Worlds Worst
Worlds Worst is a short-form game in which performers step forward to demonstrate the world's worst version of an audience-suggested profession, character, or situation. Each offering is a quick one-liner or brief physical gag. The game was a popular segment on Whose Line Is It Anyway and rewards speed, confidence, and the ability to find the worst possible example of anything.
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