It Started As a Joke

  • Rated 4.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2019
  • 1h 16m
  • Documentary
  • Comedy

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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Director
Julie Smith Clem
Starring
Eugene Mirman, H. Jon Benjamin, Mike Birbiglia, Wyatt Cenac

Cast

  • Eugene Mirman

    Eugene Mirman

    Self

  • H. Jon Benjamin

    H. Jon Benjamin

    Self

  • Mike Birbiglia

    Mike Birbiglia

    Self

  • Wyatt Cenac

    Wyatt Cenac

    Self

  • Jim Gaffigan

    Jim Gaffigan

    Self

  • Janeane Garofalo

    Janeane Garofalo

    Self

  • Jon Glaser

    Jon Glaser

    Self

  • Ira Glass

    Ira Glass

    Self

  • Bobcat Goldthwait

    Bobcat Goldthwait

    Self

  • John Hodgman

    John Hodgman

    Self

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