Series synopsis
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza is an American comedy television series that premiered on Game Show Network on April 11, 2011. It ended on June 3, 2011. It was created by Drew Carey. It stars Drew Carey, Bob Derkach, Jonathan Mangum and Ryan Stiles.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: From the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Drew Carey as Self
- Bob Derkach as Self
- Jonathan Mangum as Self
- Ryan Stiles as Self
- Jeff Bryan Davis as Self
- Charles Esten as Self
- Colin Mochrie as Self
- Greg Proops as Self
Supporting cast
- Kathy Kinney as Self
- Brad Sherwood as Self
- Heather Anne Campbell as Self
- Wayne Brady as Self
- Sean Masterson as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 56 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 16 | ||
| Season 1 | 40 | April 11, 2011 | June 3, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flap My Jack | |
| 2 | Improv To Injury | |
| 3 | Interview - Brad Sherwood |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
April 11, 2011 |
| 2 |
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. |
April 12, 2011 |
| 3 |
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. |
April 13, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Game Show Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 11, 2011 |
| Last aired | June 3, 2011 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 20:00:00 |