The resident funnymen (and women), sorted alphabetically. For now, descriptions are taken from the official Improv-a-ganza website here
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Heather Anne Campbell
The talented improv artist has performed with troupes in Chicago, Los Angeles and Amsterdam, appeared on Mad TV, and pranked with Improv Everywhere in the YouTube hit, “Food Court Musical.”
- Cute, but Cacophonic: Her turn as a ten-year-old.Heather: DAD?! DOES IT BOTHER YOU IF I... IF I SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH REALLY LOUD?!
- Ms. Fanservice: Some cleavage here, and those pants don't do a lot to disguise the thighs she flaunted in Food Court Musical.
- One of the Boys: It's refreshing to see a woman on the panel (besides the already-established Kathy Kinney) who can hold her own.
Drew Carey
- Achilles' Heel: Drew still tends to bust up laughing more than the others.
- Self-Deprecation: Still one of his favorite types of humor.
Jeff B. Davis
Davis started acting at age 4 (as Linus in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown) and appeared on Broadway at age 11 with Yul Brynner in The King and I. He’s had several recurring roles on Drew Carey’s TV shows, and is a member of Carey’s Improv All-Stars.
- Ascended Extra: Although Jeff was technically a regular of Whose Line?, he was added late and certainly didn't appear as often as Greg or Chip. This is no longer the case.
- Clothes Make the Legend: Jeff always wears a shiny-ish suit and tie combo.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: Always averted when it comes to his Stock Characters.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Jeff occasionally wrests the scene from his costars and steers it in his own direction. This isn't always a bad thing (
Dust Storm, anyone?). - Sharp-Dressed Man: Although the male cast usually dresses well, Jeff is always impeccably dressed.
Bob Derkach
The pianist.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: The game Bob's Call, where Bob starts playing music that forces the players to sing along based on whatever they just said, revolves around the comedy side of this trope. Often results in Lyrical Dissonance for the players.
Chip Esten
The improv artist and actor trained at the Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles and has appeared on Big Love, The Office, ER, Married... with Children (he married Kelly Bundy in the final episode), and The Drew Carey Show.
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The Cast Showoff: Given how immensely talented Wayne was (and still is), Whose Line? made it easy to forget that Chip is a trained singer who, prior to Whose Line?, was best known for playing Buddy Holly. Now Chip's a regular for the musical games. - Only Known by Their Nickname: His first name is Charles.
- Retraux: His chiseled good looks invoke '60s screen idols.
Kathy Kinney
Well known to audiences as Mimi Bobeck-Carey on The Drew Carey Show, Kinney has also appeared in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, My Name Is Earl, and Newhart.
- Signature Style: Makes jokes about MacGyvering a lot.
Jonathan Mangum
Mangum began doing improvisational comedy with Wayne Brady in Orlando, Florida, before moving to L.A. He has appeared on The Sarah Silverman Program and The Drew Carey Show, and has toured the world with Carey and Brady.
- Butt-Monkey: To the point that it seems to be some kind of hazing for the non-Whose Line? vet.
- Eyes Always Shut: With his trademark grimace and dorky appeal, he's practically a live action Brock.
- Fiery Redhead: His spunk and exuberance make him seem like he's the youngest in the cast, but Jeff is younger.
- It should be noted though that Jonathan's only about two years older than Jeff, making him the second youngest of the male cast (unless you count Wayne).
- Precision F-Strike: The handcuffs poem:"Roses are red, violets are blue, the handcuffs didn't work, hey hey, f—- you!"
- Tempting Fate: A good chunk of his Butt-Monkey status can be attributed to the fact that he keeps giving the other guys ideas of how to mess with him.
Colin Mochrie
Born in Scotland, Mochrie has worked frequently with Drew Carey and fellow cast member Brad Sherwood. But he says his most famous role was as Molly Ringwald’s captor in Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
- Overly Prepared Gag: He manages to sneak them into the Song Compilation introductions now and again.
- What the Hell Is That Accent?: Absolutely defied. Colin knows that he can't do accents, so when a game of Options places him in Mexico, he becomes a Scottish tourist.
Greg Proops
Greg:: That's how I got the gig...
Trained in improvisation and acting in San Francisco, Proops has performed for Prince Charles, and worked as a voice actor in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: His Elvis Costello is impeccable.
- Precision F-Strike: "APPLAUD, GOD DAMN YOU!"
Brad Sherwood
The comedian, actor and game show host (“The Price Is Right”) appeared often on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has demonstrated his quick-witted improv skills in shows nationwide with colleague Colin Mochrie.
- Testosterone Poisoning: A lot of his characters come across as an amalgam of John Wayne, the male lead of a soap opera, and Captain Ahab.
Ryan Stiles
Having dropped out of high school to pursue a comedy career, Stiles has appeared in such comedy hits as “Two and a Half Men,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Mad About You” and “Murphy Brown.” A longtime performer on the British version of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” Stiles served as executive producer and co-star with Drew Carey on the U.S. version.
- Celebrity Resemblance: To Neil Patrick Harris, resulting in a Running Gag about him being "Neil Patrick Harris Sr.," who runs a real estate business called Doogie's Houses.
- Cross-Cast Role: "As you can see, I'm dressing up as a woman again."
- Deadpan Snarker: A lot of Ryan's humor.
- Game-Breaking Injury: An interview with Colin revealed that Ryan's bad back is being taken into consideration during the acts this time.
Wayne Brady
- Achilles' Heel: Wayne is better at keeping himself from laughing than he used to be, but he still can't keep a straight face in much of his improv.
Sean Masterson
- Demoted to Extra: Sean probably appeared in more eps of Drew Carey's Green Screen Show than this one.
- Testosterone Poisoning: His naturally deep voice gets deeper during his role as a Large Ham fitness instructor.
Charlie Sheen
- Off the Rails: He completely derailed a game of Fairytale with the line, "Charlie Sheen fucks dead hookers."
- You could tell by the expression on his face throughout the entire game that he was completely lost. When he finally got picked to narrate, the Non Sequitur was all he could think of.
