as with the first live episode, the cast and crew performed "drew live ii" three times for the eastern/central, mountain and pacific time zones. several cast members from the improvisational comedy series "whose line is it anyway?" made guest appearances in the episode. colin mochrie once again reprised his role as eugene, while wayne brady, brad sherwood, chip esten, greg proops, kathy greenwood and laura hall appeared in the various improv segments. talk show host jay leno also makes a cameo appearance. to coincide with the episode, abc planned to air live promos featuring actors coming by "the drew carey show" studio to promote their abc shows.