"I Was Very, Very Conscious That My Life Had Changed": These Mega Stars Take Us Back to Where It All Began in 'You Had to Be There'

Summary

Collider's Steve Weintraub sits down with writer-director Nick Davis, Victor Garber, Paul Schaffer, and Valda Aviks for You Had to Be There at TIFF 2025.

You Had to Be There chronicles Toronto’s 1972 Godspell production and highlights its role in sparking a comedy revolution.

In this interview, the crew take us back to the auditions, working together, how they've grown in their careers, and more.

To kick off our time at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, the Collider Media Studio welcomed a few of the legends behind the doc comically titled You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) . Writer and director Nick Davis ( 3