It Started As a Joke

Name: It Started As a Joke
Cast: Eugene Mirman, H. Jon Benjamin, Mike Birbiglia, Wyatt Cenac, Jim Gaffigan

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Julie Smith Clem, Ken DruckermanProducers: Geoffrey O'Brien, Kevin Vargas, Meri Haitkin

Eugene Mirman

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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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Janeane Garofalo

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Jon Glaser

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