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| Genre | Improvisational comedy |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
The radio series consisted of six episodes, with Clive Anderson as host, with John Sessions and Stephen Fry as regulars. [1]
| No. | Date | Performer 1 | Performer 2 | Performer 3 | Performer 4 | Games Performed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nonny Williams | 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 |