Harmontown traces Community creator Dan Harmon's firing and re-hiring

Harmontown traces Community creator Dan Harmon's firing and re-hiring

"I'm his biggest fan, and I fired him." - Sarah Silverman on Community creator Dan Harmon.

Harmontown — an upcoming documentary about the mercurial Community creator — promises a behind-the-scenes look at what happened immediately after Harmon was fired as showrunner on the NBC sitcom. "He didn't want to go to therapy, and he needed an avenue to vent," confides a friend — so he took his podcast Harmontown on the road, performing a series of eclectic shows for his small but rapturous cult of fans.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.