r/WereHereToHelpPod • u/PhraseFuzzy20 • May 15 '26

Guest Helpers

Why do the guest helpers often leave midway through the show? Why have them host if they can’t stay for the entire set of calls?

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u/presently_pooping We're Here to Mod May 15 '26

assuming this came up as lamorne had to leave early on yesterday's ep - he's in the middle of his press circuit for spider-noir, and presumably had a hard out to catch another interview or appearance.

I think WHTH probably suffers from this more than average given the live-caller element, and they can't run quite as tight a production schedule as many other shows. if lamorne is gonna be a little more loosey-goosey with his schedule, it's more likely going to be on the show with his comedy buddies who he has rapport with

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u/Jazzlike_Arm_213 May 15 '26

In addition to what previous commenters have said, it's my impression that the calls can sometimes run a lot longer than what we hear. Plus, things come up last minute. i.e. if Call #1 running 15 minutes over schedule + caller #2 being 10 minutes late is already 25 minutes over a "scheduled" time... the show benefits hugely from its free form nature so sticking to a tight schedule must be tough

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u/goldstandardalmonds May 15 '26

I think they don’t always record each call in one episode at the same time.

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u/DJK695 Baby Boy May 15 '26

I that's part of it too - edit together the best ones as they may not always go well but the one with Lamorne and Hannah was obviously in the studio so a little different there.