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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

A more diverse group of comedians who don't sound or looklike comics you've seen before

A more diverse group of comedians who don't sound or look
like comics you've seen before

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A more diverse group of comedians
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who don't sound or look like comics you've seen before.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:29
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Push It Productions,Union Editorial,Brian Graden Media

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Movie Summary

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.
{\an8}I remember listening to Margaret do stand-up for the first time, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
{\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 00:06
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 00:05
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 00:13
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 00:06
Even if it's not a joke about anal sex, that's whe...
As soon as I got the opportunity, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
As soon as I got the opportunity,
Um, he is white, but, um, on any given night, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
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 00:05
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 00:11
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 00:04
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 00:05
{\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 00:29
{\an8}I was so tall and... and awkward and gay,
People knew I was gay, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
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 00:04
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 00:14
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 00:15
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 00:04
Hi, I'm Suzanne Westenhoefer, famous lesbian comedian.
The first clubs I played were comedy clubs in New York City. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
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 00:07
{\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 00:04
Many of the other comics would tell me to stop talking about...