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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

And pull that into society.We were outside society

And pull that into society.
We were outside society

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And pull that into society. We were outside society.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:17:21
Uploaded
May 19, 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.
The concept of transsexuality really just bursts onto - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
The concept of transsexuality really just bursts onto
Christine Jorgensen was the first major transsexual celebrity. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Christine Jorgensen was the first major transsexual celebrit...
She was the Caitlyn Jenner of her generation. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
She was the Caitlyn Jenner of her generation.
Christine Jorgensen would, you know, come out on stage and tell a few jokes, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
Christine Jorgensen would, you know, come out on stage and t...
So it's like the first trans celebrity in modern times - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
So it's like the first trans celebrity in modern times
So I started talking about it onstage, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
So I started talking about it onstage,
Journalists were saying, "Well, he is saying this and blah-blah..." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
Journalists were saying, "Well, he is saying this and b...
But for me, personally, white male middle-class, completely fucking useless. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
But for me, personally, white male middle-class, completely ...
There's no angles there. You can't say, "When I was growing up, I had it... - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
There's no angles there. You can't say, "When...
All right. Uh..." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
All right. Uh..."
So I thought, "I better work on the look to try and get that better." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
So I thought, "I better work on the look to try and get...
Being honest about being trans - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Being honest about being trans
Going, "What do we make of this person?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
Going, "What do we make of this person?"
My stuff is talking about haircuts and banjos and pigs in space - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
My stuff is talking about haircuts and banjos and pigs in sp...
But in America, it was different. The Founding Fathers landed in 16... - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
But in America, it was different. The Founding Fathers lande...
"This is Plymouth?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:38
"This is Plymouth?"
Like, she took people who were only objects, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
Like, she took people who were only objects,
We understood that gay people were out there, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
We understood that gay people were out there,
We as a society have always seen trans women as objects, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
We as a society have always seen trans women as objects,
Being trans is very different to me - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
Being trans is very different to me