The BEST episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway?

Every episode of Whose Line is it Anyway? ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway?!

An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.

Last Updated: 3/12/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Ended
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Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Niall Ashdown, Ryan Stiles
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9.30
37 votes

#1 - Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Niall Ashdown, Ryan Stiles

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/11/1995

The popular panel game show where host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvised sketches based on suggestions from the studio audience. Stephen Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and Tony Slattery show off their skills for off-the-cuff comedy in games such as `Animals', `Press Conference', `Hey You Down There' and `Party Quirks'.

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Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Caroline Quentin, Tony Slattery
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9.02
43 votes

#2 - Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Caroline Quentin, Tony Slattery

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/1995

The popular panel game show where host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvisation games based on suggestions from the studio audience. Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Niall Ashdown and Ryan Stiles show off their ad-libbing skills in games such as `Questions Only', `Superheroes', `Backwards Scene' and `Party Quirks'.

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Series 5 Compilation
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8.74
35 votes

#3 - Series 5 Compilation

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/1993

In Superheroes, the crisis is world leaders in an air crash with Greg as Jelly Man, Ryan as Orangutang Boy, Tony as Male Model Guy and Colin as Continuous Unfunny Pun Man. In Whose Line, Ryan is a private detective and Colin's wife is cheating on him. In Song Styles, Josie sings a love song about garden shears. In Alphabet, Mike and Tony are pilots. In Film Dub, Josie auditions for Ryan's opera. In Stand Sit Bend, Colin, Ryan and Tony are at the dentists. In Props, it's Ryan and Josie vs. Greg and Mike. In Questions Only, Colin and Ryan buy a motorcycle. In Party Quirks, Tony hosts with Greg as a Jewish mother, Colin as a crab and Ryan as an Olympic tobogganist. In Bartender, Josie pours the drinks for Greg who has been made redundant, Ryan who wants to forget his marriage breakup, and Mike who has bad breath.

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Steve Frost, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
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8.63
38 votes

#4 - Steve Frost, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/1996

Contestants: Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles

Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
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8.57
35 votes

#5 - Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/1993

Contestants: Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Tony Slattery, and Mike McShane.

Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
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8.43
37 votes

#6 - Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/1994

Contestants: Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Tony Slattery.

Ron West, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Merton, John Sessions
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8.20
5 votes

#7 - Ron West, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Merton, John Sessions

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/1989

In Authors, it's Goat Herding at Leamington Spa with Ron from DC Comics, Jimmy as Sigmund Freud, Paul as Edgar Allan Poe, and John as Andy Warhol. In Film and Theatre Styles, Paul asks Ron for his daughter's hand in marriage in the styles Sam Peckinpah, slapstick, one woman show and coming soon trailer. Then John and Jimmy plan a bank raid in the styles music hall, Medieval mystery play, Come Dancing and Nativity. In Interview, Ron from a literary magazine interviews John as Neptune, while Paul from a DIY magazine interviews Jimmy as Claudius. In World's Worst, all four perform the worst chat-up line. In Props, it's John and Paul vs. Ron and Jimmy. In Film Dub, Paul and Ron are in a western scene. In Party Quirks, Paul hosts with Ron as a 9-year-old genius, Jimmy as a SAS Commando and John as an Australian soap opera actor. Ron wins, so he reads the credits as someone on Death Row.

Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions
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8.14
7 votes

#8 - Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1988

Episode 8 Host Clive Anderson Players Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions Games Authors Kurt Waldheim's Diaries with Richard (Raymond Chandler), Griff (Milton), Paul (Sunday Sport) & John (Frederick Nietschke) Film & Theatre Styles Richard buys Paul's sandwich shop: Spaghetti Western, Monty Python, Horror John shows Griff The Big Red Button: Laurel & Hardy, Arthur Miller, Whodunnit, Swedish Erotica World's Worst US President Props John/Griff vs. Paul/Richard Remote Control The Subject is Traffic with Richard (American Game Show), Griff (One Man & His Dog), Paul (Cop Show) & John (Noggin the nog) Party Quirks Paul hosts with Richard (In Mission Impossible), Griff (Bad Ventriloquist) & John (From the Future) Credits John & Griff as Griff

Mike McShane, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions
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8.00
6 votes

#9 - Mike McShane, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1988

Episode 9 Host Clive Anderson Players Mike McShane, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions Games Authors Night of the crumpet with Mike (Louis L'Amour), Josie (Brothers Grim), Tony (Dr. Alex Comfort) & John (William Faulkner) Film & Theatre Styles Josie tries to murder Mike: Russ Mayor, Film Noir, Star Wars, Gilbert O'Sullivan Tony Borrows coffee from John: Stock Exchange Information Documentary, Escape Movie, Restoration World's Worst Person to receive an Oscar Remote Control The subject is hedgehogs with Mike (Miami Vice), Josie (Treasure Hunt), Tony (Game for a laugh) & John (Floyd on fish) Musical Playing Football, Getting Stopped By the police, Waking Up Credits Mike as James Stewart

Series 1 Compilation 2
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8.00
5 votes

#10 - Series 1 Compilation 2

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1988

Episode 12 (Compilation) Host Clive Anderson Players John Sessions, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Pryce, Mike McShane, Rory McGrath Games Film & Theatre Styles Josie shows John around a museum: Bill Forsyth, Dirty Harry, Doctor in the House, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Storyteller Rory narrates ""I Was a Russian Fighter Pilot"" with the moral ‘don't do it on the first date' with John (John Johnavitch Johnavitch Denisenog), Tony (Toni) & Jonathan (Mikhail Gorbachev) Rap John, Tony, Josie & Mike do the handbag rap Song Styles Televisions with Josie (Eurovision) Party Quirks Tony hosts with Rory (Compulsive Liar), Jonathan (Undertaker drumming up business) & John (Character from Thunderbirds) Every Other Line Josie reads from ""The Happiest Days of your life"" while Stephen books an airline ticket Musical Josie, Mike, Tony & John sing about: Plane Gliding, getting lost in a maze, having a party

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Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
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8.00
4 votes

#11 - Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/29/1989

Contestants: Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane.

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Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Mike McShane
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8.00
6 votes

#12 - Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Mike McShane

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/1990

Contestants: Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, and Mike McShane.

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Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton, John Sessions
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8.00
5 votes

#13 - Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton, John Sessions

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/1990

Contestants: Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton, and John Sessions.

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Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions
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8.00
4 votes

#14 - Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1990

Contestants: Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, and John Sessions.

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Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
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8.00
6 votes

#15 - Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1990

Contestants: Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane.

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Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
7.95
37 votes

#16 - Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/1993

In Film and Theatre Styles, Colin and Ryan are galley slaves, in the styles school play, American soap opera, Sesame Street and chase movie. Then Tony visits Steve's fairground rifle range in the styles kitchen sink, horror and B movie. In Old Job New Job, Colin buys drugs from Ryan and Steve who used to be a greengrocer. In Whose Line, Ryan and Colin are at a school reunion. In World's Worst, all four perform the worst weather forecaster. In Props, it's Ryan and Colin vs. Tony and Steve. In Song Titles, Colin, Ryan and Steve are in a restaurant. In Film Dub, Tony does an advertisement for haddock gel. In Superheroes, the crisis is a space machine out of control at Uranus, with Colin as Suction Man, Ryan as Leg Humping Man, Steve as Erotic Film Director Guy, and Tony as Royal Procession Commentator Man. In Helping Hands, Tony learns about wine tasting from Ryan with Colin as his hands. Colin wins, so he reads the credits adopting as many positions as well.

Mike McShane, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
7.92
38 votes

#17 - Mike McShane, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/22/1995

The popular panel game show where host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvised sketches based on suggestions from the studio audience. Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles are the ad-libbing contestants in games such as `Press Conference', `Song Styles', `Party Quirks' and `Prison Scene'.

Steve Frost, Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
star
7.90
68 votes

#18 - Steve Frost, Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/1996

In Questions Only, all four are shipwrecked. In Newsflash, Ryan is in Mongol wars with Greg and Colin in the studio. In Let's Make A Date, Greg hosts with Steve as a German uboat commander, Colin as a fly, and Ryan has a nervous breakdown. In Hey You Down There, Greg directs Ryan and Colin in a public information film. In Hats, it's the worlds worst dating agency ideas. In Props, it's Colin and Ryan vs. Greg and Steve. In Number of Words, its a westen saloon scene with Steve as a sheriff, Greg as a barman, Colin as a troublemaker and Ryan as a cowboy. In Old Job New Job, Colin is a patient, Ryan is a nurse, and Steve is a doctor that used to be a farmer. In Dead Bodies, Colin acts on in a scene about seeking permission to marry. In Hoedown, all four sing about bungy jumping. Ryan and Greg win, so they read the credits as Beavis and Butthead.

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Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
star
7.89
38 votes

#19 - Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/1995

The popular panel game show where host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvised sketches based on suggestions from the studio audience. Stephen Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles show off their skills for quick-thinking comedy in games such as `Fixed Expressions', `Film Dub', `Party Quirks' and `Psychiatrist'.

Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enn Reitel, John Sessions
star
7.88
8 votes

#20 - Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enn Reitel, John Sessions

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1988

Episode 10 Host Clive Anderson Players Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enn Reitel, John Sessions Games Authors The day I became a merchant banker with Stephen (1001 Arabian Nights), Josie (Mary Shelley), Enn (Dashell Hammett) & John (Frank Richards) Storyteller Stephen Narrates ""Tarzan and the lager louts"" with the moral ‘you can't put all your eggs in one basket' with John (Tarzan), Josie (Jane) & Enn (Lager Lout) Props John/Stephen vs. Josie/Enn Couples John tells Enn's Fortune: Dustin Hoffman & Laurence Olivier, Alec Guinness & Vincent Price, Sean Connery & Dame Edna, Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble and Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev World's Worst Thing to say to the royal family Wrong Theme Tune Documentary on contraception with Stephen & Josie Rap Sheep Credits Stephen as American Announcer

Stephen Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
star
7.86
36 votes

#21 - Stephen Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/29/1995

"Questions Only"; "Secret"; "Greatest Hits"; "Stand, Sit, Lie"; "Moving People"; "Puberty Hoedown."

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Series 1 Compilation 1
star
7.86
7 votes

#22 - Series 1 Compilation 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1988

Episode 11 (Compilation) Host Clive Anderson Players John Sessions, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Archie Hahn, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Pryce, Mike McShane Games Film & Theatre Styles Josie returns a faulty purchase to Paul: German Expressionism, Hammer Horror, Whitehall Farce, Disney Archie catches John in bed with his wife: Rambo, Greek Tragedy, Kung Fu Every Other Line John reads from ""robin hood-The truth behind the tights"" with Paul trying to get his TV fixed Song Styles Toothbrush with Josie (Gospel) Props John/Mike vs. Tony/Josie Film Dub Stephen & Josie decorate Party Quirks Tony hosts with Josie (Keeps Hearing Voices), Mike (Kissogram), John (Cub Scout Leader) Musical Archie, Josie, Paul & John sing about: Working on the northern line, making instant mashed potato, smoking

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Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions
star
7.86
7 votes

#23 - Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/1989

Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions feature in this comedy improvisation show, hosted by the sharp-tongued Clive Anderson.

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Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
7.83
36 votes

#24 - Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/1994

Contestants: Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Tony Slattery.

Series 2 Compilation 1
star
7.83
6 votes

#25 - Series 2 Compilation 1

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1990

Contestants: Josie Lawrence, Mike McShane, Paul Merton, Neil Mullarkey, Greg Proops,John Sessions, Tony Slattery, Aurther Smith, Ryan Stiles, and Sandi Toksvig.

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