Laura Hall (musician)

Laura Hall
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, US
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
Associated acts	Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Laura Hall is an American musician from Chicago. She is best known for her role as band leader and pianist on the American version of the improvisational comedy television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

Hall began her musical career in her hometownChicago, Illinois, working as a pianist for various theater and improvisational companies including The Second City and the Improv Institute.

Many of the sketches on Whose Line Is It Anyway? include music, and there have been a number of musicians during the run of the show. On the original BBC Radio series, the music was provided by Colin Sell, but when the show migrated to Channel 4, Richard Vranch took over the job. Richard Vranch did not move with the show to the United States; in fact, during the final series of the UK show which was filmed in America, Hall made her first appearance on the show. She appeared on six of the UK series' episodes.

Hall continued as musician in the first season of the U.S. show on her own, but beginning in the second season, additional musicians were added to attempt to bolster that section of the show. Often joining Hall was multi-instrumentalist Linda Taylor, and on occasion other musicians (such as horn players) were added; additional performers included Anna Wanselius, Cece Worrall-Ruben, Anne King, and Candy Girard. Hall has performed throughout the thirteen seasons of the U.S. series.

Hall has also participated in similar projects with Drew Carey, such as Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and Drew Carey and the Improv Allstars. She appeared in two episodes of Carey's sitcom, The Drew Carey Show.

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