You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
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A 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell unknowingly assembled Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, and future icons who would go on to reshape modern comedy.
Why watch: Short, Levy, and Radner. One 1972 stage production launched them all.
Cast
Martin Short as Self / Jeffrey
Eugene Levy as Self / Herb / Jesus
Victor Garber as Self / Jesus
Andrea Martin as Self / Robin
Jayne Eastwood as Self / Sonia
Valda Aviks as Self / Peggy
Avril Chown as Self / Joanne
Rudy Webb as Self / Lamar
Paul Shaffer as Self
Stephen Schwartz as Self
Dave Thomas as Self
Don Scardino as Self
Gilda Radner as Self (archive footage)
Gerry Salsberg as Self (archive footage)
Mike Myers as Self
Crew
Nick Davis — Director
Nick Davis — Writer
Jane Mendelsohn — Writer
Nick Davis — Producer
Sue Turley — Producer
Tom Powers — Producer
Bonnie Comley — Producer
Stewart F. Lane — Producer
Josh Church — Producer
Jan Gura — Producer
Zachary Hausman — Producer
Kinder Labatt — Producer
Wolfgang Held — Director of Photography
Doug Abel — Editor
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