History Series / DrewCareysImprovAGanza

An improv comedy show hosted by comedian Drew Carey, the show is a gathering of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' veterans and fresh faces, as well as new guest stars. The format has changed somewhat, as Carey is not the solitary host and others take turns explaining the games. The setting is at the MGM Grand theatre in UsefulNotes/LasVegas instead of a sound stage in Hollywood, which gives it more of a traditional stage improv feel.

''Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' is currently cancelled, but Drew Carey still owns the rights to the show and another is being planned. Meanwhile, most of the old gang went to London and filmed a summer 2012 series for Creator/{{ABC}}, ''Series/TrustUsWithYourLife'', based on the "Day In The Life" improv game. In 2013, ''Whose Line?'' itself was revived with Ryan, Colin, and Wayne returning, but ''not'' Drew.

''Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' has been cancelled, but Drew Carey still owns the rights to the show and another is being planned. Meanwhile, most of the old gang went to London and filmed a summer 2012 series for Creator/{{ABC}}, ''Series/TrustUsWithYourLife'', based on the "Day In The Life" improv game. In 2013, ''Whose Line?'' itself was revived with Ryan, Colin, and Wayne returning, but ''not'' Drew.

** A song titled "Our Love Is Like Pork" ends on the line "[[BabeTheGallantPig That'll do, pig, that'll do]]".

* SpecialGuest: A literal HeyItsThatVoice moment when two announcers, Rich Fields from ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and this show's intro, and Steve Kamer from ''Inside Edition'', get to participate in "Sound Effects".

* SmallReferencePools: An audience suggestion to perform a scene in the style of {{Train}} falls apart when none of the cast members involved of the sketch had ''heard'' of the band.

** One paper used in "Sentences" in ep. 12 actually says [[StarWars "scruffy nerf-herder"]].

** "I've got a tattoo with snakes and wings going around... [[SnakesOnAPlane It's a good thing they're not on a plane!]]"

** One game of "Moving People" ended with Drew and Greg singing [[LadyGaga the intro of "Bad Romance"]].

An improv comedy show hosted by comedian Drew Carey, the show is a gathering of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' veterans and fresh faces, as well as new guest stars. The format has changed somewhat, as Carey is not the solitary host and others take turns explaining the games. The setting is at the MGM Grand theatre in [[VivaLasVegas Las Vegas]] instead of a sound stage in Hollywood, which gives it more of a traditional stage improv feel.

* VivaLasVegas: The show is taped on a stage at a casino. Topical humor ebbs and flows through the show, beginning with the opening credits.

* TheAnnouncer: Rich Fields, with whom Drew worked for a couple years on ''ThePriceIsRight''.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D21_BoevY0I This Game]] of "Moving Bodies" has Drew bring up three of ThePriceIsRight models to help him, Colin and Ryan play the game. Rachel Reynolds helps Ryan, Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith helps Colin, and Manuela Arbelaez works with Drew. Funny moments abound as at least once it almost goes OffTheRails.

* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: In "Options", the cast sometimes have to combine styles with hilarious results, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgGV0Tb9Q&t=3m17s leading in one game]] to a [[ItMakesSenseInContext Khazakstan Tarantino musical]].

** "New Choice" expands on the old "Quick Change" game by going [[{{Trolling}} "All previous choices!"]]

* ActorAllusion:
** One game of "Freeze" led to Jonathan going "[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Would you like to know what's behind curtain number 2?]]"
** A particularly elaborate one in episode 24:
--> Ryan: "Drew, you can't lose that much weight so fast... Remember me, [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Lewis?]]"
** In that same game, Jeff using his fingers to mimic [[Series/ThePriceIsRight a tiny guy climbing up Chip and yodeling from the top.]]
** In one game of "Sentences," Drew was forced to say, "If you [[ItMakesSenseInContext don't like the way I smell,]] then (unfolds paper) ({{Beat}}) [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments the price]] [[Series/ThePriceIsRight is wrong]]."
* AdaptationDistillation: The new game "Two Headed Expert" is basically "Three Headed Broadway Star" and "All in One Voice" meshed together and without the musical aspect. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1rUE74RD3I Until this one,]] [[ThrowItIn anyways.]]

* FakeNationality: Often. Sometimes the cast begin losing their accent, or don't have a recognizable one at all.

* HeyItsThatVoice: A game of sound effects in episode 23 featured Rich Fields and Steve Kamer as guest performers providing the ''Sound Effects'' for Drew and Brad. If those names don't seem familiar, they will once you hear [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48YY88UA6I&t=7m58s their voices]].

* NamesTheSame: By some cosmic coincidence, Ryan's pick of an audience member for "Song for a Lady" has a husband named Ryan.

* ProductionPosse: One of the strongest examples yet, with just two new faces (Heather Anne and Bob Derkach) and a mere ''handful'' of absent faces from ''Whose Line'' and ''Green Screen''. Even Wayne Brady puts in guest appearances, and that announcer over the opening credits is Rich Fields from ''ThePriceIsRight''.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: one "Hits Compilation" had Jonathan mentioning that they were switching to USB keychains instead of [=CDs=].

* ThrowItIn: That most time-honored of ''Whose Line'' traditions, where the remaining players join in for whichever reason.
** Just a few examples: Colin returns as a [[CallBack velociraptor]] who plays the banjo, Chip and Jonathan jump in as the HISPANIC MEN during the "Totally party!" sketch, and Chip, Jeff, and Brad form an awkward mariachi band to serenade Drew and Kathy on their "first date".
** In a ''Moving People'' with Drew and Brad, Drew's German accent shifts to Italian American for no apparant reason.
** In the song ''Bail Me Out'', Jeff had trouble with his mike stand. So he ''sang'' "Gotta fix the stand!"

* TakeThat: "[[JerseyShore Snooki, you don't even know these guys!]]"

** A game of "Freeze Tag" brought up NickNolte and LindsayLohan.
** [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]].

* AnachronismStew: Two [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuRuwiExEAQ different]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SilrE5lG_2U attempts]] at a caveman setting quickly [[{{Pun}} devolved]] into this. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_DVneSyQw A third one]] had Jonathan as [[SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying a caveman riding a raptor]], and Wayne busting out his SassyBlackWoman act while acting as "tribal women" in "ancient history".

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: one game of "Reverse" that started with the vague suggestion of "ancient history" led to Jonathan portraying a [[SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying dinosaur-riding caveman.]]

''Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' has been cancelled, but Drew Carey still owns the rights to the show and another is being planned. Meanwhile, most of the old gang went to London and filmed a summer 2012 series for Creator/{{ABC}}, ''Series/TrustUsWithYourLife'', based on the "Day In The Life" improv game.

Clips and whole episodes can be viewed on Youtube.

** In that same game, Jeff using his fingers to mimic [Series/[ThePriceIsRight a tiny guy climbing up Chip and yodeling from the top.]]

Clips and whole eps can be viewed [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv here.]]

** A particularly elaborate one in episode 23:

--> '''Greg''': "So what happened is, we were on the street where we came across this kid[[note]]CharlieSheen.[[/note]] and he said "I love you guys, I've seen your improv and your comedy, and I wonder if there is any tickets to the show", and so I told him... "No f--k off, we're sold out..." "

--> '''Steve''': "Tonight... CharlieSheen, on ''Inside Edition''..."\\

* TemptingFate: Special guest CharlieSheen, anyone?

** For some reason, they decided it was a good idea to put a microphone into the hand of a post-''TwoAndAHalfMen'' CharlieSheen.

** Invoked in episode one by Greg during Colin's explanation of "Moving People" - which doubles as a ContinuityNod to DrewCareysGreenScreenShow, where Greg had a similar problem with the same game.

* AnachronismStew: Two [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv/blog/drew-and-ryan-stone-carvers different]] [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv/blog/sentences-ice-age attempts]] at a caveman setting quickly [[{{Pun}} devolved]] into this. A third one had Wayne busting out his SassyBlackWoman act while acting as "tribal women" in "ancient history".

* AnachronismStew: Two [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv/blog/drew-and-ryan-stone-carvers different]] [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv/blog/sentences-ice-age attempts]] at a caveman setting quickly [[IncrediblyLamePun devolved]] into this. A third one had Wayne busting out his SassyBlackWoman act while acting as "tribal women" in "ancient history".

* IncrediblyLamePun: Most are in "Question This". [[http://tv.gsn.com/shows/improv/blog/question-winnamocka This clip]] probably has the worst of them.

* MeaningfulName: Ryan's 'old school rapper' name, Tone Loc + Mos Def = ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Tone Def.]]''

!!''DrewCareysImprovAGanza'' provides examples of:

** One game of "Freeze" led to Jonathan going "[[LetsMakeADeal Would you like to know what's behind curtain number 2?]]"

--> Ryan: "Drew, you can't lose that much weight so fast... Remember me, [[TheDrewCareyShow Lewis?]]"
** In that same game, Jeff using his fingers to mimic [[ThePriceIsRight a tiny guy climbing up Chip and yodeling from the top.]]

* ThisTropeIsBleep

** Done by Jeff in another game of ''Freeze Tag'' after [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Jeff was forced to remain in Downward Dog for the entire game.]][[invoked]]

** In the game of ''Options'' starring Kathy and Colin, Mexican dialect was brought up. Cue Colin speaking with a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Scottish accent]]. While Kathy had [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign a French or something-or-other accent]]. At least Colin had the excuse of being a tourist.[[invoked]]

'''Ryan''': "[[RealitySubtext Thanks for reminding me I'm out of a job.]]"[[note]]Except it's just been confirmed they're merely adding Creator/AshtonKutcher to the cast and not cancelling TwoAndAHalfMen now.[[/note]]

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Invoked in episode one by Greg during Colin's explanation of "Moving People" - which doubles as a ContinuityNod to DrewCareysGreenScreenShow, where Greg had a similar problem with the same game.

** For some reason, they decided it was a good idea to put a microphone into the hand of a post-TwoAndAHalfMen CharlieSheen.