Robin Williams & Whose Line is it Anyway - Colin Mochrie on the Rise of Improv 

what was the time stamp?

@@differentman1878 2:12

That's the type of joke only Colin Mockery would think of

😂😂😂 funniest thing

i am not surprised, they were expensive, especially in the later seasons.

Colin says you're welcome Maybe 🤔😊

@@aguyfromnewzealand3392 lol

People like him make me proud to be Canadian.🍁

@@OptimusGPrime Lots of comedic talent from Canada. What's your secret?

​@@EclecticWizard6they don't get shot in school

Especially if it was improvised in one go without forethought

He wrote a book called ‚Not quite the classics‘ which is improvisef

He did! It’s called “You Don’t Need Hair To Satisfy Every Woman You’ve Ever Met.”

the audiobook would desync in minutes from all the improvisation!😂

Why not go straight to audiobook? What's the point of writing it?

Never knew they grew up together. No wonder those provinces are so large... Ryan's shoes & all.

“I’m really not sure what I do.” Exactly. People will always say to me, “You should teach writing,” and my response is exactly that. I mean, I’ve been a writer most of my life, and I’ve never even written an outline. I’m basically the equivalent of an improv comic. I actually used to be in an improv group in LA and I NEVER wanted to be stand-up comedian because I knew it would bore me to tears to have to repeat the same set every night. Because for me, humor is always in the moment- never rehearsed. If I had to repeat anything, it would no longer be funny. In fact, you could say stand-up comedy would be the equivalent of having to do an outline for a writer like me.

Don’t forget about his finger movements! 😂

I remember watching this episode as a kid and not understanding the joke at all, but it stuck with me just for how the audience lost it. Many years later I finally understood what was so funny.

Ryan Stiles arguably topped Colin's one-word joke with a zero-word joke. The category was "People you do not want to encounter on a nude beach". Ryan walked up, stood there for a moment, then walked away. The crowd was in stitches, as was I.

@@thexalon That was a running gag. Ryan, or Colin, or sometimes both at once would do that for prompts that involved "people you wouldn't want to see [nude/in a sexy situation]." Killed me every time.

My favorite was the response to rejected gift ideas for baby Jesus. "Water skis" LMAO

Yes, should be in the TV hall of fame. Just amazing.

just broke out laughing thinking about that one, thanks

Oh my!

If I'm ever in a bad mood, I can put that skit on and be right as rain after

i have to say it was the number 1 skit that i have ever seen on that show, Richard and the guys killed it.

Love to see them cameo in "Only Murders in the Building: or something

Ryan as well. His Carol Channing in other movies during scenes from a hat had Robin rolling. That had to be high moments for them to have one of the kings of improv admiring what they are capable of.

I wouldn't say as good as Robin, Robin was a once in a lifetime talent. Colin was great, amazing even, but Williams had a huge range.

umm didnt you hear the American version was the 2nd one.

@@sopcannon He said "one of." Doesn't mean it's the only one.

@@sopcannon umm yes I did, lol, but I liked the original US version way more than the British version so I was referencing it on purpose.

*Tim Conway and Harvey Korman

An arctic Tern?

BACKSTREET BOYS?

If im not mistaken it was a callback to a moment earlier in the show right? When i first saw the clip from the irish drinking song (really hope it wasnt a hoedown lol), i laughed so damn hard cuz it just seemed so random. Then at some point i seem to remember seeing a clip where the "meow" thing happened earlier in the show/before the song and thought to myself "oh wow, that a smart callback". Its been forever since i saw that clip so i hope im not mistaken lol. But regardless if my memory has failed me or not, that second "meow" was just too damn much to handle😂😂😂😂😂😂

The cat is wet now!

@@diablejambe3460 It must drive the editors nuts because they keep doing these great callbacks, and those are hilarious, but they make it really hard to break four filming sessions up into 22 shows.

I stalked these guys for years trying to find every episode, DVDs, getting excited whenever it popped up again or was reborn in a different format. I just love the show in all its forms.

He is the most adorably charming man I have ever seen.

The one with Whoopi Goldberg wasn't too bad. I believe close to the time she did Whose Line, a lot of the regulars and semi-regulars appeared on the game show "Hollywood Squares", where she was a regular panelist and one of the executive producers at the time.

They all brought their “A” game when Robin was on, and he loved it.

I was watching that episode 22 years ago... It was incredible!!

Williams didn't steal the show for one second. If anything he could see masters at work.

Come on, let's be fair to everybody. Williams didn't steal the show, but his specific energy and talent brought something special to it. Remember during the director skit: Williams: I am having trouble staying in character! Mochrie: No kidding! (Paraphrasing) Williams was often going a beat to five beats too long in his bits and you could feel how it was going against the rhythm of the comedy that we were used to. It didn't take away from how much fun it was, ultimately

I'm sure they is MORE then enough footage to create a season alone with Robin Williams on the show.

It hard for me to decide if the Robin Williams episode or the Richard Simmons episode is the best of the two. Both are definitely the top two

Loved him in Last One Laughing. He’s so wholesome and fun about the experience. He just wants to get everybody with a good joke.

(SCOTT, Michael)

They were the perfect comedy duo

it was over when drew left.

@@brandons2411 weird hill to die on

@@brandons2411 It became different when Drew left - just like it did when Clive Anderson wasn't in the chair anymore.

​@@brandons2411not sure I'd go that far, but Drew's were the best years for sure

Same

Not to diminish the great Robin Williams, but as Colin mentioned, there are tons of less famous improvisers who are mindblowingly good. I've seen many who match Williams' mile-a-minute skills. Luckily there are now lots of improv shows online so they are getting easier to find!

Any clips on RU-vid that you know of?

@@malcolmrowe9003 I'm sure someone has uploaded it at some point.

@@malcolmrowe9003 Look up a video titled "Tracey Ullman on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

I totally agree. After listening to this I stopped for a second and thought "I really enjoyed that!".

Wow, what a dream to have seen Nichols and May live!

@@RobertLockhartMakesGames Indeed! I was just a kid but I was completely smitten with the improv process, their witt and abundant talent! (So was the entire audience)! I still remember it vividly.

Me too , a talented man

Americans are very darkly humored people, its not that unique. We just don't flaunt it about outside of closer social circles.

Totally agree with you. Tim Conway on the CAROL BURNETT SHOW. HE WOULD OF SLAYED. R I.P TIM

They’ve definitely influenced me, with my sense of humor and introduction to comedy and improv. Colin and the rest of the cast were my childhood heroes! You know what, scratch that, they’re STILL my heroes!

Search for the interviews. Robin adored Jonathan Winters. He was his idol and he befriended him and learned from him. I think Winters recognized himself in Robin.

Tim Conway was hilarious.

You are right. And this became evident when they did the hoedown songs, which Ryan apparently came to really dislike, because I remember him making up a verse about killing himself if he had to do one more hoedown song.

Yeah it's a good episode except that Mr Williams is clearly looking quite strung out fair warning

The best was when they all corpsed the Irish drinking song from Colin's meow.