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It Started As a Joke (2019)

2019-03-10 · 1h 16m · EN
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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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Ken DruckermanDirectorJulie Smith ClemDirector

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Eugene MirmanEugene MirmanHimselfKristen SchaalKristen SchaalHerselfJim GaffiganJim GaffiganHimselfKumail NanjianiKumail NanjianiHimselfMike BirbigliaMike BirbigliaHimselfReggie WattsReggie WattsHimselfIra GlassIra GlassHimselfJaneane GarofaloJaneane GarofaloHerselfJohn HodgmanJohn HodgmanHimselfWyatt CenacWyatt CenacHimselfMichael ShowalterMichael ShowalterHimselfBobcat GoldthwaitBobcat GoldthwaitHimself

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Stand-up comedyAlternative comedyComedy festival

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Genre affinityComedy · DocumentaryTheme affinityStand Up Comedy · Alternative Comedy · Comedy FestivalDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference381064 · 381066Actor preference8186 · 9332 · 83952

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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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It Started As a Joke has a runtime of 76 minutes.

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