By Tim Collins

When the comedy show 鈥淲hose Line Is It Anyway鈥� premiered in July of 1998, the improv veterans Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie set a new standard for improvisational comedy.

The show was an adaption of the 1988 British show of the same name and was originally hosted by Drew Carey. It first aired on ABC from 1998 to 2004 before pivoting to ABC Family from 2005 to 2007.

The show was revived in 2013 when CW confirmed its revival, this time with host Aisha Taylor.

Despite its long run, there was sadness in the comedy world when the show filmed its last episode in 2022.

But, for fans of the mayhem and laughter that characterized the show, there鈥檚 good news and it鈥檚 coming to Victoria.

On Jan. 19 the Royal Theatre will feature a live version, Whose Live Anyway?, of the beloved comedy improv mastery that made the TV show a hit. The laughs are guaranteed.

The show is more than 90 minutes of hilarious improvised genius 鈥� song and comedy all based on audience suggestions. The cast members, Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray are undeniably comedic masters that will leave you gasping for air as they turn everyday subjects into side-splitting comedic scenes.

And, although the audience can sometimes be daunting, these veterans are up to the challenge.

In one recent concert, for example, Stiles and Murray acted as a pair of late-night infomercial hosts selling a greatest hits CD. The audience had called out that it was to be about carpenters.

They started in, but when a persistent heckler yelled out that they should sing about sanding, they didn鈥檛 miss a beat, creating a tune that suggested that they wanted to 鈥渟and out parts of the audience and make the rough spots go away鈥�.

The heckling stopped and the audience roared with laughter.

These are not performers to be intimidated by any audience.

鈥淭he people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge,鈥� said Colin Mochrie.

鈥淚 think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we鈥檙e out there, everything鈥檚 fine.鈥�

The comedy troupe also gets the audience involved, selecting some lucky victims to join them on stage. The results are hysterical.

Anyone wishing to be a part of the laughs and see these comedy masters in person can get their tickets at .