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'Whose Live Anyway?' comes to Elgin, Batavia in October

"Whose Live Anyway" comes to the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Oct. 11 and 14 and the Batavia Fine Arts Centre Oct. 15. Inspired by the Emmy-nominated show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" this 90-minute evening of hilarious improvised comedy and song stars Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray and uses audience suggestions to create hysterically funny scenes invented on the spot.

Ryan Stiles began his career in comedy in Vancouver as a member of the cast of Second City in Vancouver in 1986. He went on to guest roles on several popular TV shows including "The Gary Shandling Show" and "Murphy Brown" and in 1995 landed a regular role on "The Drew Cary Show."

Greg Proops hails from San Francisco. He lent his voice to "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Bob the Builder" and currently hosts the popular podcast "The Smartest Man in the World". Stiles and Proops both appeared on the ABC's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

L.A. born and bred Jeff B. Davis began his comedy career at ComedySportz. His extensive list of TV credits include his current role on The CW reboot of "Whose Line is It Anyway?"

Joel Murray, a Chicago-native and member of the famed Murray clan (he's the younger brother of Bill and Brian Doyle Murray), is an alum of Chicago's Second City, and has appeared in AMC's Emmy-winning "Mad Men," ABC's "Dharma and Greg," Showtime's "Shameless" and the Oscar-winning film "The Artist."

The Elgin performances will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at he ECC Arts Center, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Tickets are $45-$55. Visit tickets.elgin.edu or call (847) 622-0300.

The Tri-Cities performance will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main St. in Batavia. Tickets are $37-$67. Visit bataviafineartscentre.org or call (630) 937-8930.

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