Monkey Business

The doctor will see you now.

This video marks the return of a W.H.Y. fan favourite, and we’re very glad to have him back. Like Exam Conditions, the video was shot in the office buildings kindly loaned to us by Michael Symons and Andrew Gordon, though not in the same room.

We had a slight problem with traffic noise during this shoot (though nowhere near as bad as the shoot for The Deal), and the office lighting was a little too orange, but we managed to solve all these simply by forcing Alex to work 4am, by which time he believed himself to be a species of incorporeal, colour-correcting jellyfish.

It was written by Alex, and acted by Mike and Vikkie (obviously).

Outtakes 7: Corpsing Heaven

What Have You is proud to present a brand new round of failures, fuck-ups, and forgetfulness from our most recent videos.

Highlights include: Vikkie can’t glasses, Alex nearly falls off a balcony, and Jamie rages through medium of stationery.

The Heist

We had an awesome joke to go with this video, but a ragtag band of mercenaries stole it.

This video was written by Alex, and was shot at Jamie’s parent’s house, which is an awesome palatial townhouse near the centre of Bath. We shot this in the living room, mainly because we needed an enormous table for our characters to be sat around. The fact that there were also enormous doors that we could close dramatically is just a bonus. The exterior parts were shot down by the riverside, where we’ve done a lot of stuff before. It’s our go-to location for ‘dilapidated’.

Vikkie Moule at the Victoria Works

A few weeks ago, Vikkie did a short set in support of the Anthony Nolan Trust, which Mike captured with his magic picture box.

We apologise for the psychedelic nightmare lighting.

(N.B. Stand-up language may be stronger than that used in our regular sketch comedy. However, all swears are entirely artistically validated.)

Some Sad News

We knew this day would come eventually.*

What Have You are sad to report that, well, there’s no point in us even trying to pull a “we’re closing down all of a sudden” April Fool on you guys. I mean, how many of you read the title and didn’t immediately think this was going to be an April Fool? In fact, APRIL FOOL! This isn’t an April Fool after all! HAH!

…Except now it is.

My brain hurts. Moving on…

WHY Podcast: Episode 3

An almost-hour of podcast, in which we talk about recent videos, what we’ve been playing, and answer listener questions.

Also, OCTODAD. AND PROTEUS.

(They’re fun games, and you should check them out.)

WHY Podcast: Episode 3 Download

Exam Conditions

 

Black ink only, please.

This video was written by Alex, and shot in an office space that was loaned to us by Michael Symons and Andrew Gordon, so special thanks to them.

6 1/2 Magic Hours

This week’s video is a bit of an experiment. Alex and Mike watched a bunch of films on archive.org, picked their favourite, and then talked over it.

How do you think it worked? Register your opinion in the comments!

Pick ‘N’ Mix 2

This week’s video is the belated sequel to last April’s Pick ‘N’ Mix. Shooting for this video started back in July, but it was prevented from reaching completion until now by reasons.

It represents our second attempt at a sketch show format, and happily features a bit more of a variety of sketches, all of which were shot by different people. It also features What Have You’s favourite type of special effect: one that works, and is cheap! Roughly the cost of an oversized lightbulb and a couple of LED lamps.

Tally ho!

Technical Difficulties 2

 

Due to technical difficulties, we present…Technical Difficulties.