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It Started As a Joke
2019 | 76m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 2019 |
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| Director: | Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman |
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| Genres: | Comedy, Documentary |
| Keywords | comedy festival |
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Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Eugene Mirman | Self |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Self |
| Mike Birbiglia | Self |
| Wyatt Cenac | Self |
| Jim Gaffigan | Self |
| Janeane Garofalo | Self |
| Jon Glaser | Self |
| Ira Glass | Self |
| Bobcat Goldthwait | Self |
| John Hodgman | Self |
| Kumail Nanjiani | Self |
| Kristen Schaal | Self |
| Michael Showalter | Self |
| Reggie Watts | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Geoffrey O'Brien | Editor |
| Julie Smith Clem | Director |
| Ken Druckerman | Director |
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| Kevin Vargas | Producer |
| Meri Haitkin | Producer |
| Geoffrey O'Brien | Producer |
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