History Characters / WhoseLineIsItAnyway

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed with the "jerk" part. Ryan is a pretty normal guy but he may have the most irreverent and unsympathetic sense of humor out of the main cast.

* NiceLady: She can be sassy but is ultimately a larger-than-life, kind, and friendly person.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Born in 1970, which means she started hosting this show at ''43''.

* CharacterDevelopment: Of sorts. Drew got ''much'' better at improvisation as the show went on. Compare early performances where he flubbed the one-word rule of "Three-Headed Broadway Star" multiple times ''in the same game'' to episodes nearer the end of the run, where he had become much more competent thanks to by-then years of practice and observation with the pros.

* DemotedToExtra: Arguably, this happened during the Creator/{{ABC}} run as Colin, Ryan and Wayne were the main three contestants and the fourth seat was usually filled in by Brad or one of the female characters.

* NiceGuy: He's the least sweary of the lot, even in deleted outtakes, making the animal abuse jokes that much more random.

* ToiletHumor: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUynDU_VnM&t=1m25s "Goodbye, beautiful. FLUSH."]]

* TheCastShowoff: How often has the second or third game of each episode been a Wayne showcase?

* EverythingIsRacist: Invoked ([[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]]) a few times when a role he has for a game has potentially UnfortunateImplications, like when he asked why ''he'' had to do the African Chant.[[labelnote:Answer]]Because [[DreadfulMusician Colin]] would screw it up.[[/labelnote]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Paul took this UpToEleven. He was THE person who could stop a routine completely dead with a single comment.

** Ramped UpToEleven in the revival series, from getting kicked out of frame by [[Series/TheWalkingDead Maggie]] to getting shoved halfway across the stage [[ItMakesSenseInContext by a Mongolian sumo wrestler.]]

* {{Corpsing}}: He is seen often doing this, laughing at either his costars' or occasionally his own jokes.
* DeadpanSnarker

* TookALevelInBadass: Once the revival got started, Wayne's years of experience hosting [[Series/DontForgetTheLyrics other]] [[Series/LetsMakeADeal gigs]] finally pay off - he's now known for pulling additional audience members and grabbing additional suggestions for more laughs, and even matured into the filthy jokes quite a bit. There's a trade-off though, as he's been {{corpsing}} more often.

* {{Corpsing}}: When she's Colin's co-anchor on "Weird Newscasters," she has a hard time not bursting out laughing at his improvised 'news.'

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Linda.

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Laura.

* GenkiGirl

* TwoferTokenMinority

* AbsenteeActor: Missed two episodes in 2014 due to illness.

* TheAce

* DownerEnding: He was fired after a bad episode in season seven. After this, he had a nervous breakdown.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Not only does Tony have ''[[OverlyLongName two]]'' [[OverlyLongName middle names]], but one of them is "Declan." (Pronounced like "Dek-lin," not "The Clan".)

--->'''Colin''': (steps up onto the stage, speaking in his normal voice) "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Got anything for]] Creator/CraigTNelson?

--->'''Colin''': (steps up onto the stage, speaking in his normal voice) "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Got anything for Craig T. Nelson?]

* BaldOfAwesome

--->'''Colin''': (steps up onto the stage, speaking in his normal voice) "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Got anything for Craig T. Nelson?]]"
* BaldOfAwesome: And the other actors never let him forget it.

* BaldOfAwesome: In the 2013 revival, he's ''balder than Colin''.

* BaldOfAwesome: Much like Wayne.

* BaldOfAwesome: By choice, though Aisha agrees that the jury's out in his case.
* ButNotTooBlack: "[[BlackDudeDiesFirst If I die, you're next!]]"

* {{Mondegreen}}: He often misheard audience suggestions for film and theatre styles as nonsense phrases ("Bearded Collie", "Fifty" for Disney, "Mwah Mwah" for Film/{{Braveheart}}, etc.) and sometimes even actually used these as styles to give the players a real challenge.

* ThinksOfSomethingSmartSaysSomethingStupid: One "Party Quirks" game has Colin Mochrie practicing clever pickup lines--and then when he comes face-to-face with Kathy Greenwood, all he can say is "Nice boobs!" and immediately [[CantBelieveISaidThat cringe at what he just said]].

** To clarify: Tony began suffering from severe bipolar disorder a few years before he was fired, and, instead of seeking professional help, he turned to drugs and alcohol instead as a form of self-medication. It didn't work. His career was the only thing keeping him even remotely sane. Eventually, though, he did begin seeking professional help, and now he's sobered up and gradually easing back into show business (occasionally he performs live improv with the Comedy Store Players, including Paul, Josie, and Steve), so it's not a ''complete'' downer.

--> [[{{Transgender}} (feminine but deepened voice)]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice "I may smell suspiciously like your mother."]]

!!Colin Mochrie

!!Karen Maruyama

* FishOutOfWater: He's usually able to keep up with the British humor and references. However, in one round of Dating Game, he was completely unable to guess that Tony Slattery was pretending to be [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy]] because he had never heard of the character. He was on the right track - he guessed "Some colorful British cartoon character?" - but after the answer was revealed he was clearly flummoxed.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: Impressions were Archie's primary strength - one end credits reading saw him going through random cartoon voices, including DonaldDuck. He was also talented with providing sound effects.

* HiddenDepths: He really can sing if he puts his mind to it, just take a listen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC87V-JomYM here.]]
** His "malevolent poltergeist" act involves going to Laura Hall's usual place and working her piano and synthesiser, making some pretty creepy sounds.

Known for being the first regular performer, John is still, hands down, the most knowledgeable performer in the show's history... sadly, he would be better known for his somewhat misguided application of said knowledge, while paving the way for the ones we would come to know as the legends of Whose Line.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "I have someone coming in my ear right now!" (During News Report.)

* SitcomArchNemesis with Greg Proops (see below)

* Greg Proops - A constant semi-regular starting in series 2.

!!Greg Proops

* {{Adorkable}}

* {{Adorkable}}: Absolutely. He even lampshaded this is one episode.

* LargeHam: In his own {{Adorkable}} way.

* {{Adorkable}}: Can be counted on to send the goofiness meter into red.

* FunnyAfro: Loves to mime having these.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In season eleven, Aisha began getting up from her desk to make occasional contributions to Scenes from a Hat. [[note]] She also joined at least one game of Props. [[/note]] This leaves one of the panelists (usually Wayne or Ryan) to hit the buzzer on her behalf.

* BigFun: Gary's ''joie de vivre'' towards performing fits the show like a glove.

* SelfDeprecation: Known for digging at his own weight or playing up the fat-slob mannerisms on occasion.

* TheSouthpaw: Look carefully at how he mimes playing a guitar.