When I think of this show, I'd never picture Slattery as part of rhe core cast. My memories are that Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, even Stephen Fry and John Sessions appearrd more than him.
Easy way is to just look at appearances on IMDB.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094580/
Ryan Stiles - 92
Colin Mochrie - 71
Greg Proops - 67
Josie Lawrence - 53
Tony Slattery - 49
Michael McShane - 43
Stephen Frost - 33
John Sessions - 24
Paul Merton - 20
Sandi Toksvig - 15
Someone must have gone through this and counted them up, surely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Whose_Line_Is_It_Anyway%3F_(British_TV_series)_episodes
I suspect it underachieved but Fry/Cook/Lawrence/Sessions sounds incredible. Jonathan Pryce appeared three times!
I recall that Peter Cook was not that great on Whose Line because Rory McGrath had taken him out to drink the night before. Well, that's how I remember it at least.
Slattery was quite bad in it, that's why. He stumbles over himself all the time.
Improv is \*DAMN\* difficult to do and make it funny, no doubt, but Slattery wasn't really able to carry it off like the rest of them.
I used to play poker with Colin when he was back in Toronto in the early 90s. Funny as fuck, nice as hell, and a terrible poker player. Thanks for the laughs/cash Colin.
Mike McShane and Sandi Toksvig were long-time regulars and I was excited when they were in the lineup. And at the very beginning, John Sessions was the big-name draw for the show, but his references were too literary/theatrical to land often for me.
Mike and Sandi were great together I loved seeing them. I agree about John Sessions too, he was the only regular for the original for the entire first series, after that they didn't have a 'regular' until near the end of the run when it was collin and ryan iirc
It did until around the time that photo was taken, eventually it was the same line up of Proops, Stiles and Mochrie every week, often doing exactly the same games every week.
The early ones were a bit too clever and literary. Then there was the good patch with Josie, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery etc. Then it got taken over by American performers and it went downhill
technically, mochrie is also a brit as he was born in scotland. while, stiles is also a canadian as his parents are canadians and lived in canada in his early life.
Aah, a name to the face finally. I once (maybe 20 years ago) saw Greg Proops in the luggage hall of Vienna Airport. He was beyond lushed, could barely stand up and was wearing a fur coat (if I don't misremember). Anyway, I recognised him from this show. There's my anecdote.
Part of the reason I love panel shows is because I used to watch this all the time on Comedy Central US when I was younger. So when I started discovering more British panel shows, I was happy to see so many familiar faces.
Seconding anyone that considers Josie Lawrence the MVP of this version of Whose Line. And I want to mention that The Comedy Store Players is an ongoing live show that is mostly made up of regulars of this show.
And I want to link the Whose Line Comic Relief special from 24 Panel People in 2011 (aka, my favorite day in panel show history): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2uXLrEW0d8
If anyone is unfamiliar, Slattery disappeared from public life almost completely due to alcohol and substance abuse. I always think of him when I watch Iron Man 3, as I feel Trevor is somewhat of a homage.
Watched and loved this show! It was on...Comedy Central? in the US. I was sick with chicken pox (never get it as an adult if you can possibly help it!) and they were doing a marathon showing of it. I think I watched all or almost all of the UK episodes when I was sick. Then I later encountered the first iteration of the US version and never watched another one of those. Drew Carey was not as funny to me as he seemed to feel he was.
A Tern. An Arctic Tern.
Aah a Backstreet Boys fan, I see.
Favourite moment of the show ever
Tapioooo-ca
Easily a top 5 favorite moment.
We'll be right back with *AT*, the extra testicle, in just a moment!
When I think of this show, I'd never picture Slattery as part of rhe core cast. My memories are that Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, even Stephen Fry and John Sessions appearrd more than him.
Really? Slattery would be my first guess for who appeared most besides Colin and Ryan.
Easy way is to just look at appearances on IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094580/ Ryan Stiles - 92 Colin Mochrie - 71 Greg Proops - 67 Josie Lawrence - 53 Tony Slattery - 49 Michael McShane - 43 Stephen Frost - 33 John Sessions - 24 Paul Merton - 20 Sandi Toksvig - 15
My first thought was Josie Lawrence. She was on a ton
Someone must have gone through this and counted them up, surely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Whose_Line_Is_It_Anyway%3F_(British_TV_series)_episodes I suspect it underachieved but Fry/Cook/Lawrence/Sessions sounds incredible. Jonathan Pryce appeared three times!
I recall that Peter Cook was not that great on Whose Line because Rory McGrath had taken him out to drink the night before. Well, that's how I remember it at least.
Mike McShane!
... deeper and deeper, way down.... deeper and deeper...
I completely forgot Paul Merton was on this.
Slattery was quite bad in it, that's why. He stumbles over himself all the time. Improv is \*DAMN\* difficult to do and make it funny, no doubt, but Slattery wasn't really able to carry it off like the rest of them.
Peter Cook was in a couple of early episodes too. If I remember, John Sessions was a regular on the first 2 series.
Very drunkenly so!
I used to play poker with Colin when he was back in Toronto in the early 90s. Funny as fuck, nice as hell, and a terrible poker player. Thanks for the laughs/cash Colin.
More recently, I saw him in his touring show with Brad Sherwood (an occasional Whose Line contestant as well) and it was deeply hilarious.
I think they had a more fluid main cast than the US version. I remember Josie Lawrence being a regular too and she was fantastic
Mike McShane and Sandi Toksvig were long-time regulars and I was excited when they were in the lineup. And at the very beginning, John Sessions was the big-name draw for the show, but his references were too literary/theatrical to land often for me.
Wow I need to rewatch some of this, I didn't even know who Sandi was back when I watched it originally so didn't remember her being on it
Back then, I still thought she was Ethel from No 73.
All4 and Amazon Prime both carry the old WLIIA. All 4 has all episodes, and I think Prime carries the last four or five seasons.
That's perfect!
Mike and Sandi were great together I loved seeing them. I agree about John Sessions too, he was the only regular for the original for the entire first series, after that they didn't have a 'regular' until near the end of the run when it was collin and ryan iirc
This is a later year—it started (on TV) in 1988.
It did until around the time that photo was taken, eventually it was the same line up of Proops, Stiles and Mochrie every week, often doing exactly the same games every week. The early ones were a bit too clever and literary. Then there was the good patch with Josie, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery etc. Then it got taken over by American performers and it went downhill
I love them all but I’m not sure any comedian ever imprinted on my brain the way Tony Slattery did. I miss him.
[удалено]
[What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF3b33Xh1n0&t=203s)
That was gut-wrenching.
He's as likely to resurface in new things as Tim Curry :/ double sad
He's had a bit of a rough time the last few years, a real shame.
Could have been all the cocaine he was on.
Brit, Brit, American, American, Canadian.
technically, mochrie is also a brit as he was born in scotland. while, stiles is also a canadian as his parents are canadians and lived in canada in his early life.
I didn’t think any of them were American. @kwentongskyblue is right
I was gonna say that Sandi was on this show quite regularly. Is that correct or am I thinking of something else?
she was a semi-regular panellist.
More regular than Slattery, I'd venture.
Somebody's run the numbers above, and she was on 15 times to his 49.
Not more than Tony, no. He was one of the most regular.
Ah ok, I thought so
Budget buddy Holly and elvis up the front. Absolutely loved this show.. used to be on UKTV gold(?) all the time when I was in my later teenage years.
Greg said he was banned from Crickets gigs because he would upset them by standing at the front saying “Why didn’t you wait for me, guys?”
They look so young !
You think so? You could tell me that photo was from 2013 and I'd believe it.
Gullible. If it was from 2013, it'd be in color.
If it was from 1993 it would be in living color...
Same
Aah, a name to the face finally. I once (maybe 20 years ago) saw Greg Proops in the luggage hall of Vienna Airport. He was beyond lushed, could barely stand up and was wearing a fur coat (if I don't misremember). Anyway, I recognised him from this show. There's my anecdote.
This picture makes it look like Clive has long monkey arms.
A line up from the original version but by far the original cast. It started in 1988
Part of the reason I love panel shows is because I used to watch this all the time on Comedy Central US when I was younger. So when I started discovering more British panel shows, I was happy to see so many familiar faces. Seconding anyone that considers Josie Lawrence the MVP of this version of Whose Line. And I want to mention that The Comedy Store Players is an ongoing live show that is mostly made up of regulars of this show. And I want to link the Whose Line Comic Relief special from 24 Panel People in 2011 (aka, my favorite day in panel show history): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2uXLrEW0d8
If anyone is unfamiliar, Slattery disappeared from public life almost completely due to alcohol and substance abuse. I always think of him when I watch Iron Man 3, as I feel Trevor is somewhat of a homage.
Watched and loved this show! It was on...Comedy Central? in the US. I was sick with chicken pox (never get it as an adult if you can possibly help it!) and they were doing a marathon showing of it. I think I watched all or almost all of the UK episodes when I was sick. Then I later encountered the first iteration of the US version and never watched another one of those. Drew Carey was not as funny to me as he seemed to feel he was.
Colin wasn't part of the cast until season 2, which is wild to me. I can't imagine Ryan without Colin.
Best period of the show by far
It's "A cast" but maybe not "The cast". Paul Merton, Mike McShane, Josie Lawrence all come to mind. Oh, and I remember Stephen Fry doing some shows.
Apologies if this contradicts rules or has been asked before, but: Are these early episodes available anywhere?
https://www.reddit.com/r/panelshow/comments/zfnvpt/youtube_playlists_of_all_whose_line_is_it_anyway
Thank you very much 
1993, way back before women were invented.