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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

It started a political movement, and the political movementwas ultimately about being out

It started a political movement, and the political movement
was ultimately about being out

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It started a political movement,
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and the political movement was ultimately about being out.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
516
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:47
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.
Young, countercultural gay people were looking to have their revolution. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Young, countercultural gay people were looking to have their...
{\an8}Queerness has existed and will always exist in this country. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}Queerness has existed and will always exist in this co...
Stonewall is an extraordinarily important touchstone, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Stonewall is an extraordinarily important touchstone,
{\an8}There were certainly people who had made a name for themselves in pre-World War II. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
{\an8}There were certainly people who had made a name for th...
{\an8}Rae Bourbon is, I think, a perfect example of that. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
{\an8}Rae Bourbon is, I think, a perfect example of that.
Now, in spite of rumors to the contrary, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:17
Now, in spite of rumors to the contrary,
But the Depression and then World War II - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
But the Depression and then World War II
After World War II, as there was a Red Scare, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
After World War II, as there was a Red Scare,
Most of the stand-up that was going on in the 1950s and '60s - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Most of the stand-up that was going on in the 1950s and ...
And for many of these comics, the defining feature of their comedy - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
And for many of these comics, the defining feature of their ...
You know, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, great, great comics, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
You know, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, great, great comics,
I'm always fascinated when you tell us personal things - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:20
I'm always fascinated when you tell us personal things
But in the post-Stonewall era, you start to see a whole cultural shift, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
But in the post-Stonewall era, you start to see a whole cult...
If, in 20 minutes, no one has signed up for the blind date barbecue, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
If, in 20 minutes, no one has signed up for the blind date b...
{\an8}Harrison and Tyler briefly had a late-night TV show, which I wrote. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
{\an8}Harrison and Tyler briefly had a late-night TV show, w...
I am going to cancel the cigarette-rolling tournament, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
I am going to cancel the cigarette-rolling tournament,
They were extremely hip, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
They were extremely hip,
{\an8}At that time, it wasn't commonly accepted to say you were gay on stage, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:18
{\an8}At that time, it wasn't commonly accepted to say ...
I used to play the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
I used to play the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.
Business execs or, you know, upscale people, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:14
Business execs or, you know, upscale people,