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Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza is an improvisational comedy television program that aired in the United States on the Game Show Network (GSN). [1] A total of 40 episodes were produced during the series' only season in 2011.
| No. | Performers | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 11, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Moving People, Freeze Tag, Kick It! Guest Starring: Wayne Brady | |||
| 2 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 12, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Greatest Hits, Bob's Call, Options, Fairy Tale Guest Starring: Charlie Sheen | |||
| 3 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 13, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Sound Effects, Greatest Hits, Options, Playbook | |||
| 4 | Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 14, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Freeze Tag, New Choice, Moving People, Song to an Audience Member Guest Starring: Wayne Brady | |||
| 5 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | April 15, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Greatest Hits, First Date, Forward/Reverse, New Choice | |||
| 6 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 18, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Freeze Tag, Sound Effects, Two-Headed Expert, Greatest Hits | |||
| 7 | Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 19, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Sound Effects, Greatest Hits, Question This!, Options Guest Starring: Wayne Brady | |||
| 8 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 20, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Options, Forward/Reverse, Sentences | |||
| 9 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | April 21, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Moving People, Question This!, Sound Effects, Sentences | |||
| 10 | Kathy Kinney, Jonathan Mangum, Sean Masterson, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 22, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Sentences, New Choice, Mousetraps | |||
| 11 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | April 25, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Freeze Tag, Song to an Audience Member, Options, Two-Headed Expert | |||
| 12 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 26, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Freeze Tag, Sentences, First Date, Song to an Audience Member | |||
| 13 | Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 27, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Forward/Reverse, Playbook, Greatest Hits, Sound Effects Guest Starring: Wayne Brady | |||
| 14 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | April 28, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Freeze Tag, Song to an Audience Member, Bob's Call, New Choice | |||
| 15 | Kathy Kinney, Jonathan Mangum, Sean Masterson, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | April 29, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Options, Two-Headed Expert, Freeze Tag, Song to an Audience Member | |||
| 16 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | May 2, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Options, Two-Headed Expert, Song to an Audience Member, Fairy Tale | |||
| 17 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | May 3, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Sound Effects, Sentences, New Choice | |||
| 18 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 4, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Moving People, New Choice, Question This!, Fairy Tale | |||
| 19 | Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | May 5, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Options, New Choice, Two-Headed Expert, Sentences Guest Starring: Wayne Brady | |||
| 20 | Kathy Kinney, Jonathan Mangum, Sean Masterson, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 6, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Sound Effects, Kick It!, Forward/Reverse, Mousetraps | |||
| 21 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | May 9, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Options, Forward/Reverse, Bob's Call, Greatest Hits | |||
| 22 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 10, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: New Choice, Options, Moving People, Greatest Hits | |||
| 23 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | May 11, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Two-Headed Expert, Freeze Tag, Sound Effects (with Fields and Kamer providing sound), Options Guest Starring: Rich Fields & Steve Kamer | |||
| 24 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | May 12, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: New Choice, Song to an Audience Member, Freeze Tag, Sentences | |||
| 25 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | May 13, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Sentences, New Choice, Greatest Hits | |||
| 26 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 16, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Moving People, Sound Effects, Freeze Tag, Greatest Hits | |||
| 27 | Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum & Ryan Stiles | May 17, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Bob's Call, Forward/Reverse, Options, Greatest Hits | |||
| 28 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | May 18, 2011 | |
Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Moving People (featuring guest stars as the movers), New Choice, Kick It! Guest Starring: Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbeláez & Gwendolyn Osborne | |||
| 29 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 19, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Question This!, Freeze Tag, Sentences | |||
| 30 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood & Ryan Stiles | May 20, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Sentences, First Date, Sound Effects, Greatest Hits | |||
| 31 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | May 23, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Greatest Hits, Sound Effects, Sentences, Two-Headed Expert | |||
| 32 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | May 24, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Greatest Hits, Sentences, Bob's Call, Moving People | |||
| 33 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | May 25, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, Options, Freeze Tag, New Choice | |||
| 34 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | May 26, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, First Date, Freeze Tag, New Choice | |||
| 35 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 27, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Two-Headed Expert, Song to an Audience Member, Freeze Tag, Forward/Reverse, Sentences | |||
| 36 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | May 30, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Song to an Audience Member, New Choice, Freeze Tag, Two-Headed Expert | |||
| 37 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | May 31, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: New Choice, Song to an Audience Member, Question This!, Greatest Hits | |||
| 38 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | June 1, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Moving People, Sound Effects, Freeze Tag, Bob's Call | |||
| 39 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood | June 2, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Greatest Hits, Sentences, Options, Sound Effects | |||
| 40 | Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Kathy Kinney, Greg Proops & Ryan Stiles | June 3, 2011 | |
| Games Performed: Greatest Hits, First Date, Sound Effects, New Choice | |||
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