It Started as a Joke

Release	April 3, 2020 (Limited)
Cast	Eugene Mirman, Michael Ian Black, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Ira Glass, John Hodgman
Director	Julie Smith Clem, Ken Druckerman
Genres	Comedy, Documentary
Studio	Gravitas Ventures
Length	75 mins.

Synopsis

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.

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