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Directed by Nick Davis
A grounded, critically acclaimed documentary.
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in a 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell. Featuring interviews with the surviving cast members, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, and more, the film recounts a pivotal moment in comedy history, in hilarious, moving, and inspiring detail. Executive produced by Judd Apatow.
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles - next screening Friday 16 October at 20:35 at Lumiere Music Hall.
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making a doc to find out Martin Short dating tea is so valid
“I wasn’t a female, I was a clown.”when avril chown said this about getting to be in godspell, I was like wow what a lovely thing to say when you are doing a certain kind of comedy where it’s not about gender it’s about being so true to the gag that it doesn’t matter! but then later in the doc when she revealed she didn’t continue in the entertainment industry because she was sexually assaulted, i thought back to this quote. how special godspell was that she got to be a clown, and how right after that she was seen just as female nothing more and it made her literally sick. it makes ME sick!! how many talented and funny and joyous women have been robbed of this!! anyway lovely documentary about lovely people and it had me crying so much, I think canadians are so cool and musical theater is so cool and comedy is so cool and this production really is the ultimate “if I had a time machine” moment.may we all be young and smart and dumb and silly ESPECIALLY women like avril and gilda and andrea and jane and valda who were clowns then so we can be clowns now :’) you are the light of the world
It is a documentary exploring the 1972 Toronto stage production of Godspell that launched the careers of many notable comedians and performers.
Nick Davis directed the 2026 documentary about this pivotal moment in comedy history.
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