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It Started As a Joke

201976m

★ 4.8

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DocumentaryComedy

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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Watch It Started As a Joke full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. 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.

Cast

Eugene Mirman

Eugene Mirman

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H. Jon Benjamin

H. Jon Benjamin

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Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia

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Wyatt Cenac

Wyatt Cenac

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Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

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Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

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Jon Glaser

Jon Glaser

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Ira Glass

Ira Glass

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Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

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John Hodgman

John Hodgman

Self

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