Colin Mochrie is making a comeback!
Whose Line is a show many South Africans will remember, but what is famous comedy star Colin Mochrie up to these days? Here’s more about him!
Colin Mochrie is a familiar face for a lot of South Africans, who will remember the Canadian comedy star from his time on the television show ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’
But what is the famous star doing now that the improv comedy show has stopped airing on our screens?
Mochrie is still doing comedy, except this time he’s doing it with a combination of stage hypnotism with artist Asad Mecci.
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That’s right!
‘Whose Line’ star Colin Mochrie is back!
Here’s what we know.
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WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
The television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? aired from 1998 to 2007, according to the Internet Movie Database.
The show combined improvisational comedy and on-the-spot ideas, with Ryan Stiles, Laura Hall, Drew Carey, and Colin Mochrie (and others).
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In total, Whose Line filmed approximately 400 episodes featuring differen situations that had been made up where “the points don’t matter”.
What’s your favourite scene from the show?
WHOSE LINE’S STAR COLIN MOCHRIE
Colin Mochrie has been part of the international comedy circuit for years, and his appearance on the improv-comedy show is only one facet of a multitalented career.
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Yes, he’s Canadian, as many of his co-stars on stage used to point out.
Other than his time on stage, he’s also been part of shows like Hollywood Squres, Made in Canada, and the movie Getting Along Famously.
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If you’re South African and a certain age, then you practically grew up with Colin and Whose Line, which was somewhere on eTV before the weekend movies kicked in.
Today, you’ll have to watch reruns for his Whose Line appearances – and in the meantime, there’s improv.
HYPROV: HYPNOSIS AND COMEDY
What’s Colin doing today?
According to his website and Facebook page, he’s currently part of a show called Hyprov with Asad Mecci.
This combines comedy and hypnosis! Audience members who participate in the show can be ‘put under’ and placed into comedic situations with comedy experts – and yes, you’re guaranteed safe as long as you’ve got a good sense of humour!
Would YOU do this for a night out?