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It Started As A Joke is a feature documentary that 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.
Original Release
04/03/2020
US Release
04/03/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Ian Black | Self |
Wyatt Cenac | Self / Himself |
Jo Firestone | Self |
Jon Glaser | Self / Himself |
H. Jon Benjamin | Himself |
Janeane Garofalo | Herself |
Mike Birbiglia | Himself |
Jim Gaffigan | Himself |
Laura G. Chirinos | Self / Himself |
Michael Showalter | Self / Himself |
Directors
Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Ian Black | Self |
Wyatt Cenac | Self / Himself |
Jo Firestone | Self |
Jon Glaser | Self / Himself |
H. Jon Benjamin | Himself |
Janeane Garofalo | Herself |
Mike Birbiglia | Himself |
Jim Gaffigan | Himself |
Laura G. Chirinos | Self / Himself |
Michael Showalter | Self / Himself |
Kristen Schaal | Self / Herself |
Kumail Nanjiani | Self / Himself |
Aparna Nancherla | Self |
Eugene Mirman | Self / Himself |
John Hodgman | Self / Himself |
Bobcat Goldthwait | Self / Himself |
Ira Glass | Self / Himself |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Olivia Wingate | Executive Producer |
Jordana Mollick | Executive Producer |
Meri Haitkin | Producer |
Therese Plaehn | Producer |
Geoff O'Brien | Producer |