It Started As a Joke
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.
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Eugene Mirman
Self
Known for
Bob's Burgers
Flight of the Conchords
H. Jon Benjamin
Self
Known for
Archer
Bob's Burgers
Michael Ian Black
Known for
Insatiable
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Mike Birbiglia
Self
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Trainwreck
Wyatt Cenac
Self
Known for
Fanboy and Chum Chum
People of Earth
Jo Firestone
Jim Gaffigan
Self
Known for
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Luca
Janeane Garofalo
Self
Known for
Ratatouille
Wet Hot American Summer
Jon Glaser
Self
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Living with Yourself
Ira Glass
Self
Also in
Scoob!
Sleepwalk with Me
Bobcat Goldthwait
Self
Known for
Hercules
Hercules
John Hodgman
Self
Known for
Coraline
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Ken Druckerman Director · Julie Smith Clem Director Geoffrey O'Brien Editor
United States release April 3, 2020 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 10, 2019
Premiere · SXSW Film Festival
United States · April 3, 2020
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