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: 5/30/2026Network: Channel 4Status: Ended
Stephen Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
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9.43
37 votes

#1 - Stephen Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/25/1995

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, Tony Slattery show off their skills for off-the-cuff comedy in games such as Film and Theatre Styles, Animals, Old Job / New Job, Press Conference, Hey You Down There, World's Worst, Courtroom Scene, Helping Hands, Party Quirks, Hoedown.

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Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Niall Ashdown, Ryan Stiles
star
9.32
38 votes

#2 - 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 improvisation games based on suggestions from the studio audience. Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Niall Ashdown, Ryan Stiles show off their ad-libbing skills in games such as Questions Only, Film and Theatre Styles, Whose Line, Song Styles, Superheroes, Props, Animals, Backwards Scene, Film Dub, Party Quirks, Hoedown.

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Series 5 Compilation
star
8.78
36 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
star
8.62
40 votes

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

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/1996

Games performed: Scenes from a Hat, Superheroes, Songstyles, Sound Effects, News Report, Film Dub, Party Quirks, Stand Sit Lie, Bartender.

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Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
star
8.57
37 votes

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

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

Games performed: Scenes from a Hat, Film and Theatre Styles, Authors, Songstyles, World's Worst, Props, Scene To Music, Party Quirks, Bartender.

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Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
8.47
38 votes

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

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

Games performed: Questions Only, Whose Line, Stand Sit Lie, Old Job / New Job, Fixed Expressions, World's Worst, Props, Sound Effects, Party Quirks, Moving People, Hoedown.

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Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
star
8.43
7 votes

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

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

Christmas Special. Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, Songstyles, Rap, Party Quirks, World's Worst, Props, Musical Producers.

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Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enn Reitel, John Sessions
star
8.00
9 votes

#8 - 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.

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Josie Lawrence, Arthur Smith, Sandi Toksvig, Mike McShane
star
8.00
6 votes

#9 - Josie Lawrence, Arthur Smith, Sandi Toksvig, Mike McShane

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/1990

Games performed: Film and Theatre Styles, Film Dub, Songstyles, World's Worst, Props, Party Quirks, Musical Producers.

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Mike McShane, Chris Langham, Sandi Toksvig, John Sessions
star
8.00
6 votes

#10 - Mike McShane, Chris Langham, Sandi Toksvig, John Sessions

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

Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, World's Worst, Props, Film Dub, Tag, Party Quirks.

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Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, John Sessions
star
8.00
6 votes

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

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

Games performed: Film and Theatre Styles, Songstyles, World's Worst, Rap, Party Quirks, Advertisement, American Musical.

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Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
star
8.00
8 votes

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

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

Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, Songstyles, World's Worst, Party Quirks, Rock Opera.

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Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
8.00
38 votes

#13 - 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.

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Mike McShane, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
7.97
39 votes

#14 - 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. Mike McShane, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery show off their skills for quick-thinking comedy in games such as Superheroes, Secret, Foreign Film Dub, Sound Effects, Animals, Old Job / New Job, Party Quirks, Bartender.

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Steve Frost, Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
star
7.93
69 votes

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

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/1996

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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Stephen Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
star
7.92
37 votes

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

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

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, Ryan Stiles show off their skills for quick-thinking comedy in games such as Questions Only, Film and Theatre Styles, Secret, Greatest Hits, Stand Sit Lie, Foreign Film Dub, Moving People, Hoedown.

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

#17 - 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.Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles are the ad-libbing contestants in games such as Film and Theatre Styles, Stand Sit Lie, Press Conference, Duet, Hats, Props, Party Quirks, Prison Visitor.

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Steve Frost, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
star
7.89
37 votes

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

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

Games performed: Film and Theatre Styles, Old Job / New Job, Changing Emotions, Questions Only, Fixed Expression, Narrate, Film Dub, Party Quirks, Hoedown.

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Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton, John Sessions
star
7.88
8 votes

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

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

Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, Props, Sound Effects, Interview, Film Dub, Party Quirks.

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Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane
star
7.88
8 votes

#20 - Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1989

In Authors, Rambo has a sore toe and is stopped for drunk driving with Greg as Earl Hamner, Josie as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Tony as an air hostess training manual, and Mike as the Rosetta Stone. In Film and Theatre Styles, Greg and Tony are inventors in the styles MacBeth, disaster, Carry On movie and cookery show. Then agent Mike discovers star Josie in the street in the styles religious, Tarzan and childrens TV. In Song Styles, the subject is hosepipes as Mike does the blues, and Josie does Edith Piaf. In World's Worst, all four perform the worst person to be marooned on an island with. In Rap, all four sing about cooking. In Explanations, the subject is the existence of God with Tony and Josie as six-year-olds, and Mike and Greg as construction workers. In Musical, all four sing about making chocolate cake, flying to Paris, and washing up. Greg wins, so he reads the credits as Elvis Costello.

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Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions
star
7.88
8 votes

#21 - 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.

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Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Mike McShane
star
7.86
7 votes

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

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

Games performed: Film and Theatre Styles, Songstyles, World's Worst, Props, Film Dub, Party Quirks, American Musical.

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Ron West, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Rory McGrath
star
7.86
7 votes

#23 - Ron West, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery, Rory McGrath

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1990

Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, Interview, World's Worst, Props, Film Dub, Party Quirks.

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Greg Proops, Archie Hahn, Ryan Stiles, Chip Esten
star
7.86
7 votes

#24 - Greg Proops, Archie Hahn, Ryan Stiles, Chip Esten

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/1992

Games performed: Emotion Option, Old Job / New Job, Props, Whose Line, Party Quirks, Scenes from a Hat, Sound Effects, Helping Hands, Superheroes.

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Ron West, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions
star
7.83
6 votes

#25 - Ron West, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/24/1989

Games performed: Authors, Film and Theatre Styles, World's Worst, Props, Remote Control, Party Quirks.

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