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RELEASE DATE
August 25, 2016
Hilarious Improv Comedy Show WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
Comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts
November 10, 2016 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall; tickets on
sale now
COSTA MESA, CA – The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It
Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? coming to Segerstrom
Center for the Arts for one night only on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry
Segerstrom Concert Hall. WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and
song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members and comedic veterans Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops,
Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your
eyes.
Single tickets start at $39 and are now available online at SCFTA.org, the Box Office at 600 Town Center
Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more,
call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236.
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Audience participation is key to the show, so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the
cast onstage! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the longrunning TV show as well as some exciting new ones. All ages are welcome to attend the show.
Cast Bios:
Ryan Stiles began his comedy career at a Punchlines Comedy Club in Vancouver in his last year of high
school. He was a good student, but had flexibility in his schedule, which gave him time to perform at night
plus work part time for his dad at a fish plant. He quit high school a couple months short of graduation to
work in comedy. In spite of his parents’ objections, he worked in comedy and was able to support himself
for several years performing, writing and working on television in Canada. In 1986, he became part of the
cast of The Second City during Expo 86 in Vancouver. After that run ended, he moved to LA to briefly join
the Second City cast there and then moved to Toronto where he was chosen to be a cast member of The
Second City mainstage company. It was there that he honed his amazing improvisational skills. After a
couple years in Toronto, Ryan moved to LA once again and landed several guest roles on The Garry
Shandling Show, Mad About You, Who's The Boss?, Weird Science, The John Larroquette Show and
Murphy Brown and of course the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? came along. In 1995, he
landed a regular role on The Drew Carey Show which lasted several seasons on ABC. It was Ryan and
Drew that pitched “Whose Line” to ABC. Drew hosted it and Ryan became a starring fixture on “Whose
Line” even drawing blood for his comedic efforts in one episode.
Greg Proops is a stand-up comic from San Francisco. He lives in Hollywood. It’s not that bad. Really.
The Proopdog is best known for his unpredictable appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? He can be
seen on the new season on the CW. Professor Proops has a hit Podcast called The Smartest Man in the
World. He has recorded it live in Australia, New Zealand, Montreal, Edinburgh, Dublin, San Francisco,
Oslo, Amsterdam, Austin, London, Paris, aboard a ship in the Caribbean and somehow, Cleveland. Find
it at Proopcast.com or iTunes. Greg has lent his voice to Star Wars the Phantom Menace and was Bob
the Builder. Mr. Proops has been a guest on Red Eye, The Late, Late Show and Chelsea Lately on E!
You may socially network with Greg on Twitter at @gregproops and tumblr at proopcast.com.
Jeff B. Davis is a multi-talented actor/comedian, born and bred in Los Angeles, CA. His career began at
age 4 as Linus in a terribly ill-advised, all-children production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the
Groundlings Theater. On opening night, Jeff vomited all over his director, then turned and took the stage.
At age 9, Jeff was cast as Louis in Yul Brynner's final production of The King and I, which toured
nationally and closed on Broadway when Jeff was 11, after nearly 800 vomit-free performances. In high
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school Jeff began improvising with Los Angeles ComedySportz, eventually learning the skills he'd later
need as a frequent guest on the hit television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Jeff has a long list of TV
credits, including Steve Martin's NBC comedy The Downer Channel, WB's On the Spot, NBC's Happy
Family, the Sarah Silverman Show, Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and Improvaganza, to name just a
few. Jeff spends many nights of the year performing live with "Whose Line" stars Ryan Stiles and Greg
Proops to standing ovations all over North America. When he's not on stage, Jeff is in Hollywood trying to
break George Clooney's record of "most failed television pilots." Jeff is currently a guest on CW's reboot
of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and can be heard on the highly-acclaimed, deeply weird Harmontown
podcast with NBC's Community creator Dan Harmon. Listen at your own risk. Feel free to bother Jeff on
Twitter @JeffBryanDavis.
Joel Murray is the youngest of the funny Murray brothers and like Bill and Brian, Joel is an alumnus of
the famous Second City Chicago. Joel has joined Whose Live Anyway? as the main go-to guy. Joel
starred in the 1990 television series Grand, the 1991 comedy series Pacific Station, Love and War as Ray
Litvak, and as Pete Cavanaugh for several seasons on Dharma & Greg. Joel Murray's first film role was in
the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer as George Calamari. His other roles include the 1988 comedy
film Scrooged, with his brothers Bill, Brian and John. He starred in the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown. In
the first, second, and fourth seasons of the Emmy Winning AMC TV series Mad Men, Joel Murray
appeared as copywriter Freddy Rumsen. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as
The Nanny, Two and a Half Men, Malcolm in The Middle, Criminal Minds and Blossom. In the 2012 film
God Bless America he portrays Frank, a man whose contempt for superficiality and meanness in
American society sends him over the edge and into a killing spree. In the 2013 Pixar film Monsters
University he provides the voice of Don Carlton, a middle-aged monster who is a college student and
salesman. Joel makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family and is an avid golfer. He is a
partner with brothers Brian, Bill and John in the Caddy Shack Restaurant.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds Kia, the Official Automotive Partner of the Center. United
Airlines is the Official Airline of the Center.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary
cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed
experiences, and to engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of
live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.
Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County’s
largest non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also
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home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School, where students ages 3 – 14 are taught
by acclaimed teachers utilizing the renowned ABT National Training Curriculum in studios utilized by the
world’s greatest dancers and choreographers.
The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international
ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret,
contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, familyfriendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on
the plaza and many other special events.
The Center’s education programs are designed to inspire young people through the arts and reach
hundreds of thousands of students each year. In addition to the presenting and producing institution
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus also embraces the facilities of two independently
acclaimed organizations: Tony Award®-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the
future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region’s major
performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and
the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at
Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
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Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8 p.m.
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
www.scfta.org
Tickets -
Start at $39
In person -
The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
Online -
SCFTA.org
Phone -
(714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
TTY number - (714) 556-2746
Group Sales - (714) 755-0236
Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for
the Arts is a private, non-profit organization. “Segerstrom Center for the Arts” is a registered trademark.
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600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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F (714) 556-8984
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