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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Palm Springs is a utopian community that imagines what the world would be likeif gays and...

Palm Springs is a utopian community that imagines what the world would be like
if gays and Republicans could cooperate

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Palm Springs is a utopian community
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that imagines what the world would be like if gays and Republicans could cooperate.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:58
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.
A couple of years into stand-up, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
A couple of years into stand-up,
I had this weird moment of realizing those people don't exist for me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
I had this weird moment of realizing those people don't...
Those people don't exist because they're closeted and scared of me, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
Those people don't exist because they're closeted ...
I feel like I looked up to a lot of women comedians, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
I feel like I looked up to a lot of women comedians,
{\an8}I just can't even think of one example in the last umpteen years, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
{\an8}I just can't even think of one example in the las...
That's how I like to identify, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
That's how I like to identify,
- I want you to want me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
- I want you to want me.
{\an8}I grew up in San Francisco, and I think that my point of view as a comedian - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
{\an8}I grew up in San Francisco, and I think that my point ...
We had a long tradition of counterculture heroes. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
We had a long tradition of counterculture heroes.
{\an8}We had a long tradition of gay storytellers, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}We had a long tradition of gay storytellers,
{\an8}Josie's Juice Joint was where you would see all of the gay comics, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}Josie's Juice Joint was where you would see all o...
{\an8}People like Lypsinka, who blurs the line between art, stand-up comedy, and drag. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}People like Lypsinka, who blurs the line between art, ...
You know, we were blending politics, activism, punk rock, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
You know, we were blending politics, activism, punk rock,
Like, you could be gay and you could still be a star in San Francisco. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
Like, you could be gay and you could still be a star in San ...
In 1990, I was doing really pretty well in my stand-up comedy career. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
In 1990, I was doing really pretty well in my stand-up comed...
It's called All American Girl, and it's very-- - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
It's called All American Girl, and it's very--
You know, I wanted it to be called the Margaret Cho Show - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
You know, I wanted it to be called the Margaret Cho Show
They had their own suggestions. Um, East Meets West. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
They had their own suggestions. Um, East Meets West.
So I had a huge tantrum and said, "Fuck you. We're gonna call it Chinkies." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
So I had a huge tantrum and said, "Fuck you. We're...
They really didn't understand. You know, it wasn't just my Asianness. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
They really didn't understand. You know, it wasn't...