WLiiA Meme: Day 17

Day 17: Favourite Bromance


Do you even need to ask? Ryan and Colin, all the way. Come on. That's a no brainer. And now, if I may, I shall rant. Because I have so been WAITING to rant on this one.

Let me start from the beginning of their story:

Imagine this: a young Colin Mochrie. I mean, twenties young. Like, he has hair even. That young. He's gone to theatre school and is now doing improv in Vancouver.

At the same time, Ryan Stiles (who was still a goofy bastard, as someone so aptly put it) is doing stand-up in Vancouver. They meet and Ryan begins to do improv.

Kablamo. Instant amazingness. They become friends and do improv together, and everything they do just seems to work.

Ryan moves to Ontario to join the Second City troupe. They recognize his talent and he's moved to the main stage. As this happens, Ryan invites an old friend by the name of Colin Mochrie to join him at the Second City.

Well, Colin auditions for the Second City. The judge is a woman by the name of Debra McGrath, and she recognizes his talent at improv. It's between Colin and "the cute guy". She chooses Colin (she and Colin later fall in love, get married and have a son).

Ryan auditions for a show called Whose Line is it Anyway, sometime in the late eighties (this was of course when it was still in Britain, before it migrated over to the U.S). He makes the cut and begins doing the show. Again, he invites Colin to join. Colin and some other folks from the Second City troupe audition, but since they were acting as good improvisers trying to make the other guy look good, none of them stand out, and none of them make the cut. Later, when Colin is in the U.S, he auditions again. He didn't know anyone else auditioning and focused on making himself stand out and he makes the cut this time. He and Ryan are re-united on the stage of Whose Line.

Dan Patterson recognized immediately that Ryan and Colin had a fantastic partnership when it came to improv - everything they did together was hilarious. So, naturally, they were put together a lot.

Whose Line migrates to the U.S. People watch it and love it. Ryan and Colin become some of the world's best-known improvisers.

It's with this background that you need to understand the extent of Ryan and Colin's friendship.

They were in their forties when they were doing U.S Whose Line. They met when they were both in their twenties. As Colin has said, Ryan gave Colin a career in improv, a wife...... you can see how they might be, well, the best of friends anyone could possibly be.

They. Are. So. Frickin'. CUTE!!!!!!! ~

I mean, seriously. The way they make fun of each other all the time, yet stick up for each other if anyone else makes fun of them. The way they can quite comfortably kiss and not think anything of it. The way they have a frickin' telepathy. My god, it's so frickin' adorable. I love these guys. At the risk of sounding like a shipper girl, THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!

But let's be clear.

I do not think they are gay for each other. They both have wives - Ryan has two boys and a girl, Colin has a son - and why must a completely adorable bromance be turned gay? IT'S NOT GAY. IT'S BROMANCE.

And it's the cutest bromance you will ever see.

Oh my frickin' god.

So. Frickin'. Cute.

In Colin's defense, Ryan had spent an entire game of Let's Make a Date attempting to lick Colin's head. 

"Oh, who am I kidding?!"

Ryan's reaction to the above kiss (took him a bit off guard). 

Oh how they laugh. 

So close!

I dare you to tell me that this isn't cute. 

Ryan is a wolf, nursing. Don't get the wrong idea.

STOP TEASING US!!!!!

I love these guys. 

Always helping each other out. 

Go on. Say that isn't cute. I FRICKIN' DARE YOU. 

Love Colin's expression. xD

THIS SCREENSHOT IS SO ADORABLE!!!!!!!

......What can you even say?

The famous Ry/Col telepathy. 

Ryan, sticking up for Colin here. "A glimpse into the dreams of Colin Mochrie."

"Theme from Titanic."

Their first kiss!

"Things that would make Drew Carey do a spit take."

First this happened. 

Then this happened. 

..... and then this happened. xD

The war continues.
Ryan (in Two-Line Vocabulary): What do I look like?
Colin: I'll tell you what you look like! A big stick with a big nose!
*LATER*
Ryan: By the way, when I said rug, I meant like a RUG, not like a wig.
Colin's retort shown above. 

Colin and Ryan making up.
Ryan: Happy hundredth mission! I got you a present.
Colin: Oh, I got you one too.
Ryan: Open yours first.
Colin: Aww..... *puts on imaginary wig*

Ryan: Ohh! *puts on hat over his nose*

Colin: Maybe I can melt the snow!
Ryan: I'm sure glad you thought of that before I did!
Colin: Me too!

Ryan: Hey! I've got a stick-like body! Ski on me!
Colin: Alright. *a moment later* FOR GOD'S SAKE! LIFT YOUR HEAD UP! YOUR NOSE IS SLOWING US DOWN!

Colin: Do you look like you've been hit by a bus three times?
Ryan: *points*

Colin: You started.

Without a doubt the sweetest most adorable most ohmahgawd moment in Whose Line history.

 Okay. These are all the examples from my screenshot collection.

And now, if I may, a cute fan video that works well with Ryan and Colin (I'm addicted to fanvids right now. Just not the real slash ones, those are not right).

Peace out, Whosebuddies,

MeganH

P.S Yes, I am a fangirl. Get over it. You know it's adorable, don't even try to deny it.