Tourgasm

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Tourgasm

Cover of the series' DVD release.
Directed by Dane Cook
Produced by Barbara Carratala Bonds
Starring Dane Cook
Jay Davis
Gary Gulman
Robert Kelly
Music by Jeffrey Hepker
Cinematography Kirk Douglas
Editing by Daniel Brown
Pierre Dwyer
Jon Emerson
Carl Jordan
Josh Lennox
Ted Woerner
Distributed by HBO
Release date(s) May 7, 2006
Running time 30 mins. (each episode)
4 1/2 hrs. (total)
Country USA Flag of the United States
Language English
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Tourgasm was a 30-day 20-show stand-up comedy tour in 2005 featuring Dane Cook and three of his best friends in the industry: Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman and Jay Davis. The tour was filmed in its entirety and aired on HBO as a documentary in June of 2006. The documentary was created and directed by Dane Cook. Gary Gulman left the tour because of unknown reasons, but returned after a few dates. At each destination Dane Cook and fellow comedians play a game or do an activity before performing. Some of the events include horseback riding, riding Segway scooters, and visiting Niagara Falls.

Tourgasm is very similar in format to the Showtime/Comedy Central film and short series The Comedians of Comedy. The Comedians of Comedy consisted of comedians Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis, and Brian Posehn. Although similar in format both shows differ in audience amount- The Comedians Of Comedy mostly play to small rock club audiences whereas Tourgasm plays to mostly college arena audiences.

Tourgasm appeared in selected theatres in Canada during the month of September.

The song heard in the beginning and end credits is "Dimension" by Australian rock-band Wolfmother.

Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman and Jay Davis are currently touring as Tourgasm.

[edit] Episodes

Episodes are as follows:

  1. "The First Laugh"
  2. "Working It Out"
  3. "The United States of Insanity"
  4. "The Best of Times..."
  5. "Determined and Injured"
  6. "Competitively Speaking"
  7. "Beginning of the End"
  8. "Back in the Day"
  9. "Curtain Call"

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