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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

First timeI watched Margaret Cho, {\an8}it was the first time I sawsomeone discuss any...

First time
I watched Margaret Cho, {\an8}it was the first time I saw
someone discuss any queer identity without insulting it

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First time I watched Margaret Cho,
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{\an8}it was the first time I saw someone discuss any queer identity
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without insulting it.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:52
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.
I love the word "faggot" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
I love the word "faggot"
It was like, "Oh, gay people exist, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
It was like, "Oh, gay people exist,
That would be ass, Judy Garland, and Margaret Cho. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
That would be ass, Judy Garland, and Margaret Cho.
{\an8}She was doing shows that were for us by us, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
{\an8}She was doing shows that were for us by us,
A more diverse group of comedians - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
A more diverse group of comedians
{\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...