H3 Podcast: the Most Innovative Show on YouTube 

thank you to anyone watching this! This is my longest video essay and over 200 hours of editing from across all of 2023. I am excited to share why I love this show and how I think they push so much far forward past other comedy shows and podcasts because of the love and care of their staff. If anyone from h3 sees this love ya sm, and thanks for making such a hilarious and fun show

My favorite h3 side lore is they hired the guy that makes insane Fleshlights to be the maintence guy. He appears every couple months to replace the bathrooms door for whatever reason it’s being destroyed that week 😂😂

The Easter eggs of playing the crews favorite music in their segments is so great. The 100 gecs for cam, Charlie xcx for Ian

The lore and production in this show is magical. Plus Ethan has the Wendy Williams type personality where he will say anything

I knew Zach had truly ascended to Wizard status when he started chopping up the sound bites and mixing 2 different sound bites together to make comedy gold

This might be a great introductory video to get others into watching the pod.

Showing the keyboard commands as Ian is switching really shows how much work that man does, seriously tho, there is nobody on the crew that doesn't deserve to be there

"What does H3 have that puts them so ahead of everyone else?" Cuts to Ethan doing the Ethan dance. I'm like yeah. That's it. You are correct.

I am sobbing. This video encompasses everything I absolutely love about H3. It's hard to describe to my friends and family what this show is, and why it means so much to me. This was created with the same passion that keeps me coming back to watch the podcast every day. Thank you for creating this, Zane. It truly is a masterpiece that deserves to be watched so many times.

The production and crew of this podcast is so overlooked. It’s the best in the game for sure

You did us H3 fans proud my dawg, i can't commend you enough, thank you for giving these lads the appreciation and love they deserve.

"start a podcast" is the new "we're starting a band dude"

I don’t even watch H3 and this was a great watch. When everyone on RU-vid is a hating clout goblin, it has been so refreshing to watch a video with actual positivity.

lol i was just watching the h3h3 podcast because i miss them on their break, and i suddenly see this. i was thinking about this for like an entire week how different the pod really is and how different it feels than literally any other podcast in the world. they truly did move the bar further away because people can't just replicate that kind of energy everywhere, or at all in general.

This was wonderful and a great overview. I wish there was a couple minutes given to also going over AB and Lena + Olivia on the crew and what they add. But truly, you did amazing at editing all this together

Wtf I thought it was an h3 compilation video, but instead it's a masterpiece

This video was so detailed and covered so much ❤ glad you’re a part of the community and created this masterpiece

I cannot get over how great this video is

i am so honored to have been included! This video is incredible and for you to just go out there and support my art like that… almost enough to make a grown woman cry. thank you thank you thank you fam, it truly means a lot ❤

I've had a hard time trying to explain why other podcasts fail to get my full attention. You did a great job encapsulating what makes this podcast so elevated compared to anything we've ever seen.

So I had the absolute pleasure of working with Cam over at Adult Swim here in ATL. I see so much of the DNA of the old AS streaming shows in H3 now. Fishcenter, Stupid Morning Bullshit, and Bloodfeast. Man learned and honed his skills with some of the best in comedy. Didnt chat with him much, I was on website QA, but he was a part of the reason why AS was my favorite job.

This video is incredible. The amount of work you put into it is wild!

the massive grin on my face while watching this says it all - thank you for making this, it puts into words how much i love all these people and how hard they all work, and how hard you worked on this shows, thank you so much

you have the perfect voice for this type of video, and your editing is easily some of the best i’ve seen especially since there not much you can do with “just” clips of an already highly edited show

Even if you don’t get the job, we appreciate have talented people like you in the fanbase!

Can we take a moment to appreciate how well edited and thoroughly researched this video is????

for those who don't know, Zach's sound byte archive (his main one anyway) lets him add labels to each sound byte, and then he can search for sound bytes by label. as he types in the search box, the sound bytes automatically list to the side with each letter he types (like a google search). so there is a combination of immaculate prep, knowing exactly how to tag EVERY sound byte (there are probably over a thousand), typing very fast, having the good comedic timing, making the mental connection to know which tag to type. Literally, Zach goes into flow state and stays there for the entire show, more or less. there are not many musicians or entertainers that can do that. or rather, its the best entertainers who can just drop into flow state immediately and stay there

I am sooooooo happy these group of amazing people found each other to make something so special. They have kept me afloat these last 2-3 years, and I know they have helped many people since their start on youtube. As a fan of the podcast I am so happy to find someone highlighting their positive side. Thank you, family✌️&❤

The way they can just find random stuff to use as a gag as the fideas stare is top notch comedy and improv.

as someone who's been a massive fan of this show for years now, everything you said about what makes them so special really resonated with me and made me feel very proud and honored to call myself a fan of H3. incredible work on this, i really hope it gets to their attention and they can see how much they are loved and appreciated by the true fans like yourself!!

Great moves Tall Skeleton, keep it up, proud of you!

This gave me goosebumps, butterflies, nostalgia, and actual happiness. thank you

This is a video the h3 community has needed for SO long. You honored it beautifully, I am amazed.

This is a masterpiece. Seriously. The production quality is astronomical. I can't say that enough.

just a small comment on production quality. The camera you use, is important, but not as important as the lighting. Good lighting is what truly sets apart a high quality production from a low quality one. And H3 has great lighting. They know what they're doing.

I've been in kind of a rut and haven't watched Ethan in 6 months and when I did watch him I was overwhelmed with some of the newer crew, didn't know their role and wasn't sure where to begin. I watched your entire video and then this inspired me and my wife to start watching H3 again. I'm so glad you made this! Even if they don't see what you mentioned at the very end, you should definitely keep making these types of videos!

such an incredible video, the editing is crazy!!! love how you gave the crew some well deserved appreciation. hope they see this. cheers my dude

Your pacing, clip choices, and overall writing is sharp and engaging! A fantastic production!😊

THIS. THIS. THIS IS WHY IM WATCHING!💕

As a daily viewer, genuinely great watch. It’s hard to portray the show to anybody on the outside, this does it so well. Awesome vid man, truly a masterpiece.

Awesome video! I can't get over how good the editing is!

I started watching h3 when I was in middle school and I’m about to graduate college next year and still watch every episode. Thanks for embracing of the goofs and gaffs and making this masterpiece ❤

This is an AMAZING tribute to the show and is so well done. As a longtime viewer, you did such a good job of encapsulating why nobody does it like the H3 podcast and all of their special moments. FAMILY!

why does this make me emotional 😭 been with them since the beginning, it makes me feel so proud to see them grow!!!

Such a great watch, you really out did yourself with the clips that you found. Nice to see some positive takes on the pod that we all love so much :D

Only thing that was left out was Olivia's powerpoints

I hope they would get the credit they deserve soon. what a one of a kind show

10:05 I'm only 10 minutes in and the visual depiction of what Ian does is INCREDIBLE. I love this so much. He switches based on what he hears like most of us type. Incredible.

MASTERFULLY done 👍🏼 video. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank You!

Clicked on this expecting a clip compilation but instead was pleasantly surprised by a well done lore/analysis video. Great work! 👍

Easily the best video Ive seen about the podcast, incredible work

Shirtless eddie and ethans mom was god tier

I appreciate this incredibly. What an excellent way to showcase just how strange, unique, unlike any other content on youtube the h3 podcast is. the extra long zach appreciation, the chapters hitting every single mark, and you’re attention to detail and brilliant editing brings this all together. thank you for this.

I'm an audio listener (derogatory) because I listen to the show while I run. When I tell you this show has gotten me through marathons, I mean it literally. I realize I'm missing so much by not seeing the visuals, but the show is easily captivating even without it. I look forward to running outside in freezing weather because it means I get to listen to the newest episode after their three week break!

Seriously, an amazing video!! It’s hard to explain to people who have never seen the podcast why I love it so much. If they were to jump into a random episode they would be super confused, but this is an incredible introduction. Amazing job.

The amount of work that went into this 🤯 the editing the talent the everything 🤌🏻

i'm only 4 minutes in and i can already tell this is going to be an amazing video - you nail what makes h3 podcast so special (at least to me). thanks for keeping me sane during the break, cheers my dude, love ya no homo

I’ve been literally crying laughing at Zach’s section so hard that I had to leave a comment 😂 I’ve seen all the clips before but they’re still all so great

the fact that they invested in a 20k dollar button just for whenever ethan goes goblin mode shows the love they put into this show

you’re so right about the inspiration. that includes fan-made stuff too. it inspires my art, my bits, and my motivation. i love that they give back to fans and also that so many crew members were fans first and got on the crew from their talents.

i am one of the fallen fans but now im gonna head straight over to watch an H3 ep specifically because of this video which has reignited my fondness for Ethan lol. Hope you get that job Tall skeleton :D

I'm going to send this video to my girlfriend to help get her into the show! This is a great summary of the show! Nice work! It was also a nice appetizer for the show coming back tomorrow!

42:35 I am so glad you are making this point lmao. So many people hate on him because "he's changed" when the podcast is literally just a 3-hour live version of the h3h3 reaction videos he used to make.

This show is so unbelievably well produced and I don’t think they even realize it, they are all so talented and funny it’s wild.

Shit. Maybe I’ll start watching h3 again.

not even 2min in and i gotta say, your editing skills are amazing

So glad you brought up how great the Reggie, Mark & Flying Lotus stream was! People don’t bring that up enough and we need another one!!!

Love the algorithm for bringing me to this ! Well put together ! Thing is it's so rewatchable and I can listen to it sure if I'm busy but then know I can watch it at a later point to see what I missed.

This video encapsulates a lot of the podcast elements that stand out and really bring the show to the next level. I think AB, Love, Olivia, and Lena should have also had their segments but there is so so much to cover in this one video. Still an amazing job, hope to see a collab in the future.

Way better "can I work for you" than some others I have seen.

H3 (and Ethan in particular) is SO unbelievably underrated in this space. What they do is so unique, creative, fun, interesting, hilarious, and heartfelt. Not one other creator is doing anything that even comes close to this on the platform. They deserve so much more credit.

ahh hell nah this was his resume and application LMAOOO 😭

That was such a sweet love letter to the pod. 59 minutes went by seamlessly! You sir are very talented and even if you don't get to work for H3, I'm sure you would get hired easily

14:44 idk if anybody else has noticed but Zach's humor also comes into play when he drops music cause he starts bits like this. In this moment he thought it'd be funny to start the godfather bit so he plays the music which gets Ethan going, and then Ian ties it together with the graphic. It's a well oiled machine and I love knowing that Zach can just get Ethan going into a funny bit, like the preacher or the southern man. Keep an eye out for moments like these, they start because of Zach

Love that the first sign where you are from (saying a-boat @3:03) coincides with a shot of one of Canada's most precious exports, the man himself Howie Mandell. Thanks for the content while they are on this break! Great stuff man

I loved this, but im gonna need a shorter version to send my friends who refuse to get into the pod.

I am only 10 minutes in so maybe you will mention this later on, but I think the biggest thing that makes this show stand out from 90% or the other podcasts on the internet is that it’s LIVE! It feels so much more real and interactive and even crazier when you realize all the green screen, camera switching, and special effects are done in real time (not just edited in post)

THIS is the lore video that H3 was thinking about. THIS is a great video to introduce people to H3.

We all know Ethan’s got waaay too many skeletons in his closet but I think we can all say he doesn’t have a tall one! Hire this man H3!!! Seriously though, I expected this to be a compilation but this turned out way more polished and incredible than any video essay I’ve in a while and I commend you for all the research and passion you have for this little corner of our world. Family 🦶🏻💂‍♂️

Thank you so much for making this, soooo awesome! I wish I could meet people irl that appreciates the show like we all do! I gotta catch one of their live shows one day. Cheers my dude!

Ethan needs this. Especially because what happened thess couple of months. I hope he'll see's it.

The shirtless Eddie bit is legendary I laugh every time I think about it

Buddy, please, I know I am just another voice amongst many. I know lots of people have said this…. But this is important. You have something INCREDIBLY special here. Not just due to the topic (which, as a family member is a great one I will admit lol) but because of YOU and what YOU have created. You are the kind of person that….. let me say it like this- I have only (so far) seen this one video from you. Yet your editing and video scripting/organization style is just so good that I would bet money that I would know your editing signature anywhere and could pick your video out of a bunch. This is coming from a 25 yr old mom of 3 under 3. So it’s not like I’m some genius in catching editing patterns either. You’ve got something unbelievably special here. Please do not stop. This was, in my opinion, the best homage ever paid to this prolific podcast in the history of RU-vid. I think this work will become far more important and pivotal than you could ever understand in this moment- or frankly, that any of us can ever understand in this moment. You have an inherent vision that must not be ignored. Whilst ironically creating such a masterpiece you spend so much time crediting each and every individual member of the H3 crew and truly holding space for them and all of their different and important talents. Yet here you are creating THIS. A MASTERPIECE. You have created no just a prolific work but a prolific moment in the cannon and on RU-vid overall in my opinion. I just cannot overstate how well the entire analyzation and breakdown you have done is. I cannot imagine the insurmountable amount of work you put into this over time. I hope you are so proud. I hope you know how important you are in this moment as well as every moment moving forward. You are the beauty and talent and positivity of the internet. I apologize for the swooning and fawning, but I am just severely impressed and blown away by your perspective, your talent, your dedication, and so much more. I will cut my rambling short, though I could go on much longer. Please just know that you are seen, you are heard, you are deeply loved and appreciated and have cemented you place into the lore of the H3 family MUCH DESERVEDLY. All of my best to you my man. I really mean that. I’m thankful you exist on this earth, on this platform, and in this community. I’m thankful to have the privilege of watching your content and truly appreciating it for how important it is. ❤. You are a blessing in this community. You have incredible accomplishments coming. That I have no doubt of.

I was weezing dying when the Eddie/Donna/Gabe bit naturally happened. It was GOLD.

Way to knock it out of the park. I was expecting a totally different kinda of video. This far exceeds anything i thought. Great job.

There's an entire youtube echosystem dedicate to perpetuating the myth that H3 has fallen off, because his success refutes the fragile reality they created for themselves. I'll admit that for a very long time I was one of the people who believed on that myth.

As a forever die hard foot soldier, I salute you for this video ❤

It's really one of a kind. Live, 3+ hours 3+ days a week, the comedic timing and how they play off of each other other, the sound bites. Truly chefs kiss 😘🤌

Dude this video is awesome. There has been a huge influx of H3 compilations since they went on break, I think a lot of people are looking back and appreciating how much effort goes into the show and how different it is to anything else. Great job!!

Bro I absolutely LOVED how you credited and gave the spotlight to each team member highlighting all the great work they do for the show, it was AWESOME!! 6:38 I especially love how they all popped up like anime protags here, absolutely stellar video dude! Subbed! ❤ Family

i love this show so much. i only found it about 8 or 9 months ago but it brings me so much joy

It must feel so good for the Ethan and Hila to see alls their hard work appreciated and summarized in such a great way. They are so lucky to have fans like you. ❤

Dude this was a fantastic video, seriously amazing. When you pointed out that Ethan has always been just calling people out on being stupid and cringe, I literally was saying out loud “THATS WHAT I BEEN SAYIN FOR YEARS” haha. Thank you for validating my thoughts

I love the amount of time spent into Zach’s genius. My favorite soundbite moment is still the pufferfish one

Its so heartwarming to see a video actually giving lots of deserved love to the show :) I hope more videos like this come out it was such a treat to watch

The h3 crew has always done amazing work and it's amazing to see this deep dive really showcase how much they contribute to the show. It wouldn't be the same without the crew!

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Watched the whole thing without pausing . I haven’t been able to do that in such a long time . Truly an amazing video! Thank you 🙏🏼

I watched H3 5 years ago, didn't know their podcast was so good. I'll have to check it out

This is my first time watching one of your videos. I feel like you would make a great addition to the crew!! I've got my fingers crossed 🤞