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
If you've only seen and enjoyed the American version of this show hosted by Drew Carey, you're in for a treat. This is the original, which debuted on Britain's Channel Four in 1988 and ran for ten seasons, later becoming a staple here in the States on Comedy Central. It started off with an all-British cast and weekly regular John Sessions, as well as occasional guests you might recognize like Stephen Fry, Peter Cook and Jonathan Pryce. Soon regulars like Tony Slattery, Paul Merton, Sandy Toksvig, and the wonderful Josie Lawrence joined the cast, and occasionally a North American might be thrown into the mix - Mike McShane was probably the most frequently-appearing and funniest of the Americans in the first two seasons, but other future U.S.-version regulars like Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops appeared as well. The show started off rather dry and cerebral but often quite funny, and as some of the more animated cast members joined, it got more raucous and even a bit bawdy. U.S. viewers may not get some of the distinctly British references, but they'll recognize some of the "games" adopted for the U.S. version, like "Party Quirks", "Props", and "Song Stylings", the last of which really gave Lawrence and McShane a chance to shine. And though host Clive Anderson might seem like a "stiff" compared to Drew Carey, he has his own distinct brand of dry wit. This set is "uncensored" so it contains some lines and scenes that have never appeared on American TV. There aren't many "extras", but the interview with producers Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson is interesting. (Did you know that they turned down Mike Myers and Steve Carell in American auditions for the show?) The price is right, too, for a couple dozen episodes of one of the funniest shows on TV. Let's hope the other seasons appear eventually on DVD.
Editorial Review:
A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various "theatre-sports"-type games based on audience suggestions. The games might include singing a Hoedown about Tory Politicians acting out a soap opera as hamsters becoming bizarre super-heroes or making up a musical about the life of an audience member.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 733961768145 Manufacturer No: AAE-76814