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800- The Night I Realized I Could Kill Another Person with Writer/Comedian/Actor Chris Gethard

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Comic Chris Gethard (Half My Life, Conan, Beautiful Anonymous, UCB) bought a Christmas tree and had it delivered to his New York City apartment. The delivery man appeared to be an innocent goofy guy, but turned out to be anything but. Listen to this tense and horrific story wherever you listen to podcasts! 

Each week Hollywood’s most talented people in the entertainment industry share true, personal stories on the Story Worthy Podcast. Story Worthy celebrated 13 years of podcasting in July 2023 and has over 800 episodes recorded. Christine Blackburn is the creator, host and producer of Story Worthy, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life in 3 Songs exclusively on Spotify. 

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian and writer Chris Getherd talks about how he learned he could kill a man.

0:08.8

I walk across the room and I hand this knife to this guy, George. And when I put this knife in his hand, two things happen.

0:19.9

One is he looked down at it with the demeanor of an alcoholic who has just

0:28.6

had a shot placed in front of him. And I will never forget the words he said, which is he looked at

0:34.3

the night and he goes, hello, beautiful. So this baby

0:38.3

monitors directly between me and George. And all of a sudden, I just hear, I could not

0:44.3

believe the timing. My son wakes up early from his nap. And George turns and looks at me with

0:51.1

this knife in his hand and goes, Caleb's home?

1:00.9

Today on the show, comedian and writer Chris Getherd talks about how he learned he could kill a man.

1:02.1

Stay close.

1:06.2

Hi, my name's Chris Getherd, and you're listening to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

1:23.6

Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.

1:29.4

Speaking of, you know, Storyworthy in the time, guess what?

1:34.0

This is my 800th episode.

1:37.0

What?

1:38.1

800.

1:39.1

Yes, it's true.

1:40.4

I started back in 2010, and Storyworthy's really been going strong this whole entire time.

1:46.8

So I know there's many, many shows you need to go back and check out.

1:51.2

But not today. Stick around today.

1:53.9

Because today I'm re-airing a story from writer and comedian Chris Getherd talking about the scariest night of his life. And actually he calls it the

2:05.0

night he learned he could kill a man. And it is intense. You guys are going to love this story by

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