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The Comedians of Comedy is astand-up comedy tour featuring comediansPatton Oswalt,Zach Galifianakis,Brian Posehn andMaria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden. After Zach Galifianakis left the tour, he was replaced by comedianEugene Mirman.
The idea behindThe Comedians of Comedy—its name a play onThe Original Kings of Comedy and similar tours—involves the comedians performing at smallerindie rock venues instead of comedy clubs. Playing indie rock clubs was an idea taken from anti-comicNeil Hamburger, who is considered a pioneer of this type of show, playing such clubs since 2000. Both the film and television series alternate between footage of the comedians on stage and other aspects of their lives on the road.
The finalComedians of Comedy show withPatton Oswalt,Brian Posehn, andMaria Bamford occurred on July 28, 2008, inSan Diego, California.Zach Galifianakis appeared via pre-recorded video/sketch and special guests includedPaul Scheer,Rob Huebel, andAziz Ansari ofHuman Giant, along withSarah Silverman. The show took place atSpreckels Theatre in San Diego during the same weekend as the 2008San Diego Comic-Con.
The filmThe Comedians of Comedy, shot during the fall of 2004, had its world premiere at theSouth by Southwest film festival in March 2005. It is one of the first films to be financed by the DVD-rental serviceNetflix, also the film's distributor. The film inspired Comedy Central to commission a six-episodeComedians of Comedy television series, involving a six-city tour during the summer of 2005; the show premiered in November of that year. The episodes were shot inBaltimore,New York City,Philadelphia,Atlantic City,Boston andMartha's Vineyard.After ending their run on Comedy Central, Oswalt, Posehn, Mirman andMorgan Murphy performed in a 2006Comedians of Comedy tour.[1][2]
The Comedians of Comedy also appeared as one of the Friday opening acts at the 2007 Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, including San Francisco Bay Area comediansBrent Weinbach andJasper Redd.
On October 2, 2007, a DVD of a live performance from the Troubador was released, featuring the cast of the film alongside other notables likeEugene Mirman,Jon Benjamin,David Cross, and others.
