Beloved Canadian comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway? centrepiece Colin Mochrie would like to remind everyone that the improv comedy series is back on the air — and has been for about a decade now, actually.
"Every day a tweet shows up: 'You guys should bring that show back!' Every season for the last nine years we've had to remind folks that we are on," Mochrie said of the revival, which has been airing on CW since 2013, in a new interview with Vulture.
That said, you should get your fill of the series now, because Mochrie, as well as the show's producers and actors, apparently don't have high hopes for another season, despite CW's insistence that it isn't going anywhere just yet.
"The short answer is that if it comes back, it probably won't be with this cast," the comedian said. "There is a complicated relationship with the show. The cast loves each other, and the actual shooting is always fun. We are all grateful that the show gave us a showcase and allowed us to be able to tour. The downside is that we never received fair compensation for the success of the show."
Mochrie continued, "We never received residuals for a show that's been shown around the world since its inception. Seeing announcements about the sale to the show overseas or to HBO Max can get irritating. I hope I don't sound bitter, because I learned long ago that this business is not fair, and being bitter about it gets you nowhere."
Perhaps in an effort not to be bitter, Mochrie reflected on some of his fonder memories of the series:
The beauty and the curse of improv is you forget everything once it's gone. The sketch with Richard Simmons I think I'll always remember; people always keep sending it to me, too, so I'll never forget it. Having Robin Williams do the show was amazing. Sid Caesar — being able to do a scene with someone who I admired as a child. Then there were a couple of scenes I think of where I made Ryan laugh, and that always makes me proud. Everyone's so jaded. They've seen everything. Whenever I could make them break up and lose it — sad, I know — it felt like I'd accomplished something.
Please bear all this in mind the next time you tweet at Mochrie to bring back the show.
"Every day a tweet shows up: 'You guys should bring that show back!' Every season for the last nine years we've had to remind folks that we are on," Mochrie said of the revival, which has been airing on CW since 2013, in a new interview with Vulture.
That said, you should get your fill of the series now, because Mochrie, as well as the show's producers and actors, apparently don't have high hopes for another season, despite CW's insistence that it isn't going anywhere just yet.
"The short answer is that if it comes back, it probably won't be with this cast," the comedian said. "There is a complicated relationship with the show. The cast loves each other, and the actual shooting is always fun. We are all grateful that the show gave us a showcase and allowed us to be able to tour. The downside is that we never received fair compensation for the success of the show."
Mochrie continued, "We never received residuals for a show that's been shown around the world since its inception. Seeing announcements about the sale to the show overseas or to HBO Max can get irritating. I hope I don't sound bitter, because I learned long ago that this business is not fair, and being bitter about it gets you nowhere."
Perhaps in an effort not to be bitter, Mochrie reflected on some of his fonder memories of the series:
The beauty and the curse of improv is you forget everything once it's gone. The sketch with Richard Simmons I think I'll always remember; people always keep sending it to me, too, so I'll never forget it. Having Robin Williams do the show was amazing. Sid Caesar — being able to do a scene with someone who I admired as a child. Then there were a couple of scenes I think of where I made Ryan laugh, and that always makes me proud. Everyone's so jaded. They've seen everything. Whenever I could make them break up and lose it — sad, I know — it felt like I'd accomplished something.
Please bear all this in mind the next time you tweet at Mochrie to bring back the show.
