"I Sucked!" Colin Mochrie Relives His First Ever Whose Line Scene

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  • čas přidán 16. 03. 2024
  • Colin Mochrie describes his first ever scene on the UK version of Whose Line is it Anyway?
    Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood Interview | New York Film Academy • Discussion with Colin ...
    #whoselineisitanyway #comedy #improv | Colin Mochrie Whose Line | Whose Line UK | Whose Line is it Anyway?
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Komentáře • 186

  • @kenttm42
    @kenttm42 Před 2 měsíci +492

    Colin is able to come up with some of the most convoluted, hysterical puns I've ever heard. He and Ryan are comedy gold together

    • @isaaccook1890
      @isaaccook1890 Před 2 měsíci +20

      The Arctic Tern will always be one of my favorites.

    • @acubley
      @acubley Před 2 měsíci

      Knick Knack Paddy Whack.

    • @r3dKoola1d
      @r3dKoola1d Před 2 měsíci +13

      Tapioooooooca!

    • @DCMan06
      @DCMan06 Před 2 měsíci +14

      Reindeer in Spain hit mainly by the plane.

    • @Neimonster
      @Neimonster Před měsícem +6

      Bed cot Philly papers?

  • @davidwalter2002
    @davidwalter2002 Před 2 měsíci +491

    Thank goodness Colin got that second chance!

    • @BlayneOliver
      @BlayneOliver Před 2 měsíci +15

      My life wouldn’t of been the same without Colin & Ryan 😊

    • @LastEuropean
      @LastEuropean Před měsícem +1

      We here like to call this “The good time line”.

    • @tehdanny682
      @tehdanny682 Před 26 dny +2

      @@LastEuropean the Whose Timeline Is It Anyway

    • @bernadettepotenti301
      @bernadettepotenti301 Před 17 dny +1

      Mine either!!

  • @FreihEitner
    @FreihEitner Před 2 měsíci +305

    Colin's work on Whose Line has always been fantastic -- just don't ask the man to sing.

  • @BlayneOliver
    @BlayneOliver Před 2 měsíci +223

    “I’m lucky because I’ve got no other skills” genius

  • @ianashmore9910
    @ianashmore9910 Před 2 měsíci +167

    They grew up together?! Well that explains their chemistry.

    • @omfgblondie
      @omfgblondie Před měsícem +11

      Not literally. They met as young comics and has been working together for like 40 years now.

  • @andyt2k
    @andyt2k Před 2 měsíci +165

    He and Ryan are an insane combo

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings Před 2 měsíci +91

    Every generation or person has their favorite comedy duo, and for me it's Colin Mochrie and Ryan Styles.

  • @pkmntrainermark8881
    @pkmntrainermark8881 Před 2 měsíci +81

    "Ryan and I grew up together."
    No wonder they work together so well.

    • @JDrapic
      @JDrapic Před měsícem +2

      The number of times you get a variation of "you really want to start?" when physical attributes pop up, you just know they've been teasing each other for a long time

    • @Beespank
      @Beespank Před měsícem +1

      It really is unsurprising in hindsight 😂

  • @joeyralston3773
    @joeyralston3773 Před 2 měsíci +70

    Wow, just learned Colin and Ryan are childhood friends and suddenly everything is okay again

    • @omfgblondie
      @omfgblondie Před měsícem +17

      They're not. They met in their 20s. He means that they had worked together for years since they were conpletely unknown.

  • @lordtachanka903
    @lordtachanka903 Před měsícem +14

    The fact that his name sounds like “Mockery” and he’s really good at making fun of both himself and others is just GOLD.

  • @user-yk4to4rg8k
    @user-yk4to4rg8k Před 2 měsíci +37

    Colin and Ryan are still everyone’s favorite pair from Who’s line. I love that they were featured on every version of Who’s line.

  • @user-rm6ws8xm3n
    @user-rm6ws8xm3n Před 2 měsíci +83

    We are always our worst critic. Colin, you are brilliant !!!
    From one bald guy to another...
    Keep Shining !!!

    • @jetnut89
      @jetnut89 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Gotta love the bald jokes

  • @jayeff2
    @jayeff2 Před 2 měsíci +46

    I used to watch Colin and Ryan in a little theatre space in Vancouver in the 1980s. Back Alley Theatre.

    • @kitsburrard5530
      @kitsburrard5530 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Yes, I remember those great improvs there in the early 80s. He was already a star in my eyes. They both were.

  • @nunyanunya4147
    @nunyanunya4147 Před 2 měsíci +49

    he has not aged a day... his face is just becoming more prominent and the rest of him is letting it shine.

    • @GinoZump
      @GinoZump Před 2 měsíci

      Same with David Cross

    • @Cyberia15
      @Cyberia15 Před měsícem +1

      I was just thinking that. The only thing that's changed on him is the color of his hair. He looks great!

  • @dustystephens7387
    @dustystephens7387 Před měsícem +4

    “Knick knack patty whack” was gold

  • @arvydussibonus1712
    @arvydussibonus1712 Před 2 měsíci +33

    His work on the US episode with Richard Simmons Living Scenery alone is a great gift to the world.

  • @adamzangara
    @adamzangara Před měsícem +7

    I met Colin once in the lobby of Caesar's in Vegas. He stopped and chatted for a quick handshake. He was very nice. And a lot taller than I thought. However, working next to Ryan Stiles...lol

  • @dirtpoorchris
    @dirtpoorchris Před 2 měsíci +23

    Colins puns at the start of news bits and music infomercials are always great.

  • @stephsaguudefan1753
    @stephsaguudefan1753 Před 2 měsíci +34

    Of course they grew up together. You can tell by the look in Ryan's eyes when Colin mentions his nose. Colin will always be one of the funniest people in the world to me. Never seen anyone better at improv.

  • @texasbornrefinerymade753
    @texasbornrefinerymade753 Před 17 dny +2

    These individuals are legends, they will never be replaced by todays actors. Arguably underrated and IMO better than SNL

  • @AaronBowley
    @AaronBowley Před 2 měsíci +11

    i'll still never understand how they're able to be so funny, come up with the most out of the box jokes and make whole scenes work and flow, on the spot. they are amazing

    • @motorbreathjz
      @motorbreathjz Před měsícem

      extremely talented.. and to do it on the spot on tv and audience.. baffling.. quick wits..

  • @augustusmilligan9244
    @augustusmilligan9244 Před 2 měsíci +4

    "A circus troupe with a really bad elephant" He won.

  • @bettersteps
    @bettersteps Před 12 dny +1

    It took me time to appreciate Colin. Now, I love him. I wish I saw more of him on TV and in movies.

  • @watchparty1
    @watchparty1 Před 17 dny +1

    I've said for decades Ryan and Colin are the most underrated comedy duo there is. Love hearing how they grew up together. Not surprised at all.

  • @terriseaton3049
    @terriseaton3049 Před měsícem +2

    Colin is very humble.
    He deserves multiple chances. Both Colin & Ryan, talent never ends!

  • @nancyscogin7549
    @nancyscogin7549 Před 2 měsíci +22

    Sandy so young! Course I look very different now, too!😄

    • @Elesario
      @Elesario Před 2 měsíci +5

      Would be fun to see Colin on QI.

    • @NotKyleChicago
      @NotKyleChicago Před měsícem +1

      I recognized her but forgot her name. I've seen her in a few things and have liked her. Her appearance on Big Fat Quiz was a good episode.

    • @nancyscogin7549
      @nancyscogin7549 Před měsícem

      @@NotKyleChicago Yes it was. I've also been watching QI with her hosting.

  • @nikkireigns
    @nikkireigns Před 2 měsíci +5

    I used to skip school and watch Whose Line (and Unsolved Mysteries). Colin was always my favorite! I’m 36 so this gives me inspiration to keep going ❤😊

  • @mikintosh6111
    @mikintosh6111 Před měsícem +4

    Colin may criticize his performance, but the sweater was a banger.

  • @Galvantez
    @Galvantez Před 2 měsíci +12

    I always assumed he'd already been a moderately succesful comedian--stand-up, probably--who just happened to be recruited for the Whose Line cast.

  • @Honey059
    @Honey059 Před 12 dny

    I've been watching Whose Line since I was 15 when it was on ABC. And since then, I've seen Colin, Brad, Ryan, Jeff, Chip, Greg live various times and I've even met Ryan, Chip, and Jeff. Nice and funny guys. Always a treat when I go see them. They are comedy gems. Each and every one of them.

  • @Skorpio420
    @Skorpio420 Před 2 měsíci +21

    I wish more of the UK episodes would get a DVD release.

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc Před 2 měsíci

      How many of them did they publish? Even the US series only got two seasons on DVD.

    • @Skorpio420
      @Skorpio420 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @CertifiedDoc The UK/Clive Anderson show had the first two series (or seasons for us yankees) put out on DVD by A&E. Meanwhile, the first US/Drew Carey hosted season from ABC was released in two parts on DVD. I don't know of any other home releases besides these.

    • @xlixer7641
      @xlixer7641 Před 2 měsíci +2

      You can find them online pretty easily.. I think someone even uploaded every episode to youtube

    • @userjim83
      @userjim83 Před 2 měsíci +1

      The entire first 8 series (even the pilot) are on CZcams, just the last two you need to search for. Scratch that, the last two are on the same channel too.

    • @cbehr91twopointoh
      @cbehr91twopointoh Před měsícem

      There's a British comedy channel on Pluto that shows UK Whose Line in several hour blocks.

  • @anastasiabeaverhausen8220
    @anastasiabeaverhausen8220 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Colin and Ryan, one of the best comedy teams ever, and, yes, that includes the greats like Laurel & Hardy.

  • @aaroniemcwonley
    @aaroniemcwonley Před 2 měsíci +11

    4:30 Sandi Toksvig!

    • @jenniferpearce1052
      @jenniferpearce1052 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was just wondering if I recognized that voice!

    • @SunshineSuperstar
      @SunshineSuperstar Před 2 měsíci +2

      Before she embraced... "modernity"

    • @sgtjonzo
      @sgtjonzo Před měsícem

      ​@@SunshineSuperstarwhat?

    • @SunshineSuperstar
      @SunshineSuperstar Před měsícem

      @@sgtjonzo 🤨

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 Před měsícem +2

      ​@sgtjonzo theyre mad she cut her hair short. Or maybe that she's gay. Who knows or cares which it is?

  • @Zaiqahal
    @Zaiqahal Před 2 měsíci +11

    You can even see that he was pretty nervous in the US Whose Line show. There's an episode where he resorts to some pretty dark humor and tries to snap himself out of it.

  • @bkmur4713
    @bkmur4713 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I’ve met Colin twice! Once when he was smoking near a skip, and another at 1am outside of a 24 hour restaurant.

  • @Scrubber89
    @Scrubber89 Před měsícem

    Ryan and Collin together are comedy geniuses. Thank god for Whose Line UK.

  • @boneappletea3858
    @boneappletea3858 Před měsícem +1

    Friendship saves the day again!

  • @sharpno2pencil476
    @sharpno2pencil476 Před 24 dny

    "I'm just gonna keep hanging in 'till people give up or die." XDD 1:31

  • @KennyVert
    @KennyVert Před 2 měsíci +3

    This clip is gold. Thank you for posting.

  • @AshleyGrenstone
    @AshleyGrenstone Před měsícem +1

    Mad respect Colin!

  • @fasfan
    @fasfan Před 2 měsíci +3

    Colin is a comedy genius.

  • @garrethboland5646
    @garrethboland5646 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is awesome. I loved Brad, too

  • @TheSuave101
    @TheSuave101 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Colin seen you in the American version and I thank you for it. Had me laughing numerous times in my teens.

  • @DanielDanielsen
    @DanielDanielsen Před 2 měsíci +2

    Colin is a Legend!

  • @omarbarrios3420
    @omarbarrios3420 Před měsícem

    I wish i can meet Colin, Ryan, Wayne, Brad, Greg, Chip and Drew 😂 my fav tv show ever, i miss it!

  • @mikebliss3153
    @mikebliss3153 Před 2 měsíci +3

    That last skit. Haha, Jesus!

  • @m.hreels9822
    @m.hreels9822 Před měsícem

    Man he's so knowledgeable and wise! ❤

  • @mr.resistance4015
    @mr.resistance4015 Před 2 měsíci

    Was just thinking about the old crew a few days ago.
    Great show!

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 Před měsícem +4

    I remember a very early episode of Whose Line where Ryan also didn't seem to know what he was doing. I don't think he got a single laugh. Hence, it kinda irks me whenever I see comments about how unfunny a one-time guest was.

  • @AliG6252010
    @AliG6252010 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is why we love Colin

  • @bcjammer
    @bcjammer Před 9 dny

    colin was the BEST!

  • @dont_give_a_flying_f
    @dont_give_a_flying_f Před 2 měsíci +7

    I'm from the town where Colin was born. Kilmarnock, scotland. Would love to meet him..please Colin come back and say hello. See how bad Kilmarnock still is lol. Yeah it's not too bad😅.

  • @ozinusa
    @ozinusa Před měsícem

    colin and ryan are the martin and lewis ,the abbott and costello of our time

  • @SyntheticFuture
    @SyntheticFuture Před měsícem

    I can't imagine Who's line without Colin and Ryan. Glad that happened :D

  • @Waya420
    @Waya420 Před 2 měsíci +1

    made a career being the class clown. love these guys.

  • @ChristopheDilys
    @ChristopheDilys Před 2 měsíci

    Love him

  • @myopicautisticmetal9035
    @myopicautisticmetal9035 Před měsícem

    Sandy and Colin so young!

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan Před měsícem +1

    How can something be that small?
    I would have said:
    "Your eyes are just that big!"
    👀

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke Před 2 měsíci +4

    Thanks to Mr. Weebl, "Colin Mochrie's got his bum out!"......... :P

  • @pjkane7201
    @pjkane7201 Před měsícem

    " fluff my Garfield".... One of the funniest on going jokes

  • @PureNeptune
    @PureNeptune Před 23 dny

    Colin and Sandi?! How have I never seen that?

  • @withonelook1985
    @withonelook1985 Před měsícem

    Colin Mochrie and Sandi Toksvig... There's two people I never imagined working together.

  • @MBPFishing
    @MBPFishing Před 2 měsíci +3

    Don't have what it takes I just love what I do. I am better than most.

  • @RH-ib7bg
    @RH-ib7bg Před měsícem

    Colin with Richard Simmons on who's line is one the best sketches in TV history. Check it out. The one with the Jet Ski. Freakin hilarious

  • @donovins360
    @donovins360 Před 2 měsíci

    Saw and met the man at a small local event in WA. Kindest dude

  • @allonszenfantsjones
    @allonszenfantsjones Před 2 měsíci +1

    You know? This is an absolutely guaranteed way to laugh your ass off

  • @nickpond9337
    @nickpond9337 Před 2 měsíci

    Y Y Y E E E S S S THANK YOU , .

  • @djargus
    @djargus Před 2 měsíci

    Colin should have nailed that first chance with "Salmon Man".

  • @since1876
    @since1876 Před 2 měsíci

    The ending though

  • @jaycee330
    @jaycee330 Před 2 měsíci +1

    4;12 Whoa! Colin with hair.

  • @TotalTuxedo
    @TotalTuxedo Před měsícem

    Whose line got me through some tough times. Honestly though there were times when Colin was godlike on Whose Line. Just straight gutbusters throughout the whole episode. Hard to believe he ever sucked.

  • @pamr4040
    @pamr4040 Před měsícem

  • @Ozzie2191
    @Ozzie2191 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Holy nuts, Sandi was on Whose Line with Colin?

  • @BillyBobBeauBenson
    @BillyBobBeauBenson Před 12 dny

    Colin could be hit and miss, but my god, when he hit, he HIT. Wayne Brady and a lot of the others were quick and consistently funny, but EVERY SINGLE TIME the show made me laugh so hard I cried, It was because of Colin. He was a much bigger gun than he appeared to be.

  • @calcubite9298
    @calcubite9298 Před měsícem +1

    is that Sandi Toksvig?! 4:26

  • @esraeloh8681
    @esraeloh8681 Před 15 dny

    His, first, Whose Line Is It was with Sandi fking Toksvig.........
    LIke 20 years before I knew her...
    His First 1..........
    I am just now finding this out, I've never seen much of Whose line is it but I've seen a few over the years, I can't realy remember.
    God yes we had channels showing mostly american shows when we got Freeview for the first time going digital in the transitionary period.
    God I forgot about all that, ABC is the only 1 I can recall atm but there were a few, hah, Tool Time, 8 Simple Rules, hah, wow that feels so long ago now.

  • @TommyBo42
    @TommyBo42 Před 2 měsíci +22

    What's that stuff on top of Colin's head?

    • @FreihEitner
      @FreihEitner Před 2 měsíci +8

      It's captain hair.

    • @emordnilap4747
      @emordnilap4747 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Idk, but it's freaking me out!

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Před 2 měsíci

      Potential.

    • @hemiolaguy
      @hemiolaguy Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@FreihEitner Herr Hair... (Thanks, Ryan!)

    • @FreihEitner
      @FreihEitner Před 2 měsíci

      @@hemiolaguyHerr Hair was brilliant. :-)

  • @Baergen
    @Baergen Před 2 měsíci

    Just realized he looks similar to Tarn Adams.😂

  • @theslimjames
    @theslimjames Před 2 měsíci

    Younger Colin looking at 80s Phil Collins, saying "I'll have a bit of that"

  • @pronkb000
    @pronkb000 Před měsícem

    "I always had a great sense of wanting revenge. All the people who stopped me from doing it, they are going ot pay at some point in their life." The Michael Jordan of improv, everybody.

  • @16driver16
    @16driver16 Před měsícem

    I went and saw them at "a night of improv" similar to whose line but no drew carey or Wayne Brady... colin signed autographs and hung out with fans afterwards, greg proops and a few others as well. But Ryan styles did not... i dont know if that was the usual but i love colin all the more for being there

  • @alexwallach7683
    @alexwallach7683 Před 2 měsíci +1

    "The Backstreet Boys...Squark!"

  • @afk1sec410
    @afk1sec410 Před 26 dny

    His greatest joke, his kid.

  • @Xfactories
    @Xfactories Před měsícem

    'I Sucked' is at 4:00

  • @jovetj
    @jovetj Před 2 měsíci +2

    I did not know that Brad or Greg were ever on British _Whose Line._

    • @SuborbitalPigeon
      @SuborbitalPigeon Před 2 měsíci +5

      Greg Proops? He was on a lot, Clive used to take the piss out of America with him.

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Před 2 měsíci

      @@SuborbitalPigeon Well, that was probably pretty easy.

    • @bobdole7451
      @bobdole7451 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Greg was one of the most reoccurring cast members on the British show

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Před 2 měsíci

      @@bobdole7451 I guess I didn't see enough of it, then!

  • @calixa
    @calixa Před 2 měsíci

    i TOTALLY forgot about her!!! 4:14

  • @deltabeta5527
    @deltabeta5527 Před měsícem

    Is that Sandy Toksvik( I can spell that word) in the very first show?

  • @JervisGermane
    @JervisGermane Před měsícem

    Young Colin resembles John Inman of Are You Being Served? fame.

  • @ronodowd5724
    @ronodowd5724 Před 2 měsíci +4

    i seen you in Windsor at YUK Yuks before i seen you on Drew Cary Show

  • @ronodowd5724
    @ronodowd5724 Před 2 měsíci

    Meow lol

  • @dallasbhowell8485
    @dallasbhowell8485 Před měsícem

    Tbf, what they do still isn't an occupation. Those guys got so incredibly lucky.

  • @swapsplat
    @swapsplat Před měsícem +1

    Young Colin with hair. Crazy!

  • @JakobLumley1978
    @JakobLumley1978 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Who is the guy in the blue shirt at 2:16 can’t think of his name

  • @joseph7105
    @joseph7105 Před 2 měsíci

    1:17 Have you heard of shrinkage?

  • @bblake5116
    @bblake5116 Před měsícem

    That’s Sandy Toksvig … so young but still little

  • @budrosrevenge7577
    @budrosrevenge7577 Před měsícem

    COLLIN HAD HAIR!?

  • @jaymore012
    @jaymore012 Před 2 měsíci

    He looks like Julian Assange

  • @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo
    @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo Před měsícem

    Runescape version of patrick stuart

  • @denniswoycheshen
    @denniswoycheshen Před 2 měsíci +2

    No offense to Colin but the only reason i know who he is, besides "whos line" is "Hyakugojyuuichi".

    • @sfdntk
      @sfdntk Před 2 měsíci +1

      Holy hell, now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Nice to meet you old man, the internet sure has changed.

    • @denniswoycheshen
      @denniswoycheshen Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@sfdntk flash may be dead but not I

  • @zenith8417
    @zenith8417 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Crazy how Colins first time was bad cuz he disobeyed the one unbreakable rule of improv
    Yes, and?
    You dont try to change what the other improver adds to the scene, you work off it and make it fit the scene, no matter what it is