This show can ALWAYS make me laugh, even on my saddest, toughest days. My absolute favorite game is Scenes from a Hat!

Never quite matched it's excellent predecessor, the Aisha Tyler years still prove that our favorite improv comedians, Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie, haven't lost a step. Sure, the men may be slowing with age, but there hasn't been another crew of this caliber even during the Drew Carey era. And while Aisha Tyler is nowhere near as capable, she hosts the show as well as she could, considering the real stars are able to carry the show on the shoulders. The invited guests however, are more miss than hit, and though I understand that lawsuits are abound if they pull in audience members for a scene, they should get guests stars that are, well, more entertaining. Instead, many of them were no more than props with no worthwhile contribution. In any case, season 3 and 4 sees the show settling into a nice rhythm and a winning groove. Hopefully they'll get better.

I wanted to like this new series based on the venerable old programs which are still quite hilarious both in the British and later American incarnations with Drew Carey.Alas, Aisha Tyler doesn't yet fit in but she may never fit in. She overdoes her reactions and the men of the program, used to "giving it to the host" for instance Wayne Brady's mock sexual advances to Drew Carey are not duplicated so far on this incarnation. Nor are they ever likely to be, no doubt due to political correctness!Sorry, the chemistry is not there. I don't understand why Aisha can't use her normal voice instead of that affected loud sing-song delivery she insists on. Maybe if she relaxed more she would do better.Go to YouTube instead and watch the old clips which are the real thing.additional comments added 9/16/16: I think that maybe they are finding better ways for the long-time familiar players to interact with Ms. Tyler and she seems to be giving up her affected delivery which never worked. Speaking of her supposed Trans-sexuality for comedic purposes works for the present and if that can be related to her supposed "bossiness" I think they might succeed where they didn't before!

I was a HUGE fan of the original show. The borderline risqué and taboo humor the men (and sometimes women) showed was refreshing and allowed me to realize that not everyone is a prude when it comes to man-on-man action... albeit in humor. My favorites have always been Ryan Stiles and Collin Mochrie - when they were heavily featured, the show I felt was at its best. With this newer show, I am sad to see Drew Carey missing. Understanding that he is busy hosting The Price is Right, I simply feel this newer show is lacking a bit. Aisha Tyler does not have the same chemistry with the other performers as Carey, and she simply doesn't seem to enjoy herself as much. This could change, rendering that criticism moot, but as it stands, I still prefer Carey.Other than that, I strongly suggest that this show include the AUDIENCE once again and stop being so heavy to include 'guest stars' on the show. They can be entertaining, but not nearly as much as when the audience members, (at time begrudgingly) were put up on stage and forced to perform. It was entertaining, and made you realize that this REALLY is something the professionals make LOOK easy, but it's not.Also, the games. I absolutely despise this new 'magic wall' game, or whatever it's called, where the performers lay on a red mat but appear to be standing up. Sure, it defies gravity on screen, but not a single one, in my opinion, have actually been funny. Adding ANYTHING to this show isn't needed... I still watch the old ones and crack up. The humor does not need to change for a new year.All in all, I give this a 7 out of 10 so far. It DOES have much the same dynamic and chemistry as before, but the changes (aside from the set which I don't care about at all) aren't welcomed by me. I understand Aisha Tyler may come into her own, but this show DOES leave me preferring older shows to the newer ones.