"revived by HTV West and Meridian from 20 September 1994 to 17 December 1996 hosted by Emma Forbes. A special one-off edition hosted by Hugh Dennis was produced for BBC Four in 2005, as part of a season about British culture in the decade following World War II, along with an episode of the original series, from 5 October 1957. A one-off episode aired on the BBC website on 7 March 2011 as part of the BBC's Red Nose Day fundraiser ""24 Hour Panel People"". Stephen K. Amos served as presenter, with David Walliams, Christopher Biggins and Holly Walsh on"
"What's My Line? What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game requires celebrity panelists to question a contestant in order to determine his or her occupation, ""i.e."", ""line [of work],"" with panelists being called on to identify a weekly celebrity ""mystery guest"" with specificity. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show. Moderated by John Charles Daly and with panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, ""What's My Line?"" won three Emmy"
"John Charles Daly John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly (February 20, 1914 – February 24, 1991), generally known as John Charles Daly or simply John Daly, was an American radio and television personality, CBS News broadcast journalist, ABC News executive and TV anchor and a game show host, best known as the host and moderator of the CBS television panel show ""What's My Line?"" The second of two brothers, Daly was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where his American father worked as a geologist. While in Johannesburg Daly attended Marist Brothers College. After his father died of a tropical fever, Daly's"
"2014, another pilot for a revival was shot to offer to stations in 2015, but it also failed to sell. It was during the run of the syndicated version that Woody Allen parodied ""What's My Line?"" in his 1972 film ""Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex,"" with the segment ""What Are Sex Perverts?"" featuring a game show called ""What's My Perversion?"" Appearing as panelists were Robert Q. Lewis, who had been a panelist on the original ""What's My Line?"", and Pamela Mason, who had been a mystery guest. Jack Barry, partner of Dan Enright, both of whom had"
"game elements. ""What's My Line?"" announcer Johnny Olson was the announcer, and Bob Barker was the host for the show which ran for two seasons on CBS. From November 2004 to July 2006, Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten produced one-hour live stage versions of the show at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, California, titled ""What's My Line? — Live On Stage"". The Los Angeles version of the live show went on hiatus when van Straaten relocated to New York, then resumed in June 2007. The production debuted in New York at the Barrow Street Theatre on"
"That's My Line That's My Line was a summer CBS reality show developed by Mark Goodson, one of the creators of ""What's My Line?"". The show highlights the unusual occupations of ordinary people, but unlike ""What's My Line?"", it has no panel or game components; the show is rather along the same lines as NBC's ""Real People"" and ABC's ""That's Incredible!"". It was hosted by Bob Barker and announced by Johnny Olson, both associated with Goodson-Todman's hit game show, ""The Price Is Right"". The series was co-hosted by Suzanne Childs and Tiiu Leek, and joined during the 1981 run by"
"The series returned, on BBC2 with David Jacobs as host, from 23 August 1973 to 18 May 1974. Regular panelists were William Franklyn, Isobel Barnett (Lady Barnett), Kenneth Williams, and Anna Quayle; later in the run, Quayle was replaced by Nanette Newman. Eamonn Andrews returned to host a revival on ITV from 26 March 1984 with John Benson as announcer. This version aired at night and, although mainly recorded, some episodes were screened live. Taped episodes may be identified as opening with ""Tonight from London it's time for ""What's My Line?"""", while those broadcast live began with ""Live from London""."
"took over as the second television emcee during an interrupted schedule from April 5 to 26, 1952, and April 13, 1953, to July 5, 1954. John Charles Daly, long-time host of ""What's My Line?"" on CBS, was the emcee for the final shortened season of the series, February 2 to July 26, 1955, when it aired on ABC. Recurring panelists included Morey Amsterdam, Al Capp, June Lockhart, Kitty Carlisle, Bennett Cerf, Oscar Levant, and columnists Bob Considine and Earl Wilson. Sometimes, the source of the quotation was featured in silhouette delivering his own quotation. A home viewer who submitted a"
"which referred to differently-colored piggy banks. Playing rules were almost identical to the original American rules on ""What's My Line"" with two notable exceptions: The series returned from 1961 and ran until Lembke's unexpected death in 1989. The series returned as a weekly program on Kabel 1 from 1999 to 2005, hosted by Björn Hergen Schimpf. The panel consisted of entertainer/comedians Herbert Feuerstein and Tanja Schumann, talk-show host Vera Int-Veen, and former German minister of labour and social affairs Norbert Blüm. The Indonesian version is called """" (""Who He/She Is""). First premiered on August 3, 1992 until June 26, 1998"
"March 24, 2008 for an announced run of six shows. The show is now an authorized production as it is licensed by FremantleMedia, the owners of ""What's My Line?"". As of April 12, 2008 the New York mystery guests have been George Wendt, Moby, Natalia Paruz and Tony Roberts. Panelists have included Jonathan Ames, Dr. Joy Browne, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Frank DeCaro, Michael Riedel, and original TV version veterans Betsy Palmer and Julia Meade. The first guest on the New York show (#75 in the production overall) was Pat Finch, who was the first guest on the first CBS episode. In"
"Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (often known as simply Whose Line?) is an improvisational comedy television show, an adaptation of the British show of the same name. It aired on ABC and ABC Family from August 5, 1998 to December 15, 2007, hosted by Drew Carey. A revival of the show, hosted by Aisha Tyler, began airing on The CW on July 16, 2013. The series features Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady as its regular performers with the fourth seat occupied by a guest panelist. The show consists of a"
"part of its ""Black & White Late Night"" block, being preceded by ""What's My Line?"" at 2. On December 16, 2014, the 1972 version of the show aired at 2 and 2:30 a.m. Eastern, and then solely at the 2:30 a.m. time slot for two weeks. The rest of the two weeks on the schedule were being preceded by the original version of ""What's My Line?"". On February 10, 2018, GSN reran an episode from the 1972 version featuring John Davidson as a celebrity guest as part of their Saturday Night Classics block. The over-the-air digital channel BUZZR, owned by"
"of the fourth season in 1971. Other panelists included Alan Alda, his father Robert Alda, Joanna Barnes, Joyce Brothers, Jack Cassidy, Bert Convy, Joel Grey, Elaine Joyce, Ruta Lee, Meredith MacRae, Henry Morgan, Gene Rayburn, Nipsey Russell, Gene Shalit and Dana Valery. Unlike its predecessor, the syndicated ""What's My Line?"" did not emphasize formality as the panelists dressed in normal attire. In addition, the panelists were simply referred to by name and only their first names were displayed in front of them. The show did manage to keep some elements of the original series intact, as the cartoon introduction used"
"Daly appeared on-camera in 1975 having a conversation that introduced the old kinescope clips. Hosts of the syndicated version, Wally Bruner and Larry Blyden, were alive at the time but did not participate. With the exception of Bruner's 1969 appearance with mystery guest Gerald Ford, the 25th anniversary special consisted entirely of highlights from the CBS Sunday night version of the series. In 1980, Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, creators of ""What's My Line?"", produced ""That's My Line"" which also highlighted the unusual occupations of ordinary people. However, the show was developed as a reality show and had no panel or"
"Arlene Francis Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20, 1907 – May 31, 2001) was an American actress, radio and television talk show host, and game show panelist. She is known for her long-standing role as a panelist on the television game show "" What's My Line?"", on which she regularly appeared for 25 years, from 1950 through the mid-1970s, on both the network and syndicated versions of the show. Francis was born on October 20, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Leah (née Davis) and Aram Kazanjian. Her Armenian father was studying art in Paris at the"
"a guest. All original series shows were recorded via kinescope onto film, but networks in the early 1950s sometimes destroyed such recordings to recover the silver content from the film. CBS regularly recycled ""What's My Line?"" kinescopes until July 1952, when Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, having realized it was occurring, offered to pay the network for a film of every broadcast. As a result, only about ten episodes exist from the first two years of the series, including the first three broadcasts. Episode #048 from April 29, 1951 exists at the University of Wisconsin Center For Film and Theater"
"every episode of the US series of ""Whose Line?"", with Stiles having missed two recordings due to illness. The original host of the U.S. show was Drew Carey, who appeared in every episode of seasons 1–8. Carey notably took more of an active role in the show than his predecessor Clive Anderson, as following the announcement of the ""winner"" of each show, Carey would perform a game with the other performers. After the CW revival in 2013, Aisha Tyler took over as host, as Carey was the host of ""The Price is Right"", which ran at the same time as"
"Wally Bruner Wallace Bruner Jr. (March 4, 1931 – November 3, 1997) was an American journalist and television host. He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administration for ABC News in the 1960s. He was the first host of the 1968–1975 syndicated version of ""What's My Line?"" and went on to host the syndicated home repair show ""Wally's Workshop."" Bruner was born on March 4, 1931, in Ames, Iowa, to Wallace and Audrey (Scott) Bruner. He was raised in Tell City, Indiana. He married his classmate, the former Patricia Thomas, after graduation. The two later jointly built and operated radio"
"the age of 93 on May 31, 2001, in San Francisco, California, from Alzheimer's disease and cancer. She was interred in Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Arlene Francis Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20, 1907 – May 31, 2001) was an American actress, radio and television talk show host, and game show panelist. She is known for her long-standing role as a panelist on the television game show "" What's My Line?"", on which she regularly appeared for 25 years, from 1950 through the mid-1970s, on both the network and syndicated versions of the show. Francis was"
"mystery guest, who was John Daly himself. Daly had always been the emergency mystery guest in case the scheduled guest was unable to appear on the live broadcast, but this had never occurred. Mark Goodson, Bill Todman and Johnny Olson appeared on-camera as well. Once the original ""What's My Line?"" had ended, Goodson-Todman struck a deal with CBS's syndication arm, which in time became the present-day Viacom, to syndicate a new weekday videotaped edition. This version became a staple of local stations' afternoon and early evening schedules, especially from the 1971-72 season onward, when the FCC forced networks to cede"
"wife, Catherine, his son Jim, his daughter Carol, and a granddaughter. Lee Vines Lee Vines (April 11, 1919 – July 9, 2011) was a Canadian-born American radio and television announcer and actor. He was best known to television audiences in the 1950s as the announcer on the ""What's My Line?"" game show. He also was the announcer for other television shows including ""The Big Surprise"", ""Celebrity Talent Scouts"", ""Down You Go"", ""Fractured Phrases"", ""The Funny Side"", ""Make the Connection"", ""Medic"", ""Picture This"" ""Robert Q's Matinee"", ""The Name's the Same"", ""Password All-Stars"" and ""Hallmark Hall of Fame"". His acting and voice-over"
"campaign. Just days after disbanding their technical crew, Goodson and Todman pitched the idea of a retrospective network special to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program's CBS debut, called ""What's My Line at 25"". The programming department at CBS turned down the idea but ABC bought it. The special was broadcast by ABC on May 28, 1975 as a late-night ""Wide World Special"", and is currently available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media. It made a return twice on television as a one-time rerun on GSN (Game Show Network) on December 25, 2014 at 1:00 A.M. EST"
"Hal Block Harold Block (August 2, 1913 – June 16, 1981) was an American comedy writer, comedian, producer, songwriter and television personality. Although Block was a highly successful comedy writer for over 15 years, today he is most often remembered as an original panelist of the television game show ""What's My Line?"" who was fired from the show in its third season, reportedly for inappropriate on-air behavior. Block is a controversial figure in the history of television, denounced by some, while praised by others as a writer and for contributing to the original success of ""What's My Line?"" During the"
"from their home until 1963, long after the terminations of other radio shows on which each had worked without the other. Kilgallen was among the notables on the guest list of those who attended the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. Kilgallen became a panelist on the American television game show ""What's My Line?"" in 1950 (its first broadcast), which was telecast from New York City on the CBS television network until 1967. She remained on the show for 15 years (until her death). Though Kilgallen and Frank Sinatra were fairly good friends for several years and were photographed rehearsing"
"Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK TV series) Whose Line is it Anyway? (shortened to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy television show created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, and hosted by Clive Anderson. Beginning as a BBC radio programme, it was successfully adapted for television after its acquisition by Channel 4, and aired ten series from 23 September 1988 to 4 February 1999. ""Whose Line?"" consists of a panel of four performers who create characters, scenes or songs on the spot in the style of short-form improvisation games, based on topics either prompted from audience"
"episode aired in 1966. Nelson was producer and director of most of the episodes, and he co-wrote many of them. Nelson's brother, Don Nelson, was also one of the writers. Ozzie was very hands-on and involved with every aspect of the radio and TV programs. (It is notable that throughout the 1950s, Ozzie's prior bandleading career and Harriet's singing career were seldom mentioned. The younger audience would have had no idea that Ozzie and Harriet had previously been involved in music.) He appeared as a guest panelist on the June 9, 1957, episode of What's My Line? His last television"
"version of Goodson-Todman's ""Card Sharks"". Before World War II, he was a stage actor. He also wrote a book in 1978 called ""What's My Line? The History of America's Most Famous Panel Show"". Gil Fates Joseph Gilbert Fates (September 29, 1914, Newark, New Jersey - May 1, 2000, New York City) was an American television producer. Nicknamed ""Gil"", Fates was the executive producer of ""What's My Line?."" Fates produced the game show its entire quarter-century span of CBS and syndicated runs. Fates and panelist Arlene Francis (who debuted on the second week) were with the show from 1950 until it"
"by train to Hollywood, writing for Baker's radio show. ""What's My Line?"" was on the air for 17 years and became the longest running game show in U.S. primetime history, while Block returned to anonymity. Hal Block Harold Block (August 2, 1913 – June 16, 1981) was an American comedy writer, comedian, producer, songwriter and television personality. Although Block was a highly successful comedy writer for over 15 years, today he is most often remembered as an original panelist of the television game show ""What's My Line?"" who was fired from the show in its third season, reportedly for inappropriate"
"Line"". CBS newsman Walter Cronkite would eventually host the 1954 version. Among the celebrities who would appear as panelists were actresses Anna Lee and Nina Foch, journalist Quincy Howe, TV hostess Robin Chandler, radio host and storyteller John Henry Faulk, New York Yankees play-by-play announcer Mel Allen, and writer Quentin Reynolds. Each typical episode contained two contestant rounds, followed by a newsmaker round, and occasionally followed by an additional contestant round. Each round was a bluffing game where contestants attempted to determine if an answer that was given by one of the panelists was true or false. The contestant was"
"for free to those living in the UK on All 4. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK TV series) Whose Line is it Anyway? (shortened to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy television show created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, and hosted by Clive Anderson. Beginning as a BBC radio programme, it was successfully adapted for television after its acquisition by Channel 4, and aired ten series from 23 September 1988 to 4 February 1999. ""Whose Line?"" consists of a panel of four performers who create characters, scenes or songs on the spot in the style"
"BBC radio show ""I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"". Indeed, the title of the show itself is a comedic riposte to another radio show that also moved to television, ""What's My Line"", merged with the title of a 1972 teleplay (and eventual theatrical play) ""Whose Life Is It Anyway?"". The radio series consisted of six episodes, with Clive Anderson as host, with John Sessions and Stephen Fry as regulars. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (radio series) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy radio programme. A television series of the same"
"Firing Line (TV series) Firing Line (in full, Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. and Firing Line with Margaret Hoover) is an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and relaunched with host Margaret Hoover. Under Buckley, 1,504 episodes, over 33 years, made ""Firing Line"" the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host. The program, which featured many influential public figures in the United States, won an Emmy Award in 1969. ""Firing Line"" began on April 4, 1966 as an hour-long show (including breaks) for commercial television, syndicated by"
"by his wife into the publication of ""Fred Allen's Letters"" in 1965. During the following night's regular Sunday broadcast of ""What's My Line?"" at 10:30 p.m., barely 24 hours following Allen's death, host John Daly preceded the program with a special message to the viewing audience. He stated that earlier in the day the producers had considered replacing the regular game play with a special memorial episode, but Allen's wife Portland Hoffa stated that she preferred the show be conducted as it always had been, indicating that this is what Allen would have wanted. The program then proceeded as normal,"