It Started As a Joke

4.8 / 10

(3 votes)

This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene’s unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy – even in the most challenging of life’s circumstances.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary,

Comedy

Duration:

76 minutes

Year:

2019

Director:

Julie Smith Clem

Cast:
Eugene Mirman

Self

H. Jon Benjamin

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Mike Birbiglia

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Wyatt Cenac

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Jim Gaffigan

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Crew:
Julie Smith Clem

Director

Ken Druckerman

Director

Geoffrey O'Brien

Editor

Kevin Vargas

Producer

Meri Haitkin

Producer