Greg Proops
Who Greg Proops is
San Francisco-bred stand-up comic, improviser, actor, voice performer, author and podcaster based in Hollywood. He is best known for the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, tours with Whose Live Anyway?, hosts The Smartest Man in the World and Greg Proops Film Club podcasts and released the improvised live album KIDDING. BUT STILL.
At a glance
- Born
- 1959
- Based in
- Hollywood, California
- Albums
- KIDDING. BUT STILL., Free State of California, Purple Shasta Raccoon and 1 more
- Podcasts
- The Smartest Man in the World, Greg Proops Film Club and The Smartest Book in the World
- On screen
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, The Nightmare Before Christmas and 1 more
- WTF with Marc Maron
- Episode 602
- Official site
- gregproops.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: gregproops.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- KIDDING. BUT STILL.
- Free State of California
- Purple Shasta Raccoon
- French Drug Deal
On screen
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Bob the Builder
Podcasts
- The Smartest Man in the World
- Greg Proops Film Club
- The Smartest Book in the World
Comedians like Greg Proops
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Aisha Tyler also in Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Drew Carey also in Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Questions about Greg Proops
Where is Greg Proops performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: gregproops.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
The Smartest Man in the World, Greg Proops Film Club and The Smartest Book in the World.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Bob the Builder.
Where are they based?
Hollywood, California, as their record gives it.
When were they born?
In 1959.
Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?
Yes — episode 602.
Who are some comedians like them?
Aisha Tyler (also in Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and Drew Carey (also in Whose Line Is It Anyway?).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Greg Proops official site ↗ current album, live/improv work and podcasts
- Greg Proops official bio ↗ San Francisco origins, Hollywood base, Whose Line, Whose Live, voice work and podcasts
- Simon & Schuster — Greg Proops ↗ stand-up career, Whose Line, podcast, voice roles and book
- Wikipedia — Greg Proops ↗ year of birth
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026