50 Facts About Colin Mochrie

Colin Mochrie has appeared in dozens of television series and films, as well as theatrical shows.

Colin Mochrie has written for numerous other series and events, and wrote and performed for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Colin Mochrie's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including two Canadian Comedy Awards, a Gemini Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award.

Colin Mochrie was named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards.

Colin Mochrie was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, the oldest of three children.

Colin Mochrie attended Killarney Secondary School, where he was a self-proclaimed loner who wanted to become a marine biologist.

Colin Mochrie was persuaded by a friend to try out for a play titled The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch in which Mochrie played the role of the undertaker.

Colin Mochrie was hooked when he got his first laugh, which inspired him to pursue a career in entertainment.

Colin Mochrie met fellow improvisor Ryan Stiles during this time.

Colin Mochrie was visiting a mutual friend in New Zealand when Stiles was doing comedy at Punchlines.

Once there, Colin Mochrie auditioned for The Second City comedy troupe, where Stiles was working.

Colin Mochrie began performing with the Second City National Touring Company where he met Debra McGrath, who was the director of the company at the time.

Colin Mochrie worked for The Second City for three years, co-writing and starring in three productions and directing three seasons of their national touring company.

Colin Mochrie has stated that the audition was a good learning experience because while improv is about setting other people up to be funny, auditions should be about giving yourself the chance to stand out.

Colin Mochrie moved to Los Angeles the following year, but again auditioned for the British Whose Line, this time making the cut and being asked to fly to London.

Colin Mochrie appeared on one episode and was again let go.

The third time Colin Mochrie auditioned, he earned a regular spot on the show.

Colin Mochrie was brought on alongside Ryan Stiles, who was a regular member of the UK cast.

Colin Mochrie appeared on every episode from its debut in August 1998 to its finale in 2006.

Colin Mochrie noted his favourite games as "Scenes From a Hat", where he would have to act out scenes based on suggestions by audience members, and "Whose Line" where he and Stiles would act out a scene and have to add in lines written on pieces of paper.

Colin Mochrie believed his weak spots were the musical segments and the "Hoedown" game, which he said was the only time during the show when he felt total fear.

Colin Mochrie remained active elsewhere during his tenure as a Whose Line cast member.

Shortly before his move to the US version of Whose Line in 1998, Colin Mochrie starred in the Canadian comedy series Supertown Challenge as the host of game shows, which the show spoofed.

Colin Mochrie appeared in several episodes of the Canadian improvisational comedy series Improv Heaven and Hell.

Colin Mochrie appeared on Nickelodeon's Figure It Out as a celebrity guest panelist; in one segment of the show, he was slimed.

Colin Mochrie had a one-liner in the "Bad Hare Day" episode of Goosebumps, and he made special guest appearances in several episodes of The Red Green Show.

From 2001 through 2002, Colin Mochrie co-starred in the Canadian comedy series Blackfly for the series' two seasons.

Colin Mochrie appeared in This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC Television from 2001 through 2003, and on the WB Television Network series Drew Carey's Green Screen Show in 2004.

Colin Mochrie has done a commercial supporting Habitat For Humanity.

Colin Mochrie appeared briefly in a commercial for Buckley's Cough Syrup, and he was featured in a commercial for New York Fries, manning a steamroller.

Colin Mochrie appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as the superhero Overly Sensitive Man.

In 2005, Colin Mochrie appeared in "Burnt Toast", a series of eight comedic mini-operas, each depicting a different stage of a romantic relationship in a contemporary setting, produced by Canada's Rhombus Media.

Colin Mochrie appeared in an episode of The Surreal Gourmet.

Colin Mochrie starred in this, and his daughter, Kinley, co-starred as Colin Mochrie's character at a younger age.

At that event, Sherwood and Colin Mochrie featured Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove rapping.

The image of Colin Mochrie's face is used extensively in Animutation, a style of Flash animation.

In 2010, Colin Mochrie acted in the Canadian television sitcom She's the Mayor, which debuted in 2011.

On July 19,2010, Colin Mochrie starred as the divorce lawyer working on the case of Spinner and Emma in Degrassi Takes Manhattan.

In 2011, Colin Mochrie appeared as a regular cast member on Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza on GSN.

In 2012, Colin Mochrie starred in the ABC improv comedy series Trust Us with Your Life.

Colin Mochrie had a recurring role in the short-lived television comedy series Working the Engels.

In 2017 Colin Mochrie made a cameo appearance complete with his trademark dry humour, as Ralph Fellows a hotel detective in an episode of the Canadian detective TV series Murdoch Mysteries.

Colin Mochrie has appeared on the revival of sketch comedy series The Kids in the Hall, which was released on Amazon Prime Video on May 13,2022.

Colin Mochrie co-created Hyprov, a comedy show that is a fusion of stage hypnosis and improvisation alongside hypnotist Asad Mecci and often co-stars as the improvisational comedian.

In 2017, with her permission, Colin Mochrie revealed on Twitter that Kinley is transgender.

In 2018, after Colin Mochrie posted a picture with his wife and daughter on Facebook wishing her a happy birthday, he received hateful comments from trolls.

Colin Mochrie is related to Canadian actor Munro Chambers by marriage.

Colin Mochrie has been nominated for five Canadian Comedy Awards and has won two.

Colin Mochrie has won a Gemini Award and a Writers Guild of Canada award for This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

In 2013, Colin Mochrie was awarded Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards.