Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998): Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Whose Line Is It Anyway? features cast members who, along with a special guest each episode, must put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games, prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience.

Series details

Title: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Format: Variety
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family
Premiere date: 1998-08-05
Final broadcast date listed: 2024-11-01
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
TVMaze ID: 536

Cast and credited roles

Colin Mochrie — Colin Mochrie
Ryan Stiles — Ryan Stiles
Wayne Brady — Wayne Brady
Drew Carey — Host
Aisha Tyler — Host
Laura Hall — Musician
Linda Taylor — Musician

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1998-08-05; final listed air date 1999-03-24; episode order: 20.
Season 2: premiered 1999-09-16; final listed air date 2000-05-18; episode order: 39.
Season 3: premiered 2000-10-12; final listed air date 2001-06-21; episode order: 39.
Season 4: premiered 2001-09-06; final listed air date 2002-04-11; episode order: 31.
Season 5: premiered 2002-09-09; final listed air date 2003-09-05; episode order: 34.
Season 6: premiered 2004-06-24; final listed air date 2004-09-04; episode order: 10.
Season 7: premiered 2005-01-17; final listed air date 2005-05-23; episode order: 25.
Season 8: premiered 2005-10-03; final listed air date 2007-12-15; episode order: 21.
Season 9: premiered 2013-07-16; final listed air date 2013-09-24; episode order: 12.
Season 10: premiered 2014-03-21; final listed air date 2014-11-21; episode order: 24.
Season 11: premiered 2015-04-17; final listed air date 2015-10-05; episode order: 20.
Season 12: premiered 2016-05-23; final listed air date 2016-09-28; episode order: 20.
Season 13: premiered 2017-05-29; final listed air date 2017-09-28; episode order: 15.
Season 14: premiered 2018-06-04; final listed air date 2018-10-01; episode order: 17.
Season 15: premiered 2019-06-17; final listed air date 2019-09-23; episode order: 12.
Season 16: premiered 2020-03-30; final listed air date 2020-11-16; episode order: 20.
Season 17: premiered 2021-01-08; final listed air date 2021-04-16; episode order: 10.
Season 18: premiered 2021-10-09; final listed air date 2022-04-09; episode order: 10.
Season 19: premiered 2022-10-14; final listed air date 2023-03-24; episode order: 14.
Season 20: premiered 2023-03-31; final listed air date 2024-02-06; episode order: 22.
Season 21: premiered 2024-09-06; final listed air date 2024-11-01; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

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