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Queer comics, queer history, that all deserves to be talked about
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Queer comics, queer history,that all deserves to be talked about, and now is the time...

Queer comics, queer history,
that all deserves to be talked about, and now is the time where people can

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Queer comics, queer history, that all deserves to be talked about,
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and now is the time where people can.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
95
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:49
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} - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:15
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It is much better for me to be a stand-up comedian now - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
It is much better for me to be a stand-up comedian now
{\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,