It Started As a Joke

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Eugene Mirman Self

H. Jon Benjamin Self

Mike Birbiglia Self

Wyatt Cenac Self

Jim Gaffigan Self