It Started As a Joke

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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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Cast

Eugene Mirman actor H. Jon Benjamin actor Mike Birbiglia actor Wyatt Cenac actor Jim Gaffigan actor Janeane Garofalo actor Jon Glaser actor

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Ira Glass actor Bobcat Goldthwait actor John Hodgman actor Kumail Nanjiani actor Kristen Schaal actor Michael Showalter actor Reggie Watts actor