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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Jack and Kelly Osbourne episode leads inevitably to new player Craig Krakowski's impression of OzzyOsbourne. Until the musical games start up, and it's clear Craig's never really sat down to listen to any Ozzy before...

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!!"That sounds like something our performers might like to act out!"

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!!"That sounds like something our performers tropers might like to act out!"type down!"


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* CatchPhrase: Fred going "That sounds like something our performers might like to act out!" or something similar is becoming one.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: One new game is obviously inspired by ''{{Glee}}'', but Fred's description almost leads up to a TitleDrop when Wayne interrupts by just calling it "Glee club".

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* MythologyGag: In the Mark Cuban episode, Jonathan as a drama coach enters the scene yelling "Crap!" repeatedly - a move made famous by Colin back in ''Whose Line''.

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In the Serena Williams episode, the style called out for one game is 'JerrySpringer', whereupon Greg waits till the very end to take the role of the talkshow host - which he did everytime they did their own 'Jerry Springer' game back in ''Whose Line''.
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the Mark Cuban episode, Jonathan as a drama coach enters the scene yelling "Crap!" repeatedly - a move made famous by Colin back in ''Whose Line''.


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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: A pretty belated one in the Serena Williams episode - Greg acts as TigerWoods trying to chat her up.
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** Changing the acting styles for certain games now treats actual movies as styles, like ''Film/HarryPotter'' or ''CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon''.
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* OverlyLongGag: The guys turn the tale of how Jerry Springer's date threw up on him into this.


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* ShoutOut: Dozens.
** The game of "Messages" in the JerrySpringer episode ends with Jonathan going "[[StarWars It is I, Darth Vader;]] [[LukeIAmYourFather thank you for letting me tell Luke I was his father.]]"
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** One of the pulled episodes has DavidHasselhoff!
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* SmallReferencePools: When the style called out is ''March Of The Penguins'', the players forget one iconic part - the MorganFreeman narration. For shame, Wayne.

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* SmallReferencePools: When the style called out is ''March Of The Penguins'', ''MarchOfThePenguins'', the players forget one iconic part - the MorganFreeman narration. For shame, Wayne.
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[[caption-width-right:275:Getting the band back together... wait, is that Fred Willard?]]An Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganza''.

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[[caption-width-right:275:Getting the band back together... wait, is that Fred Willard?]]An Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganza''.
''Series/DrewCareysImprovaganza''.



* AdaptationExpansion: When the premise of the show was first made known, fans immediately assumed it would be a full-length version of the "First Date" game from DrewCareysImprovaganza. It turned out to be quite a bit more than that, of course.

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* AdaptationExpansion: When the premise of the show was first made known, fans immediately assumed it would be a full-length version of the "First Date" game from DrewCareysImprovaganza.''Series/DrewCareysImprovaganza''. It turned out to be quite a bit more than that, of course.



* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: JerrySpringer and [[TheBradyBunch Florence Henderson]], both of whom got guest appearances back in ''Whose Line'', appear again here.

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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: JerrySpringer and [[TheBradyBunch [[Series/TheBradyBunch Florence Henderson]], both of whom got guest appearances back in ''Whose Line'', appear again here.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Wayne Brady.

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An Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganza''.

''Trust Us With Your Life'' takes a 'This Is Your Life' approach to improvisation, inviting celebrity guests to talk about major events in their lives, which will then be acted out to the best of the actors' ability, structured as a series of games. Unlike its predecessors though, Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles are conspicuously absent, with FredWillard stepping in as the host.

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[[caption-width-right:275:Getting the band back together... wait, is that Fred Willard?]]An
Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganza''.

''Trust Us With Your Life'' takes a 'This Is Your Life' approach to improvisation, inviting celebrity guests to talk about major events in their lives, which will then be acted out to the best of the actors' ability, structured as a series of games. Unlike its predecessors though, Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles are conspicuously absent, with FredWillard Fred Willard stepping in as the host.
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!!"That sounds like something our performers might like to act out!"



* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Wayne Brady? YES!



* SmallReferencePools: When the style called out is ''MarchOfThePenguins'', the players forget one iconic part - the MorganFreeman narration. For shame, Wayne.

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* SmallReferencePools: When the style called out is ''MarchOfThePenguins'', ''March Of The Penguins'', the players forget one iconic part - the MorganFreeman narration. For shame, Wayne.



* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Wayne Brady next to SerenaWilliams, which gets lampshaded immediately.

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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Wayne Brady next to SerenaWilliams, Serena Williams, which gets lampshaded immediately.
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** This does get subverted one time when [[DontExplainTheJoke he winds up having to explain some parts]] to Florence Henderson.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: Can be seen as one for the guests' life stories.


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* RunningGag: The guests always going "[[BlatantLies that's exactly how I remembered it!]]"
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* AmusingInjuries: "Shorter and Shorter", thanks to the premise of fitting more actions into a shorter time, would often end up with the players ''actually running INTO each other.'' '''Yowch.'''
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* {{Homage}}: Reusing the idea behind [[TerribleIntervieweesMontage "World's Worst"]] to instead act out people from the guest's past (not really) turns it into a direct homage to [[StockShoutOuts the best known part of]] "This Is Your Life".
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* AWorldwidePunomenon: "Face the Music" relies entirely on David Armand having to substitute certain lyrics with puns that can be acted out better - [[RuleOfFunny or just funnier.]]

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''Trust Us With Your Life'' takes a 'This Is Your Life' approach to improvisation, inviting celebrity guests to talk about major events in their lives, which will then be acted out to the best of the actors' ability, structured as a series of games.

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''Trust Us With Your Life'' takes a 'This Is Your Life' approach to improvisation, inviting celebrity guests to talk about major events in their lives, which will then be acted out to the best of the actors' ability, structured as a series of games.
games. Unlike its predecessors though, Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles are conspicuously absent, with FredWillard stepping in as the host.


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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: [[http://www.eonline.com/news/334165/fred-willard-s-trust-us-with-your-life-pulled-by-abc?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=twitterfeed&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_topstories&%3Fcmpid=eonline-twitter&dlvrit=48939 Possibly.]]
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* XMeetsY: ''Whose Line'' meets late night talkshows.
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* AdaptationExpansion: When the premise of the show was first made known, fans immediately assumed it would be a full-length version of the "First Date" game from DrewCareysImprovaganza. It turned out to be quite a bit more than that, of course.
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* SlippingAMickey: RickyGervais jokes about this when the action starts getting too surreal for words.
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* SmallReferencePools: When the style called out is ''MarchOfThePenguins'', the players forget one iconic part - the MorganFreeman narration. For shame, Wayne.

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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: JerrySpringer, who got a guest appearance back in ''Whose Line'', appears again here.

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* FeetOfClay: RickyGervais is usually the most well-heeled guy in the room, always ready to deal out a few scathing barbs of his own. One appearance on this show, and he gets reduced to a VictimOfTheWeek in the face of the completely spontaneous and unpredictable improv format.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: JerrySpringer, who JerrySpringer and [[TheBradyBunch Florence Henderson]], both of whom got a guest appearance appearances back in ''Whose Line'', appears appear again here.


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* NWordPrivileges: With Wayne Brady as a regular now, this happens even more.
* ShownTheirWork: In the RickyGervais episode, the players wait till the very end to deal out jokes about his best known associate Karl Pilkington. Wayne and Greg break out some very close British accents too.
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* TheVoiceless: David Armand, whose only job is the "Face the Music" game where he acts out the lyrics of famous songs.

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* TheVoiceless: David Armand, whose only job is the "Face the Music" game where he acts out the lyrics of famous songs.songs.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: JerrySpringer, who got a guest appearance back in ''Whose Line'', appears again here.


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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Wayne Brady next to SerenaWilliams, which gets lampshaded immediately.
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An Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganz''.

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An Improv show starring Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganz''.
''DrewCareysImprovaganza''.

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An Improv show starring WayneBrady and Colin Mochrie.

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An Improv show starring WayneBrady and Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie.
Mochrie and assorted alumni from ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' and ''DrewCareysImprovaganz''.

''Trust Us With Your Life'' takes a 'This Is Your Life' approach to improvisation, inviting celebrity guests to talk about major events in their lives, which will then be acted out to the best of the actors' ability, structured as a series of games.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''

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* MythologyGag: In the Mark Cuban episode, Jonathan as a drama coach enters the scene yelling "Crap!" repeatedly - a move made famous by Colin back in ''Whose Line''.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''Anyway?''
* TheVoiceless: David Armand, whose only job is the "Face the Music" game where he acts out the lyrics of famous songs.
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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Wayne Brady? YES!

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Wayne Brady? YES!YES!
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''

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An Improv show.

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An Improv show.show starring WayneBrady and Colin Mochrie.

*AndTheFandomRejoiced: Wayne Brady? YES!
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