It Started As a Joke
Ken Druckerman2019-03-10
4.8
76 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Eugene Mirman | Self | Unowned |
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H. Jon Benjamin | Self | Unowned |
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Mike Birbiglia | Self | Unowned |
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Wyatt Cenac | Self | Unowned |
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Jim Gaffigan | Self | Unowned |
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Janeane Garofalo | Self | Unowned |
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Jon Glaser | Self | Unowned |
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Ira Glass | Self | Unowned |
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Bobcat Goldthwait | Self | Unowned |
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John Hodgman | Self | Unowned |
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Kumail Nanjiani | Self | The Free Refills |
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Kristen Schaal | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Showalter | Self | Unowned |
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Reggie Watts | Self | Unowned |