It Started As a Joke

IMDb 4.8 2019 • 76 min • DocumentaryComedy

Director

Julie Smith Clem

Country

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
Eugene Mirman Self
H. Jon Benjamin
H. Jon Benjamin Self
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia Self
Wyatt Cenac
Wyatt Cenac Self
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan Self