It Started As a Joke

It Started As a Joke 2019

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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.

  • Released: 2019-03-10
  • Runtime: 76 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary, Comedy
  • Stars: Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Jim Gaffigan, Kumail Nanjiani, Mike Birbiglia, Reggie Watts, Ira Glass, Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Wyatt Cenac, Michael Showalter, Bobcat Goldthwait, H. Jon Benjamin, Jon Glaser
  • Director: Ken Druckerman, Julie Smith Clem