History YMMV / WhoseLineIsItAnyway

-->'''Colin:''' Something answered the door.

* SpiritualAdaptation: ''NickCannon presents Wild 'n' Out'' is essentially ''Whose Line'' in hip-hop fashion. Interestingly, they follow one of the [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer wildly inaccurate reviews]] of ''Whose Line'' by dividing eight performers into opposing teams.

** Crude jokes about transgender people were pretty common in the 1990s, from ''Film/AceVentura'' to ''Series/MadTV,'' and this show was no different. They come across even more mean-spirited now that we know Colin Mochrie's daughter is trans. Colin has made no secret about being ashamed of ever doing these jokes.
*** A game of Narrate from the UK version involved ''Ryan'' playing the woman for once. As soon as the scene gets started, he clarifies that it "had only been three days since the operation." Then, when he opens the door for Colin-
-->'''Colin:''' Something answered the door.

** In one of the outtakes, Drew announced "Let's Make a Date", saying Greg is hoping to be picked by a date, snarking "I don't know why ''that'' would ever happen in real life." When the game began, Greg responded in a mock downbeat manner, "Yes, but... what's the point, Drew? Since no one would ever pick me?" The audience awww'd in sympathy. The moment quickly veers back into comedy when the two "make up" with a HoYay hug.
** One particular taping during Drew's era produced two episodes (one of which gave us the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCIKL1zTjSs "Your Mother Is A Drunk" Hoedown]], and the famous "nice pants" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo8oEUWQ-xI game]] of Song Titles) that are tough to watch for Ryan Stiles fans. If you pay attention to Ryan in these episodes, he doesn't look all that well, and not in the greatest condition to perform that night (both a flu and a headache have been speculated). The fact that Chip jumped on his bad back during Hollywood Director early on probably made things worse, and it's a shame to see one of the show's most reliable performers having such a down night.
* ThatOneLevel: The games may all be in good fun and the points certainly don't matter, but some games like "Changed Letter," "Multiple Personalities," and the "Questions Only" variants can be ''pretty difficult''. While "Questions Only" is often hard for keeping a mental note of the topic, the others are difficult for the how random they can be.
** Certain games get audible groans and expressions of dread from the performers, such as "If You Know What I Mean" (Ryan once described it as a party game if you want people to leave, and Colin always has trouble with the game due to his style of humor), "Hoedown" (Ryan again - he hates this game), "Number of Words" (during the 100th episode, Ryan groaned and quickly said, "I mean, "yay"!"), "Hats" (Greg, who will most likely complain about how immature or unamusing he looks while using said implements), "Song Titles" (which suffered from very poor judging at times from Drew, and was similar to Questions Only) and "Questionable Impressions" (or, as Drew puts it: "We're gonna change the name of that game to "Hey, Let's All Make Idiots Out of Ourselves").

** John Sessions is considered unfunny by many, and Archie Hahn (who was on during the same period) was derided in some quarters for his carrying props around and having an unfair advantage. [[note]]In one early episode, in a game of "In the style of", Sessions announced that he'd be telling a story in the style of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. One might have thought that his legendary erudition would have delivered a brilliant parody of Tolkien's style. Instead, he did it in the style of a stoned, vacuous hippie raving about ''The Lord of the Rings'', making it clear that Sessions had never actually read the book. This is the kind of thing that put people off about him.[[/note]]

** From the old series, the part with Ryan as a Fabio-esque romance cover guy holding Colin in a warm embrace while ''Colin does the same to Ryan's junk.'' Then Colin starts using ''his other hand.''

** Crude jokes about transgender people were pretty common in the 1990s, from ''Film/AceVentura'' to ''Series/MadTV,'' and this show was no different. They come across even more mean-spirited now that we know Colin Mochrie's daughter is trans.

** US or UK version? And if you like the US version, which one? Certain sites, like Website/YouTube, are rife with comments like "X version is ''so'' much better." '''''God help you''''' if you enjoy both versions. The debate is so headache-inducing – [[FlameWar and can become so personal at times]] – that it's better to stay away from it all. Now that Creator/TheCW has brought the show back with Aisha Tyler as the new host, the US fanbase has split between fans who miss Drew Carey and can't accept her as the host, and those who think Aisha is a breath of fresh air. Basically the same thing that happened when Drew Carey took over as host of the US version from Clive Anderson. And may God have mercy on your soul should you be a fan of any of the shows' [[TheScrappy Scrappies]].

** Since Creator/KathyGriffin herself has become a rather polarizing figure in general (for reasons we're '''not''' going to get into here), the four episodes where she was a guest star have invited some pretty strong opinions.

** Since Creator/KathyGriffin herself has become a rather polarizing figure in general (for reasons we're '''not''' [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment going to get into here]]), the four episodes where she was a guest star have invited some pretty strong opinions.

** Since Creator/KathyGriffin herself has become a rather polarizing figure in general (for reasons we're '''not''' going to get into here), the four episodes where she was a guest star have invited some pretty strong opinions.

** The [=90s=] US version didn't completely age well either. There are a lot of jokes about people with mental disabilities. ''Film/{{Rainman}}'' impressions were common.