This episode of the ABC incarnation of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Is famous for doing one thing: making fun of a censor-happy man who is against a joke that is basically harmless.
At the start, Drew and the performers for the episode, Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Collin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles, would perform in this show, which for those who have heard of this for the first time, is an improv comedy show that is is under the guise of a contest (as everything is made up and the points don't matter). The show goes as normal, but when it gets to the fourth game, Title Sequence, then the episode starts to kick into gear, as when an audience member mentions Bill Cosby and Hitler, the director stops to tell Drew he cannot make fun of Hitler, forcing him to change it Cosby and the insurance salesman.
While they could have edited it out, Drew and the guys left it in, as after the game, they would get back at the director, slipping in jokes about it (and even Drew making witty comments in Scenes from a Hat where they can't make fun of Hitler, but they make fun of Tonto, who is a Native American). Nowadays, doing that would get you cancelled, as the network would not be happy about one staff member being made fun of for doing his job, but this was back in 2002, when people didn't lose it over a joke. This is a funny episode where the performers and Drew had a good first part, but once the problems began, they had fun sneaking in the jokes and Drew basically told truth about the double standards being allowed.
At the start, Drew and the performers for the episode, Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Collin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles, would perform in this show, which for those who have heard of this for the first time, is an improv comedy show that is is under the guise of a contest (as everything is made up and the points don't matter). The show goes as normal, but when it gets to the fourth game, Title Sequence, then the episode starts to kick into gear, as when an audience member mentions Bill Cosby and Hitler, the director stops to tell Drew he cannot make fun of Hitler, forcing him to change it Cosby and the insurance salesman.
While they could have edited it out, Drew and the guys left it in, as after the game, they would get back at the director, slipping in jokes about it (and even Drew making witty comments in Scenes from a Hat where they can't make fun of Hitler, but they make fun of Tonto, who is a Native American). Nowadays, doing that would get you cancelled, as the network would not be happy about one staff member being made fun of for doing his job, but this was back in 2002, when people didn't lose it over a joke. This is a funny episode where the performers and Drew had a good first part, but once the problems began, they had fun sneaking in the jokes and Drew basically told truth about the double standards being allowed.