If you like comedy, travel, or stories where you can't wait to find out what happens next, you should check it out You Had To Be There. Every episode is a documentary about some ambitious, outrageous, often ill-advised comedic adventure. Stories come from comedians across the country. The show's hosted by Will Thwaites.
Back in the 90s, a Vermont filmmaker named John O'Briend made a mocumentary about retired dairy farmer who runs for the US Congress. He cast a real 73-year-old Vermont dairy farmer in the lead role, and then to promote the film, he ran that same farmer in a real election for the US Senate.
Story editing for this episode came from Audrey Quinn.
Special thanks to Lucien DeLaBruere, Dan Kerrigan, Micky Haney, Jason Lovell, Ian Goldsmith, and Shannon Thwaites
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions.
To find out more about You Had To Be There, visit http://youhadtobethere.media
20 Mar 2023
3 - We Still Like You
In 2014, a group of Chicago comedians founded a comedy show built around shame.
Story editing for this episode came from Audrey Quinn.
Special thanks to Emily Schuman, Dave Schuman, Divya Chungi, Madeline Carr, Shannon Thwaites, Kyle Collins, and Elizabeth Newkirk.
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions and the Sound of Picture Library.
To find out more about You Had To Be There, visit http://youhadtobethere.media
To found out more about We Still Like You, visit https://www.facebook.com/WeStillLikeYou
Check out Tyler Snodgrass's show Take This Pod And Shove It at https://linktr.ee/takethispodandshoveit (https://linktr.ee/takethispodandshoveit)
Check out Danii Gallegos's Los Angeles based collective Dreamhouse at https://www.instagram.com/dreamhouse_usa/ (https://www.instagram.com/dreamhouse_usa/)
And check out Cameron Gillette's comedy special "The Best Set I Will Ever Have" at https://youtu.be/5xCU3QB6do0 (https://youtu.be/5xCU3QB6do0)
6 Mar 2023
2 - Benny's
A hardware store closes after 93 years in business. A sketch comedy group decides to write a musical about it.
For more information about the podcast, visit http://youhadtobethere.media
You Had To Be There is hosted and produced by Will Thwaites. Click to follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/willthwaites), Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.
Check out the work of of the Empire Revue at https://www.facebook.com/EmpireRevueProvidence
Story editing for this episode came Audrey Quinn
Special thanks to Gabby Ceston, Charlotte Maher Levy, Marisa Bippus, Alex Lowry, and Shannon Thwaites.
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions and Sound of Picture.
20 Feb 2023
1 - City of Atlanta
This is a story about a comedian named Ben Palmer, and a joke of his that went just a little bit too far.
For more information about the podcast, visit youhadtobethere.media (https://www.youhadtobethere.media/)
You Had To Be There is hosted and produced by Will Thwaites. Click to follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.
Check out the work of comedian Ben Palmer at https://palmertrolls.com
Special thanks to Liz Hodes, Olivia Snyder-Spak, Warren Hagist, Melissa Guinan, Fred Thwaites, Christy Thwaites, Sam Newkirk, Rachel Barsella, Adam Barsella
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions, Artlist, and Soundstripe.
20 Feb 2023
TRAILER - You Had To Be There
For more information about the podcast, visit youhadtobethere.media (http://youhadtobethere.media)
Click to follow the host Will Thwaites on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok
Music in this trailer is from Blue Dot Sessions.
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