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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It is. 'Cause there aresome things that I had-- There are some things that I have to doas...

It is. 'Cause there are
some things that I had-- There are some things that I have to do
as gay that I didn't have to do as Black

Full Transcript

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It is. 'Cause there are some things that I had--
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There are some things that I have to do as gay that I didn't have to do as Black.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
60
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:21
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 didn't have to sit my parents down and tell them about my Blackness. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
I didn't have to sit my parents down and tell them abou...
"Mom, Dad, I got to tell y'all something." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:14
"Mom, Dad, I got to tell y'all something."
I'm Black." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:22
I'm Black."
Especially to see her as a Black queer experience, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
Especially to see her as a Black queer experience,
Wanda had a special - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:15
Wanda had a special
You know, my wife, boy. God bless her putting up with it. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
You know, my wife, boy. God bless her putting up with it.
You know, just like... - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
You know, just like...
That was normalizing queerness, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
That was normalizing queerness,
Wanda and the lesbian pioneers, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
Wanda and the lesbian pioneers,
When I started, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
When I started,
"What do they want? Why are they looking at me?" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
"What do they want? Why are they looking at me?"
And I realized how often - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
And I realized how often
And I never have to do that again, and that's very liberating. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
And I never have to do that again, and that's very libe...
Growing up in the '50s and '60s, nobody talked about being gay. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
Growing up in the '50s and '60s, nobody talked abo...
And they weren't even down-low gay. They were stereotypically flaming gay. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
And they weren't even down-low gay. They were stereotyp...
It's very important for queer comedians to be seen and heard. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
It's very important for queer comedians to be seen and ...
There's kids out there and people who live in areas where they're not seen. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
There's kids out there and people who live in areas whe...
So it's good to see us speaking out for them. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
So it's good to see us speaking out for them.
{\an8}In queer spaces, there's a lot more opportunity - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
{\an8}In queer spaces, there's a lot more opportunity
When I first moved to the States and nobody knew who I was, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
When I first moved to the States and nobody knew who I was,