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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

A feature length documentary that explores the history of LGBTQ+ stand up comedy, considering its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades.

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Page Hurwitz

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Push It Productions,Union Editorial,Brian Graden Media

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81607752

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You know, it really just crushed me
that... that that was what our life was. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

You know, it really just crushed me that... that that was wh...

And then I thought,
"As soon as I get out of here, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

And then I thought, "As soon as I get out of here,

Next up, please welcome
actor and comedian, Todd Glass! - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Next up, please welcome actor and comedian, Todd Glass!

People, when I came out, they said,
"Oh, you know, um, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

People, when I came out, they said, "Oh, you know, um,

That's why for years,
whenever I saw comedians go, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

That's why for years, whenever I saw comedians go,

I'm so proud of you.
You were doing so well. Congratulations! - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I'm so proud of you. You were doing so well. Congratula...

{\an8}Gay comedians didn't have
any number of the many great - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}Gay comedians didn't have any number of the many ...

Palm Springs is a utopian community - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Palm Springs is a utopian community

A couple
of years into stand-up, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

A couple of years into stand-up,

I had this weird moment of realizing
those people don't exist for me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I had this weird moment of realizing those people don't...

Those people don't exist
because they're closeted and scared of me, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Those people don't exist because they're closeted ...

I feel like I looked up to
a lot of women comedians, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I feel like I looked up to a lot of women comedians,

{\an8}I just can't even think
of one example in the last umpteen years, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}I just can't even think of one example in the las...

That's how I like to identify, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

That's how I like to identify,

- I want you to want me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

- I want you to want me.

{\an8}I grew up in San Francisco, and I think
that my point of view as a comedian - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}I grew up in San Francisco, and I think that my point ...

We had a long tradition
of counterculture heroes. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

We had a long tradition of counterculture heroes.

{\an8}We had a long tradition
of gay storytellers, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}We had a long tradition of gay storytellers,

{\an8}Josie's Juice Joint was where
you would see all of the gay comics, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}Josie's Juice Joint was where you would see all o...

{\an8}People like Lypsinka, who blurs the line
between art, stand-up comedy, and drag. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}People like Lypsinka, who blurs the line between art, ...

You know, we were blending politics,
activism, punk rock, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

You know, we were blending politics, activism, punk rock,

Like, you could be gay and you could
still be a star in San Francisco. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Like, you could be gay and you could still be a star in San ...

In 1990, I was doing really pretty well
in my stand-up comedy career. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

In 1990, I was doing really pretty well in my stand-up comed...

It's called All American Girl,
and it's very-- - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It's called All American Girl, and it's very--

You know, I wanted it to be called
the Margaret Cho Show - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

You know, I wanted it to be called the Margaret Cho Show

They had their own suggestions.
Um, East Meets West. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

They had their own suggestions. Um, East Meets West.

So I had a huge tantrum and said,
"Fuck you. We're gonna call it Chinkies." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

So I had a huge tantrum and said, "Fuck you. We're...

They really didn't understand.
You know, it wasn't just my Asianness. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

They really didn't understand. You know, it wasn't...

I was female. I was crass. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I was female. I was crass.

I was queer. The queerness
they couldn't even get around. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I was queer. The queerness they couldn't even get aroun...

They wanted something
that they could understand, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

They wanted something that they could understand,

"Listen, there's a problem." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

"Listen, there's a problem."

{\an8}Queer people on television
face this weird conundrum - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}Queer people on television face this weird conundrum

Our nation's policy
toward homosexuals in the military. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Our nation's policy toward homosexuals in the military.

In the country, it was the sense
that things were bad and getting worse, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

In the country, it was the sense that things were bad and ge...

We're here. We're queer.
We're feminists. Don't mess with us. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

We're here. We're queer. We're feminists. Don...

We don't have time for,
like, incremental progress. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

We don't have time for, like, incremental progress.

You just have to,
like, throw down right now. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

You just have to, like, throw down right now.

{\an8}The AIDS crisis
made activists out of people, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}The AIDS crisis made activists out of people,

I think my favorite activist group
was from the '80s, and they were ACT UP. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I think my favorite activist group was from the '80s, a...

And they had a great slogan,
which was "silence equals death." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

And they had a great slogan, which was "silence equals ...

Queer comedy is really - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Queer comedy is really

Trauma in the form of homophobia,
trauma in the form of racism, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Trauma in the form of homophobia, trauma in the form of raci...

So after I didn't become
a television star, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

So after I didn't become a television star,

I wanted to find my audience.
I wanted to find my group. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I wanted to find my audience. I wanted to find my group.

I was able to create
my own comedy shows - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I was able to create my own comedy shows

I went through this whole thing.
You know, I was like, "Am I gay?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I went through this whole thing. You know, I was like, "...

First time
I watched Margaret Cho, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

First time I watched Margaret Cho,

I love the word "faggot" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I love the word "faggot"

It was like, "Oh, gay people exist, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It was like, "Oh, gay people exist,

That would be ass,
Judy Garland, and Margaret Cho. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

That would be ass, Judy Garland, and Margaret Cho.

{\an8}She was doing shows
that were for us by us, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}She was doing shows that were for us by us,

A more diverse group of comedians - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

A more diverse group of comedians

{\an8}I remember listening to Margaret
do stand-up for the first time, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}I remember listening to Margaret do stand-up for the f...

It was bawdy,
it was raunchy, it was, you know, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It was bawdy, it was raunchy, it was, you know,

So many of us felt like we didn't belong
in traditional spaces. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

So many of us felt like we didn't belong in traditional...

I was told a bunch by other comics
when I was coming up, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I was told a bunch by other comics when I was coming up,

Even if it's not a joke about anal sex,
that's where their brains will go, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Even if it's not a joke about anal sex, that's whe...

As soon as I got the opportunity, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

As soon as I got the opportunity,

Um, he is white,
but, um, on any given night, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Um, he is white, but, um, on any given night,

At that time, queer comedy
was really, uh, sort of a solace. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

At that time, queer comedy was really, uh, sort of a solace.

And for me,
it's really important for audiences - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

And for me, it's really important for audiences

I mean, I'm the most gigantic
human being in the world. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I mean, I'm the most gigantic human being in the world.

{\an8}I always knew I wanted to be a performer,
but I didn't know how. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}I always knew I wanted to be a performer, but I didn&#...

{\an8}I was so tall and... and awkward and gay, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}I was so tall and... and awkward and gay,

People knew I was gay, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

People knew I was gay,

I love to get my mother mad.
I did this my mother a few weeks ago. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I love to get my mother mad. I did this my mother a few week...

Next time you're driving with your mother,
stop in front of the local strip joint, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Next time you're driving with your mother, stop in fron...

I actually did that joke in Atlanta
like a month ago, and someone yelled, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I actually did that joke in Atlanta like a month ago, and so...

Hi, I'm Suzanne Westenhoefer,
famous lesbian comedian. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Hi, I'm Suzanne Westenhoefer, famous lesbian comedian.

The first clubs I played
were comedy clubs in New York City. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

The first clubs I played were comedy clubs in New York City.

{\an8}In the early '90s, if you got up
and said you were a lesbian or a gay man, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

{\an8}In the early '90s, if you got up and said you wer...

Many of the other comics would tell me
to stop talking about gay stuff. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Many of the other comics would tell me to stop talking about...

"You're never gonna
get anywhere with that." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

"You're never gonna get anywhere with that."

And, uh, it was really amazing.
I auditioned for them three times. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

And, uh, it was really amazing. I auditioned for them three ...

I did really well,
and this little worm of a manager - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I did really well, and this little worm of a manager

I think the majority of the homophobia
was in that I didn't get things - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I think the majority of the homophobia was in that I didn�...

They just weren't offered to me
the way they were offered to other comics. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

They just weren't offered to me the way they were offer...

I said, "No lesbians on TV?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I said, "No lesbians on TV?"

I remember very clearly being told once,
"Oh, you're an openly gay comedian?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I remember very clearly being told once, "Oh, you'...

I act now like I wasn't weeping somewhere - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

I act now like I wasn't weeping somewhere

There was still the hate,
still the bigotry, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

There was still the hate, still the bigotry,

The next time someone says
to you, "Oh, you choose to be a lesbian, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

The next time someone says to you, "Oh, you choose to b...

To insist that male-male
or female-female relationships - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

To insist that male-male or female-female relationships

We need to stop the homosexual agenda, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

We need to stop the homosexual agenda,

We had the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Act, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

We had the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Act,

There's a big move
for gays to adopt children, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

There's a big move for gays to adopt children,

Erik and Lyle Menendez.
One night, the parents are watching TV - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Erik and Lyle Menendez. One night, the parents are watching ...

Mary Kay Letourneau
marries her fucking student - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Mary Kay Letourneau marries her fucking student

It just made me crazy, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It just made me crazy,

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution poster

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A feature length documentary that explores the history of LGBTQ+ stand up comedy, considering its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Page Hurwitz

Writer: Page Hurwitz

Production: Push It Productions,Union Editorial,Brian Graden Media

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Jun 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81607752