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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It is much better for meto be a stand-up comedian now {\an8}than it has beenin any other...

It is much better for me
to be a stand-up comedian now {\an8}than it has been
in any other time in history

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It is much better for me to be a stand-up comedian now
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{\an8}than it has been in any other time in history.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
122
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:27
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}Because for a very long time, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}Because for a very long time,
Being gay was something you had to be scared admitting in your private life. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
Being gay was something you had to be scared admitting in yo...
When I was a young comic, there was a lot of homophobia. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
When I was a young comic, there was a lot of homophobia.
{\an8}You had to be careful what you did, and who you talked to, and who knew. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}You had to be careful what you did, and who you talked...
{\an8}By the time I came up, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:25
{\an8}By the time I came up,
This girl has been thrown out of countries - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
This girl has been thrown out of countries
...'cause I'm just telling the truth, but a lot of times they get upset. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
...'cause I'm just telling the truth, but a lot of...
I remember one guy stood up, and he was so nasty to me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
I remember one guy stood up, and he was so nasty to me.
"Hey, uh, I don't like what you're saying." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
"Hey, uh, I don't like what you're saying.&qu...
{\an8}When I... the doctor delivered me and-- Actually, he didn't. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
{\an8}When I... the doctor delivered me and-- Actually, he d...
My mother delivered me, and the doctor hit me, and I hit him back, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
My mother delivered me, and the doctor hit me, and I hit him...
When I was 16 years old, in 1958. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
When I was 16 years old, in 1958.
I called myself a "little prairie dyke" 'cause I was from Canadian prairies. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
I called myself a "little prairie dyke" 'caus...
I read one little article, and the article said, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
I read one little article, and the article said,
{\an8}And so I thought, "That's great. I'm a lesbian. I'm gonna tell everyone." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
{\an8}And so I thought, "That's great. I'm a ...
So I went home and told my mother, and she did not take it well. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
So I went home and told my mother, and she did not take it w...
But because of the one piece of literature, I was never guilty, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
But because of the one piece of literature, I was never guil...
So I moved to New York in 1962, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:15
So I moved to New York in 1962,
But the fact is I ended up with Patti for 55 years. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
But the fact is I ended up with Patti for 55 years.
And Patti and I became the comedy team of Harrison and Tyler. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
And Patti and I became the comedy team of Harrison and Tyler...