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It Started As a Joke

It Started As a Joke

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Documentary   Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2019-03-10
⌚ Running Time: 76 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.8

Beloved Cast

Eugene Mirman original image
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Eugene Mirman
H. Jon Benjamin original image
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H. Jon Benjamin
Mike Birbiglia original image
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Mike Birbiglia
Wyatt Cenac original image
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Wyatt Cenac
Jim Gaffigan original image
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Jim Gaffigan
Janeane Garofalo original image
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Janeane Garofalo
Jon Glaser original image
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Jon Glaser
Ira Glass original image
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Ira Glass
Bobcat Goldthwait original image
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Bobcat Goldthwait
John Hodgman original image
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John Hodgman
Kumail Nanjiani original image
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Kumail Nanjiani
Kristen Schaal original image
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Kristen Schaal
Michael Showalter original image
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Michael Showalter
Reggie Watts original image
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Reggie Watts

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