​​​​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.

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In 2014, a group of Chicago comedians founded a comedy show built around shame.

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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.

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A hardware store closes after 93 years in business. A sketch comedy group decides to write a musical about it.

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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.

This is a story about a comedian named Ben Palmer, and a joke of his that went just a little bit too far.

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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.

For more information about the podcast, visit youhadtobethere.media

Click to follow the host Will Thwaites on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok

Music in this trailer is from Blue Dot Sessions.