I've known Katie since she was born; knew her family for almost 50 years in Amherst and Rowe. Julie Smith Clem, Mirman’s longtime collaborator on the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival and other projects, co-directed the film, which focuses on the festival’s decade-long run. “I just think like you're going to make the thing you're going to make and and no one else will beat you to it,” he said. Tharp passed away in late January, shortly before the film’s release. ", Mirman will make sure he knows who his mom is.Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images for SXSW, And these days, his morning routine starts with making breakfast for his 3-year-old son. I think it’s why people were excited to be a part of the festival, because that sort of spirit, hopefully, was reflected through our shows.”. We were shocked to read of her death, and know that her memory will be for a blessing, as it is said in our faith tradition. I have fond memories of Katie. For Clem, she wanted to tell Mirman and Westfall-Tharp's love story as much as possible and explain what they were going through. I think there’s a lot of just getting through each day.”, “It’s so strange going through this without her,” he adds. I did not know Katie but am also in the film Union she was a member of. The documentary becomes a much richer portrait when it eventually turns its attention to Mirman himself, and pries its way into his life just enough to use him as a prism. Send your deepest condolences with fresh flowers. Earlier this year, she passed away. Even when Mirman’s situation bleeds into the festival itself, and inspires several of the comics to discuss their own devastations in private and on stage (Kristen Schaal offers a particularly moving look into her personal life), “It Started as a Joke” is determined not to end as a tragedy. Halfway through, “It Started as a Joke” becomes less about what comedy can be, and more about what comedy can do. 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An important part of the documentary is Mirman’s wife Katie Westfall Tharp and her decade-long battle with breast cancer. He is a well-renowed comedian and actor. She met Russian-American comedian Eugene Mirman in Brooklyn, New York and soon started dating. While she — while the pain medicines kicked in we watched “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Dick Van Dyke, “Rhoda,” “Family Ties,” “Golden Girls.” The last ones were “The Bob Newhart Show.” So I would say I recommend people finding kind of like, old, really well-written sitcoms.”, Eugene Mirman and Kumail Nanjiani in "It Started As a Joke. Nonetheless, it would not be surprising if she was not able to save much because of hospital bills and treatments. But, true to its title, there’s a bit more on the documentary’s mind; we’re also introduced to Mirman’s wife, Katie Westfall Tharp, and learn how the two fell in love, had a son, moved to Cape Cod, and fought through Tharp’s cancer diagnosis and later recurrence. Mirman’s wife, Katie Westfall-Tharp, has stage four metastatic breast cancer. Read More: ‘Pink Wall’ Review: A Familiar but Affecting Riff on ‘Blue Valentine’ — SXSW. He had never had this before but he blacked out. The thing that’s hard is that if I just tell some joke about a thing that happened on the street and it doesn’t work then kind of, who cares? She was also a world traveler (I'd love to read others' stories) and a big lover of her home town of Amherst, MA, her second former home, New York City, and her father's family home, Nebraska. And she was friends with Julie as well as she too worked with her on the documentary. She traveled the world. Especially in such a harsh world as props and sets. It’s one of the first things that comes up in the doc — that he’s all about finding ways to collaborate and get others onstage. Services were privately held. Originally intended as a one-off gag, the festival ended up running for 10 years in Brooklyn. He had to explain gerrymandering and did a pretty good job.”. When thinking of all the loved ones of the deceased family members due to COVID-19, Mirman says with all seriousness that his heart breaks. Clem and Druckerman are attuned to the healing properties of laughter — to comedy as a coming together — but they’re far more comfortable looking for evidence in Mirman’s festival than in his family. The late wife of Eugene Mirman was a graduate of Parsons School of Design and worked as a set decorator in movies and shows. Katie Westfall Tharp was a Set Decorator.Photo Source: Facebook. And through this tough time for him as well as the world (for those who care), he's had to balance being there for his 3-year-old son as the only parent and bringing comic relief to this godforsaken world. I think she’s just such a good producer and person.”. That’s one of the themes of a new documentary, “It Started As a Joke,” which will be released on demand Friday. Mirman’s decision to step away from the festival was inextricable from his wife’s illness. She met Eugene in Brooklyn, and she knew what she was getting into. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Mirman hosted the show in New York City, but brought it to Boston for three years from 2013 to 2015. “I mean, I’m watching science fiction and whatnot," he said. SXSW 2019 Recap: One Big Festival or Many? The late wife of Eugene Mirman was a graduate of Parsons School of Design and worked as a set decorator in movies and shows. She knew it was a crazy household, but she learned to love it. But “It Started As a Joke” deepens — heartbreakingly so — as we get to know Mirman’s wife, Katie Westfall Tharp and their toddler son.

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