Whose Line Is It Anyway

Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones and Dawn French and host Clive Anderson  star in the improvisation radio show that spawned the TV phenomenon. Based on comedy suggestions from the studio audience, this is ad-libbed comedy at its best. Regulars Stephen Fry and John Sessions are joined by Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Enn Reitel, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover as they battle their way through a succession of games and romp through a world of literary styles, TV theme tunes and film genres. Chairman Clive Anderson desperately tries to hold the whole thing together and the guests make it up as they go along in this riot of improvisation  which is often funnier than many scripted shows. This recording contains four episodes from the original radio series, which later gave rise to two popular and successful television series in the UK and the USA.

Dan Patterson

Mark Leveson

Clive Anderson

Stephen Fry

John Sessions

Lenny Henry

Dawn French

Hugh Laurie

Griff Rhys Jones

Kate Robbins

John Bird

Rory Bremner

The complete BBC radio series

The hit improvisation radio show that spawned the TV phenomenon 
 
Regular team captains Stephen Fry and John Sessions are joined by Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Enn Reitel, Jimmy Mulville, Nonny Williams, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins, John Bird, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover, as they battle their way through a succession of games and romp through a world of literary styles, TV theme tunes, and film genres. Chairman Clive Anderson desperately tries to hold the whole thing together and the guests make it up as they go along in this riot of improvisation. 
 
First heard on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988, Whose Line is it Anyway? went on to run for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America. 
 
Based on comedy suggestions from the studio audience, this is ad-libbed comedy at its best. 
 
With Colin Sell at the piano. 
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson, with additional material by Martin Booth. 
Produced by Dan Patterson

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