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

At that time, queer comedywas really, uh, sort of a solace

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

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At that time, queer comedy was really, uh, sort of a solace.
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5 seconds
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41
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:42
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Push It Productions,Union Editorial,Brian Graden Media

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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.
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.
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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...
"You're never gonna get anywhere with that." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
"You're never gonna get anywhere with that."
And, uh, it was really amazing. I auditioned for them three times. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
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 00:17
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 00:08
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 00:05
They just weren't offered to me the way they were offer...
I said, "No lesbians on TV?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
I said, "No lesbians on TV?"
I remember very clearly being told once, "Oh, you're an openly gay comedian?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:17
I remember very clearly being told once, "Oh, you'...
I act now like I wasn't weeping somewhere - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
I act now like I wasn't weeping somewhere