It Started As a Joke

• Cast: Eugene Mirman, H. Jon Benjamin, Mike Birbiglia, Wyatt Cenac, Jim Gaffigan
• Duration: 76 minutes
• Genre: Documentary, Comedy
• Rating: 4.8/10
• Release Date: 2019-03-10

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.