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It Started As a Joke

48
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2020 · 1h 16m
Comedy, Documentary
Starring Eugene Mirman · H. Jon Benjamin · Mike Birbiglia
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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.

Digital
Apr 3, 2020
Directors
Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman
Producers
Kevin Vargas, Meri Haitkin, Geoffrey O'Brien
Keywords
comedy festival
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Eugene Mirman
Self
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H. Jon Benjamin
Self
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Mike Birbiglia
Self
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Wyatt Cenac
Self
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Jim Gaffigan
Self
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Janeane Garofalo
Self
J
Jon Glaser
Self
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Ira Glass
Self
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Bobcat Goldthwait
Self
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John Hodgman
Self
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Kumail Nanjiani
Self
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Kristen Schaal
Self
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Michael Showalter
Self
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Reggie Watts
Self

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