Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (2011)
"From the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada!"
Synopsis
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza is an improvisational comedy television program that aired in the United States on the Game Show Network. The program was hosted by Drew Carey from CBS's The Price Is Right and former host of ABC's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and was produced at the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada.
Creator
Vince Totino
Network
Game Show Network
Episodes
Episode 1
Wayne, Jonathan and Brad sing a Broadway-style song to a woman celebrating the 5th anniversary of her third marriage. Jonathan and Ryan play "Moving People" with the help of audience members. Everyone gets in the act, playing "Freeze Frame." Wayne and Jonathan play "Kick It," breaking into a rap at Ryan's command.
Episode 2
Colin and Ryan do a game in which they make names of "songs of a farmer" and Jeff, Chip have to perform them. Colin and Ryan do a scene about Nurses, and when inspiration strikes Bob hears a dialogue that's a song title he'll play and that person will perform that song. Drew and Colin perform a scene which Jeff conducts and gets help from the audience for different of genres for Drew and Colin to do, he'll yell freeze and they scene will resume in another Ryan conducts the last game with Drew, Greg, Ryan, Colin, Chip and special guest star Charlie Sheen in which they tell a story collectively by starting with one person and they have to continue where that person left off.
Episode 3
Jeff and Ryan do a game called Sound Effects, Drew takes two members from the audience(Lynette does the sound effect for Jeff and Cooper does them for Ryan). Chip, Brad and Jeff play a game called Hits Compliation with Drew and Ryan giving them song titles by an occupation about a big game hunting. Drew and Kathy play a game and Jeff goes to the audience for ideas for style of theatre, film and television for them to the scene but in different styles. Brad and Ryan play a game called Playbooks, Chip gives Ryan a book which containes all of his lines and Brad has to improvise his lines during the entire scene.
Episode 4
Tonight's episode was taped live at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Featured performers: Drew Carey, Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood, Ryan Stiles and special guest Wayne Brady. The games include: Freeze Tag, New Choice, Moving People, in addition to Song Styles with an audience member.
Episode 5
Tonight's episode was taped at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The performers are: Drew Carey, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Ryan Stiles, and Heather Anne Campbell. The games include Greatest Hits, First Date, Forward/Reverse, and New Choice.
Episode 6
Games include: "Freeze Tag", "Sound Effects", "Two-Headed Expert", and "Greatest Hits".
Episode 7
Drew Carey, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood, Ryan Stiles, and Jonathan Mangum with special guest Wayne Brady. Games include: Sound Effects, Greatest Hits, Question This!, and Options.
Episode 8
Jeff and Jonathan serenade Pam(a woman from the audience) a song about her in the style of a 60's number. Greg and Chip do a scene with different variations of genres by suggestions from the audience. Jeff, Drew, and Chip act a scene like butterflies and Ryan decides if the scene should go in reverse or forward. Greg and Jonathan do a scene about a soap opera at an IHOP, with lines written from the audience.
Episode 9
Drew Carey, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Ryan Stiles, and Heather Ann Campbell. Games include: Moving People, Question This?, Sound Effects, Sentences.
Episode 10
Sentences, New Choice, Mousetraps
Episode 11
Freeze Tag, Song to an Audience Member, Options, Two-Headed Expert
Episode 12
Freeze Tag, Sentences, First Date, Song to an Audience Member
Episode 13
Wayne and Jonathan play an epic game of Forward/Reverse, and Colin and Greg tend to their racing mascots.
Episode 14
Jeff and Kathy jump out of a plane, and Ryan and Colin unite for an unforgettable game of New Choice!
Episode 15
Greg helps Ryan work on his race car, and Jonathan gets a foot massage on stage!
Episode 16
This episode of Improv-A-Ganza takes you into the lives of sweeper truck drivers, away to the land of green giants, and off to Cancun for a mortician's convention!
Episode 17
Drew learns how to be a cowboy, Ryan has a fishing stalker, and Jeff and Jonathan take part in the sexiest Song for a Lady to date.
Episode 18
Grab some cowaoki and put on your lederhosen - it's time for another episode of Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza!
Episode 19
Ride the Cruely, play board games with internal organs, and visit the bald gynecologist. At the end of this episode, your heart will scream out "I like boys"
Episode 20
Sound Effects, Kick It!, Forward/Reverse, Mousetraps
Episode 21
Options, Forward/Reverse, Bob's Call, Greatest Hits
Episode 22
New Choice, Options, Moving People, Greatest Hits
Episode 23
Two-Headed Expert, Freeze Tag, Sound Effects, Options
Episode 24
New Choice, Song to an Audience Member, Freeze Tag, Sentences
Episode 25
Song to an Audience Member, Sentences, New Choice, Greatest Hits
Episode 26
Moving People, Sound Effects, Freeze Tag, Greatest Hits
Episode 27
Bob's Call, Forward/Reverse, Options, Greatest Hits
Episode 28
Song to an Audience Member, Moving People (featuring 3 models from "The Price is Right" as the movers), New Choice, Kick It!
Episode 29
Song to an Audience Member, Question This!, Freeze Tag, Sentences
Episode 30
Captain Roger tries to take Tamberline home, and Brad takes Kathy out to Affordable Fish.
Episode 31
Greatest Hits, Sound Effects, Sentences, Two-Headed Expert
Episode 32
Greatest Hits, Sentences, Bob's Call, Moving People
Episode 33
Song to an Audience Member, Options, Freeze Tag, New Choice
Episode 34
Song to an Audience Member, First Date, Freeze Tag, New Choice
Episode 35
Two-Headed Expert, Song to an Audience Member, Freeze Tag, Forward/Reverse, Sentences
Episode 36
Song to an Audience Member, New Choice, Freeze Tag, Two-Headed Expert
Episode 37
New Choice, Song to an Audience Member, Question This!, Greatest Hits
Episode 38
Moving People, Sound Effects, Freeze Tag, Bob's Call
Episode 39
Greatest Hits, Sentences, Options, Sound Effects
Episode 40
Greatest Hits, First Date, Sound Effects, New Choice
Cast
Details
Original Title
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
40
Production
Revolution Studios