You Have To Laugh

Episodes

1. 25

   Mary Luker Has A Gas

   Mary Luker & Kimberly Robinson join Beth and Michelle to tell a gaseous tale from Mary's youth and things digress from there.

   Feb 13, 2024

   20m
2. 24

   Sibling Stories

   Michelle's brother, Darren Thornberry, is back! He and Michelle spend a good twenty minutes telling horrible stories about each other.

   Jan 21, 2024

   25m
3. 23

   One Year Podcast Anniversary - with secret guest!

   We have made it to our one year anniversary! Tune in as we give shout outs to our top three podcast guests and report amazing international listener stats. And then, the best part: our secret guest, the winner of the most listened to podcast title for our first season!

   Nov 27, 2023

   27m
4. 22

   Jon Vidaurri & Halloween High Jinks

   Here's another Jon Vidaurri story from the basement sessions. Tune in to find out what REALLY BAD kids do on Halloween.

   Oct 31, 2023

   9m
5. 21

   Mary & Beth Go To The ER

   This week, our dear friends, Mary Luker and Kimberly Robinson stop by the studio to recall a time when Mary needed a trip to the ER and Beth was there to help??

   Oct 9, 2023

   23m
6. 20

   Beth Goes To Jail

   As we are nearing a year of podcasting, we have saved the BEST story for now. Guys. Beth went to jail. For real. Find out why, where and how she got out in this last session taken from "the basement sessions."

   Sep 25, 2023

   21m
7. 19

   Slip 'N Slide

   Another episode from the "basement series" where Beth warns us all of the dangers of slip 'n slides.

   Aug 13, 2023

   13m
8. 18

   Darren Thornberry - Adventures in Vasectomy

   Michelle hosts solo for the first time as her brother, Darren, recounts an eventful vasectomy and and even more eventful vasectomy reversal. You'll have a ball.

   Jul 24, 2023

   23m
9. 17

   Barry Patterson & The Flaming Guitar

   Here's another keeper from the "Basement Sessions"! Michelle's husband, Barry, tells a hot tale from his younger, be-mulleted years, when he also did not have a fully developed pre-frontal cortex.

   Jul 10, 2023

   18m
10. 16

    Car Trauma

    Beth and Michelle recount stories of automotive trauma for your entertainment.

    Jun 26, 2023

    37m
11. 15

    Jonny V & The McRib

    Join Beth and Michelle, along with special guests, Jon and Kim Vidaurri, as they bear witness to Jon's tale of a deep and moving experience with a McRib.

    Jun 12, 2023

    18m
12. 14

    Kid Stories

    Beth and Michelle spitball kid stories and the topics rapidly deteriorate to nudity, bodily fluids and not knocking before you open your mom's bedroom door. Turns out, impromptu kid stories are a slippery slope.

    Apr 23, 2023

    31m
13. 13

    APRIL FOOL'S STORIES

    In preparation for the upcoming April Fool's Day, Beth and Michelle trade stories of pranks done TO them and BY them. (Beth is the winner?)

    Mar 26, 2023

    18m
14. 12

    Outlaw Grandparent Fables

    Beth kicks this episode off by narrating a historical family fable that is literally too dark to be believed. Michelle responds with Grandparent prank stories of her own.

    Mar 13, 2023

    32m
15. 11

    Russell Thornberry

    Russell Thornberry tells a heart stopping tale of adventures in anesthesia. Around here, we think life threatening situations are reaaaaallll funny.

    Feb 15, 2023

    11m
16. 10

    Sharleen Thornberry

    Sharleen Thornberry tells two sanguine tales: a toothpaste mishap and a drug mistake. Beth and Michelle find it all entirely relatable.

    Jan 30, 2023

    11m
17. 9

    Elliott Patterson

    Michelle's son, Elliott, recalls two hysterical stories: one childhood "trauma" via swimming lessons and a gut buster from his days playing high school football.

    Jan 9, 2023

    40m
18. 8

    First Ever Christmas Special!

    You Have To Laugh's very first ever Christmas Special Bonus episode! Beth and Michelle get real about what this season has been like for them and then trade chuckle-worthy stories of Christmases past. Get yourself a cup of whatever is getting you by and settle in for a rare extended length...

    Dec 22, 2022

    37m
19. 7

    Dalton Lane

    Our fabulous guest, Dalton Lane, tells a "Jackass-ish" story of an epic prank he engineered and subsequently dodged the blame for.

    Dec 19, 2022

    14m
20. 6

    Beth Gets Kicked Out (by Michelle)

    Beth recounts a devastating story about being kicked out of where she was living (by Michelle) and the therapeutic dramatic re-enactment that ensued. This episode also includes a parenting story that you gotta hear!

    Dec 5, 2022

    12m
21. 5

    Thanksgiving Is For Turkeys

    In this bonus Thanksgiving episode, Beth and Michelle (your very own turkeys) both have hysterical stories of family holiday antics. Parties and unintentional inappropriate behavior are served up right alongside the mashed potatoes.

    Nov 24, 2022

    13m
22. 4

    Michelle Unrenews Her Vows

    Michelle tells a disastrous international tale of a vow renewal gone wrong. Beth laughs at her and near her.

    Nov 14, 2022

    26m
23. 3

    Russell & Sharleen Thornberry

    Our very first guest storytellers are Russell & Sharleen Thornberry. In this episode, Russ & Shar serve up back to back hilarious stories about heart failure and "to resuscitate or not to resuscitate". We promise, it's funny. These two are master storytellers and also...Michelle's parents.

    Oct 31, 2022

    15m
24. 2

    Beth & The Hairbrush

    Beth tells a tale of love and hair brushing and the subsequent fallout. Michelle just sits there wheeze laughing.

    Oct 17, 2022

    14m
25. 1

    Episode One - Why Are We Even Doing This?

    Beth Rohman and Michelle Patterson launch their new short, comedy storytelling podcast. Hear them tell you why they are even bothering and how you can be a guest!

    Oct 3, 2022

    21m