Chip Esten
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Chip Esten pronounced "Ehstehn"(credited as "Charles Esten" in some American episodes) appeared on both the British and American editions of Whose Line.
Described by Clive Anderson early as being very handsome, Chip began as a bit-part player who was occasionally allowed to participate in games of Song Styles, however his appearances on the British edition never made a huge impact. By the American edition, however, he was an in-demand singing partner for Wayne Brady and appeared roughly as often as Brad Sherwood. Besides singing, Chip is also famous for doing an impersonation of the cartoon character, Snagglepuss.
Chip's pleasant demeanour was often at odds with the sexual puns which became the norm of the later shows, however he was still able to have a lot of fun - even going as far as to reprise his British role as the Bartender in the game of the same name.
He is more well-known, however for two events partnering Wayne. The first of these was a Duet performing a jitterbug song about a dishwasher, in which both singers did not notice that they were singing about putting dirty clothes in the dishwasher. The second came during a Greatest Hits game, in which both men were singing as members of 80s pop-reggae band The Police - without looking at each other, they both began the song at the same time with the call of "eeyooooo", before laughing.
Chip is also infamous for jumping on Ryan Stiles and hurting his back during a game of Hollywood Director and Also Poking Ryan in the eye in a UK playing of Film and Theatre Styles.
- Chip's appearances (US)
- US Season 2: 1, 5, 12, 21, 24, 33, 36 and 39
- US Season 3: 2, 3, 10, 12, 16, 22, 33 and 36
- US Season 4: 3, 5, 9, 18, 19 and 25
- US Season 5: 9, 14, 22, 25 and 34
- US Season 6: 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10
- US Season 7: 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 and 21
- US Season 8: 2
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| US Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Host | Drew Carey | |
| Musicians | Laura Hall · Linda Taylor · Candy Girard · Anne King · Anna Wanselius · Cece Worral-Rubin | |
| Show Regulars | Wayne Brady · Colin Mochrie · Ryan Stiles | |
| Frequent Players | Chip Esten · Kathy Greenwood · Greg Proops · Denny Siegel · Brad Sherwood | |
