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  • I personally find the American Version better, but I think it's only that way because of all that time it spent being polished in the UK. I mean the first few episodes were pretty bad, but as time went on and the games got better, so did the show. If the show started in the US then moved over to the UK, then the UK version would probably be better with the first few American seasons looking bad.

  • Fricken funny! every bit of it.

  • Woah, this is the best bit I've ever seen!

  • get your hand off my f***king knee!

  • Of all WLIIA bits, on the UK or US version, the very best ones are the "daytime talk shows"!!!

  • "take your hand off my fucking knee" Genius. The rest....not so much.

  • @davidmclo WHAT?!? "She took away my sponge... then I used the CAT!" That's not genius, too?!?

    I loved that bit! And near the end, when he mimed scrubbing while moaning, "Miao! miao! miao!" I nearly choked from laughter!

  • @KaptKan1 Now that you mention it, yes that was pretty funny. I miss the UK version. Search Stephen Fry's Sheep Rap.

  • "I've been constantly put on pills to relax me. THEY'RE NOT WORKING!"

    lols Even next to Stephen's awesomeness, Colin still manages to shine.

  • @TheZapzupNZ  You have yourself a deal sir XD It is indeed brilliant!

  • Stephen Fry is brilliant!

  • As long as they both have Colin and Ryan, I'm good. :3

  • Oh dear lordy, hang on. Three of my favourite people in the same room: Colin, Ryan and Stephen Fry? This should be good...

  • take yer hand of me fuckin knee!

  • is ryan experiencing "withdrawal" from dishwashing? :P He is hilarious- just love him to bits!

  • whose line uk sucks, compared to the us one... actually it jus sucks

  • ryan is GOD. THUMBS UP IF U AGREE

  • @Slurpee156 Noooo! :( Stephen is GOD!

  • Damn I miss this how.

  • ryan colin and stephen, AMAZING, so good together, why did they ever stop this?

    so funnysosofunny

  • god the host is sooooo dull, kinda shows what the british poms can do...

  • Who made the scream at the begining? Stephen?

  • Every dish was broken! :D

  • british ppl are NOT funny

  • 1:22 - "Take your hand off my fucking knee!"

  • So "washing-up" is the British term for dishwashing, right? Kinda like how sitting an exam means taking a test? Sorry, I'm just a stupid American. xD

    Anyways, <3 Whose Line

  • The actors that came to the American show got much better later.

  • Great!! I LOVE it! love Stephen Fry

  • meow meow. lol OMG I LOST IT

  • Regarding the US vs. British WLIIA argument: I think it's pointless to argue (and in some cases insult) over which show is better. The British is the original concept with the US is the adaptation best thought suited for American audiences/standards. We're each going to have our favorites and opinions on which is the better show. All of us have a right to our opinion. While none have the right to say someone else's opinion is wrong. Let's just try to agree that WLIIA as a whole is hysterical

  • Well said ;D

  • @neocelestia You're absolutely right. I don't think there is anyone better than the other, I like the American one for the childish fun and games approach of it, while the British often is more witty and dry (which I find hilarious). Arguing won't change a thing so if there is one show that is not your taste, then don't go watch it on youtube and whine about what you get to see.

  • @neocelestia Well said. I thought this was a bit more seriously approached, compared to the usual hilarity of the US show, but it's only one clip.

  • @neocelestia Truer words about this situation cannot be uttered.

  • Where can I find the one where Clive was looking for a nursury rhyme, and someone screamed out "Lesbians." They ended up going with Little Miss Muffet, but they made various lesbian references in the game.

    Where can I find that one?

  • THE CAT!

  • The cat's wet now!!!!!!

  • LMAO!

    "meow...meow...meow...meow!!"

    XD

  • AHHH Stephen Fry legend!

    'Can you take your hand off my fucking knee?!'

    'We're all fucking washed up!'

    Ryan's good too!

  • Who screamed at the beginning?

  • Stephen

  • Hahahahaha xDDD I cracked up

  • I'm American. The American one is good and all, but this one is so much better.

  • She took away my sponge, I used the cat!

  • I have to agree with you. But I like both versions.

  • Looking at both series i can tell YOU that you have other issues to deal with."Silly ones"? It's comedy you gibbering idiot. As for your comment that Americans only find physical humor funny, why don't you ask your countrymen about Benny Hill, Are You Being Served, The Carry On series,etc. As for the one trick pony bs, tell how does it feel to have eyesight and still be blind?

  • Haha! Ryan was hilarious!

  • The actual humor is the same in both shows, nobody cares who the host is. I doubt you've even watched much of the US version, as you refer to Wayne as 'amateurish'.

  • Ryan and Colin look almost exactly the same.

  • Holy crap, look at how young Stephen is! xD

  • Stephen Fry couldn't have said the last line better - they were definitely "all fucking washed up"!

  • totally hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Colin was born in Scotland but moved to Canada as a child. And as you point out, Ryan is from the U.S., born in Seattle, Washington.

  • although at one point of his life Ryan did live in Canada for a while

  • The US show ran from 1998 to 2006, but the episodes that aired from 2005 on were old footage from previously unaired stuff. So, it could also be true to say it ran from 1998 to 2004.

    If I recall correctly, the most recent recordings of the American version of Whose Line was November 2001. They taped years worth of stuff in advance.

  • Stephen Fry has the most crooked nose I've seen. Cheers.

  • I thought that was Stephen Fry

  • "This show would suck if it weren't for Ryan and Colin."

    Funny, considering the show kicked ass long before Ryan and Colin were regulars.

  • I think this sketch perfectly illustrates the differences between US and UK humour (at least in terms of WLIIA). Ryan and Colin make use of their manic energy, physical presence and over-exaggerate their movements, taking them to a hyperactive comedic level. Stephen and Josie, meanwhile, focus on character, wordplay and irony. Nothing "good" or "bad" about either approach - just different.

    Except of course, in the UK series, the audience doesn't whoop every time someone alludes to sexuality :)

  • Great points lordhaku - plus back in the golden Ch4 days of UK WL, a team player could also swear if they chose to, without fear of being beeped out or censored. Stephen Fry saying "get your hand of my fucking knee!" is simply hilarious. But this would never have been allowed on the US show.

  • "But this would never have been allowed on the US show. "

    Yeah it would, just "fucking" would be beeped out.

  • "But this would never have been allowed on the US show. "

    Yeah it would, just "fucking" would be beeped out."

    You're completly missing the point - unbeeped swearing was NEVER allowed on the US show

    (I'll never forget how much they overreacted when Josie said the word "pussy" )

  • "You're completly missing the point - unbeeped swearing was NEVER allowed on the US show"

    Yeah, but that doesn't mean the whole phrase wouldn't be allowed. When they beep it out you know what they are saying, so no harm done.

  • eh, it would just be censored. the guys purposely cursed sometimes on the us version. it's not like you dont know what they're saying though. all good. personally i think a pure comic can be just as funny without saying anything like that. colin and ryan are both naturally very expessive and energetic, and often times they dont even have to talk to be funny, so it works for them. lordhaku had a great point between us & uk comedy here. though it's not always the case of course. i enjoy both ^_^

  • Except.. Colin is Canadian (or at least still was at the time of this.)

  • the uk audience can be just as whoopy as the us audience sometimes. i'm sure actually being in the audience is a very different feeling that watching from a screen. can't blame them. *sigh* i wish they'd have a whose line reunion with everyone from both versions. that'd be awesome :D

  • about what year was the uk season?

  • This was 1997. The UK show ran from 1988-1999.

  • Gah... weird-ass typo. I meant 1988-1998. The 1998 season being taped in the same studio as American Whose Line...

  • ahaha

    colin and ryan <333

  • In my opinion i think it was steven that screamed but ryan opened his mouth as if to say oh god, and just after the scream steven looks like he is laughing. its sounds like steven too, it would have been better if it was ryan tho haha :)

  • I'm constantly being put on pills to relax me...........THEY'RE NOT WORKING! Hahahahaha.

    We're all fucking washed up.

    Meow meow meow! Haha this was amazing.

  • hilarious

    ryan : Shut..Up

    Colin : Ive been constantly put on pills to relax me..its not working!

    Stephen : Get your hand off my fucking knee

    Love it! x

  • lmao!!! Stephen is so cute! Bless him.

    "Get your hand off my fucking knee."

  • I was only replying to your comment, as you did his -- "Hi stagneabt- what a stupid thing to say considering ... etc." I admit that I pounced on what you said in an overreactionary way and I apologize, I've just gotten annoyed with the cashed reply to idiotic comments about the US show being better, being the equally cashed "well it started in UK! ... blah blah." And also, I admit it's very easy to forget your manners on YouTube. You're right, it does make sense, and I'm sorry.

  • if you want to leave him with a scalding and bitter retort, you have to write a comment as a reply to his, otherwise he won't read it. however, my point is that yours is irrelevent. Just because the US show came from the UK show, it's not automatically worse than its predecessor-it's all opinion and preference. besides, what in the US didn't at some point come from the UK? and "advanced?" what do you even mean? ok, you prefer the english one, thats the only thing you said that makes sense.

  • really? hm, I don't completely agree. I think that in certain games yes, it's clear that they're grabbing for easy laughs, but with Colin especially, there are times when I'm just in awe of his acting. Perhaps Ryan was sharper in the UK show, but he and Colin still maintain such a wicked chemistry and do so well together - I think the overall hype of the US show might detract a little, but their performances, at least in my opinion, are still great. i know what you mean though.

  • actually i found the us version is a lot better than the english. Which is weird because english tv is usually better than us tv

  • It's cause he isn't the star in the UK version.

    There's more pressure in the US show

  • stephen fry is awesome!

  • When was this aired?

  • looks like the nwer UK versions so about 1998 -1999

  • It was 1997.

  • i love this clip and is most probably my fave out of the UK version of the show as i prefer the US version. i love Ryan Stiles & Colin Mocherie. "I used the Cat" that is most probably the highlight of the whole clip.

  • I dunno. I'm going to have to see more of the UK version. This one is my first, so far I wasn't too impressed by the other UK two actors.

  • haha, moron, the US Version overused Colin and Ryan, and Drew Carey was a horribly unfunny presenter and his segments were always terrible, and the audience laughed at every tiny thing and made the whole thing horribly unwatchable

  • it's true that Clive is perhaps wittier than Drew, but I do favor Drew as the presenter because he allows the actors to do a better job half the time, i think. Clive has a tendency to cut them off too soon or reveal answers to things theyre supposed to guess, etc, and put a damper on the comedic timing of most of the games. As for Colin and Ryan, yes, they were the regulars, but you HAVE to admit that they are fantastic on the show. They are simply funny.

  • hey u dont have to be so harsh on the US version - i personally like it better and im a brit but i dont get why people argue over what 1 is better!

  • US is a better quality, but I'd definately prefer Clive to host it rather than Drew...

  • "This show would suck if it weren't for Ryan and Colin" EXCUSE me? The US version (and Ryan and Colin's big showbiz break) wouldn't even EXIST without the original UK version!!!

    Can your tiny brain even understand that basic fact? Obviously not.

  • hey, none of that now-no one's arguing that. besides, that makes no difference either way. even if ryan and colin hadnt gone on to a US version, it in no way negates the fact that they shined in the UK version-they did. They're hilarious in both. the guy just doesn't like the UK version as much, doesn't mean he has a tiny brain. I mean, I love british humor, but I do prefer the US show b/c I think the acting is often better, not because my tiny brain cant understand that basic fact.

  • Loved it! 5*

  • Oh god it was "we're all fucking washed up" that made it xD

  • The cat! LOL.

  • Ha ha Who screamed at the beginning? I seriously can't tell!!!

  • I think it was Stephen...but I'm not sure...

  • isnt it ryan?? lol

  • Yeah, that was Ryan, haha. xD

    I had to rewatch that part a few times...lol.

    I'm 99% sure it was Ryan. =P

  • I'm pretty sure it was Stephen because the scream sounded too high pitched to be Ryan lol

  • It was Stephen.

  • without the UK version i dun think the US will even exist

  • I think they're both equally hilarious, but Clive's a bit funnier than Drew...

  • Ryan, Colin, Josie and Stephen what a fantastic line up!

  • MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW.

    Hahaha that was the best thing I've ever seen!

  • where can i find this live broadcast?!

  • "I used the cat"

    "We're all washed up"

    GOLDEN!

  • Do you think that maybe that cat thing was where Colin got the whole "The Cat" bit in the improbable mission in the us version. Maybe not conciously though. Just a thought!

  • Holy crap! Ryan, Colin, Josie and Stephen mf'ing Fry! In the same episode!

  • Take your hand off my fucking knee!! rofl xD

  • AAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!! Ryan is hilarious!!!!

  • Ryan has girly hands...

    haha

    what a cutie!

  • ahahahahah oh my god the meow was pure genius!!

  • TAKE YOUR HAND OF MY FUCKING KNEE X-D Love stephen fry

  • I love how you can see Ryan trying not to laugh after Stephen says that! Love them both!

  • Ah yes now I notice that! :-p They must've had so much fun in their life by now :-)

  • Stephen Fry is one of the best actors of all time.

    I'M TAKING PILLS, THEY'RE NOT WORKING!!!!!!

  • I agree, The US version is always OTT and the crowd always scream and howl.....Very loudly!!!

  • great clip, this just showes why the uk 1 is so much better

  • Yeah, he is really helarious.

    And absolutly great in impro.

    Would love to see him more doing that!

  • All three of them where so good

    'Meow, meow, meow, meow!!!'

    'Im taking pills, there not working!!!!'

    'Where all like you, fucking washed up!!'

    LOL

  • were all like you fucking washed up!!!

    get your hand of my fucking knee!!

    i can't stop laughing

  • 1:23 "get your hand off my fucking knee!" lol

    and I love the way Ryan says shut up at 2:56

  • meow, meow, meow, meow!!!!!!

  • Stephen Fry just blows everyone else out of the water on this episode, and he doesn't even appear to be trying. His sophistication and style is so un-matched,even though he hadn't even been on the show in years...he's so awesome. (And he's still a hottie too.)

  • Agreed. it's so sad Stephen didn't do more episodes.

  • Yeah, he is really helarious.

    And absolutly great in impro.

    Would love to see him more doing that!

  • Well, on the original Radio Episodes, Stephen Fry and John Sessions were the Regulars, although I've never actually heard them. I do agree that Fry should have been on the TV Version more. He's so much fun. :)

  • We're all fucking washed up!

  • GET YOUR HAND OFF MY FUCKIN' KNEE xDDDDDDDDD

  • when is the ones with stephen fry gonna be shown on Dave? did anyone see josie oon QI last night? her hair is blonde!

  • Dave only has the rights to series 5-8 and this is series 9 so unless they get the rights to it, they won't show it.

  • ohhhh! that sucks! thanks for the info though! :) x

  • Wow this is an oldie. Josie really suits that hair doesnt she? Does anyone know what year this was in?

    This is so funny i've never seen Stephen Fry in it before

  • This is from 1997.

  • Ryan was the best here.

  • Its ruined my life..Its ruined my life... my wife.. has left me.. SHUT.. UP! Ryan is a legand:p

  • Ryan screams! LOL!

  • Haha. Two of my heroes with my all time hero!

  • "will you get your hand off my fucking leg" XD that part was so unexpexted it made me laugh XD Love Fry XD

  • *gasp* stephen fry said a dirty word

  • She took away my sponge, I used the cat.

  • stephen fry is a legend

  • Nothing. This was from before Drew was on the show. The guy at the desk is Clive Anderson.

  • This is the British version...Drew hosted the American version.

  • ^^ Stephen Fry is ADORABLE...so much love

  • Now that's a dream team: Stephen, Josie, Ryan, and Colin! This is probably the best thing I love about the UK Whose line.

  • xxxbelindamayxxx, I have annual calendars within my personal psyche (mind, if you're a bit confused). I am actually a beholder of useless information. For example, if you were to give me your date of birth, the day, month and year, I could work out what day of the week you were born on in a maximum of about 2 minutes.

  • cool. Thanks for explaining, I was a bit confused

  • xxxbelindamayxxx, I have no problem whatsoever with explaining things like this to anyone. It's just me doing what I do and it's nice to know that there's someone around about my age from my country, who I can talk to about these things. I, myself, am from England and am 17 on the 16th of July 2008. I was born on a Tuesday. And, who keeps "dissing" my comments? Am I that despised on youtube? Someone explain.

  • i think it's a great thing you can be able to work out the day somone was born in like 2 min.

  • Well, it is and it isn't. On the plus side it is because it's something that not many people can do. On the minus side, everyone hates it... could it be jealousy probably? I don't know, but anyway, it's a useless talent I just happen to have. I can also spell out any word or name in numbers based on where the letters come in the alphabet - another pointless talent.

  • basically your autistic ;p

  • I am not autistic. Saying that, you are basically referring to me as mentally retarded. Calling me autistic, you mean I am stupid - wrong! I'm bright enough to get onto the BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science at College - which isn't easy, I can tell you!

  • Autistic people are far from stupid. I know autistic people they are lovely..... well some

  • I'm not calling them stupid. I'm saying that you are implying that I am stupid. And, of course, when you say autistic to me, with regards to the above comment, you are basically implying that I am stupid and horrible... "they are lovely... well some". Doesn't mean me. I'm not autistic. I hope you mean something else, that isn't referring to autism.

  • woah calm down dear it was only a comment. sheesh AND I JUST SAID AUTISTIC PEOPLE ARE FAR FROM STUPID SO DON'T SAY I IMPLYED THEY WERE :)

  • See, this is why I fear YouTube. It's like escalation central.

    Dear, you're not autistic nor stupid. You are however trying to draw unnecessary focus upon yourself by pulling off those birth date wheelies while no one asked for them.

    You clearly wanted attention, so it's rather silly to complain that it's the bad kind.

  • you replied to me not "mrspaulmertoniwish"

  • I'm not drawing attention to myself. I'm just giving some useless information people might like to know, thanks. Although, useless, you never know!

  • Really? I thought BTEC National Diplomas were dead easy to get onto.

  • Not always. There are some on my course who have only got on them because they having to re-do their GCSE's. Some others did actually apply for the BTEC but didn't get the required grades so they have to do a First Diploma. It must be different in Crewe, that's where I go.

  • They are no harder or easier than A levels to gte on to, im doing a business one.

  • "Gotta love Stephen Fry," I agree. Isn't he adorable? Mind you, so are Colin and Ryan. I'll tell you what would be a good episode: in order of age - Paul Merton, Tuesday the 9th of July 1957; Stephen Fry, Saturday the 24th of August 1957; Colin Mochrie, Saturday the 30th of November 1957 and Ryan Stiles, Wednesday the 22nd of April 1959. Let me know if you agree.

  • How the hell did you work out the EXACT day that they were born. I knew their dates of birth but i didn't know the actual DAYS

  • Spot-on, my friend.