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It Started As a Joke (2019)

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Documentary, Comedy / 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.

Director: Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman

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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