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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Talk about brave and true to yourself and speaking truth to power

Talk about brave and true to yourself and speaking truth to power

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Talk about brave and true to yourself
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and speaking truth to power.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
162
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:15
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.
In the '70s, gay people were beginning to push forward, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
In the '70s, gay people were beginning to push forward,
I'm so happy to introduce someone very, very special. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
I'm so happy to introduce someone very, very special.
♪ One minute I'm craving Chiquita banana ♪ - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
♪ One minute I'm craving Chiquita banana ♪
I was a fan of Lily Tomlin - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
I was a fan of Lily Tomlin
{\an8}That connection that we have with other gay artists - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
{\an8}That connection that we have with other gay artists
I mean, everything she did, I just wanted to... I wanted to be like her. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
I mean, everything she did, I just wanted to... I wanted to ...
{\an8}Comedy is that balm that says, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
{\an8}Comedy is that balm that says,
{\an8}Sandra Bernhard, most people knew who she was - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
{\an8}Sandra Bernhard, most people knew who she was
Anytime she was on, it was an event. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
Anytime she was on, it was an event.
I really like to think of my performing as a variety show, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
I really like to think of my performing as a variety show,
Back then, they had variety shows, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Back then, they had variety shows,
The variety shows of the 1970s were like a kaleidoscope. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
The variety shows of the 1970s were like a kaleidoscope.
You would get characters and musical numbers and costumes. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
You would get characters and musical numbers and costumes.
For the young queer kids of the '70s, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
For the young queer kids of the '70s,
It was like, "That's what I want to do." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
It was like, "That's what I want to do."
He wasn't just like, "I'm a man in a dress." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
He wasn't just like, "I'm a man in a dress.&q...
I'm a big fan of variety acts, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
I'm a big fan of variety acts,
I actually did the $1.98 Beauty Contest, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
I actually did the $1.98 Beauty Contest,
They looked to these shows - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
They looked to these shows
They were a hotbed for both implicit - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:17
They were a hotbed for both implicit