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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

They were just outrageous,funny, funny guys, but that was an objectof humor in those days

They were just outrageous,
funny, funny guys, but that was an object
of humor in those days

Full Transcript

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They were just outrageous, funny, funny guys,
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but that was an object of humor in those days.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:45
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.
So when I decided to do comedy, I went, "I'm not going to go in the closet." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:15
So when I decided to do comedy, I went, "I'm not g...
The first time I went on stage to do open mic in the '80s, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
The first time I went on stage to do open mic in the '8...
So he literally called me a fag and then brought me on stage. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
So he literally called me a fag and then brought me on stage...
So the audience were prime to hate me. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
So the audience were prime to hate me.
So I just decide to create characters - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
So I just decide to create characters
All of The Kids in the Hall was suffused with a queer sensibility. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
All of The Kids in the Hall was suffused with a queer sensib...
Like, the very act of men dressing in dresses and looking good - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
Like, the very act of men dressing in dresses and looking go...
Scott Thompson seemed to not even contemplate - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
Scott Thompson seemed to not even contemplate
His nickname for me was "Next!" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
His nickname for me was "Next!"
Now that I own a gay bar, I can't stay in the closet anymore. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
Now that I own a gay bar, I can't stay in the closet an...
And I think the other key reason - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
And I think the other key reason
The queen was always castrated, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
The queen was always castrated,
You know, I just thought, life can change on a dime, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
You know, I just thought, life can change on a dime,
Like, in the late '70s, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
Like, in the late '70s,
♪ Young man, there's a place you can go ♪ - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
♪ Young man, there's a place you can go ♪
♪ ...Many ways to have a good time ♪ - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
♪ ...Many ways to have a good time ♪
♪ It's fun to stay at the Y-- ♪ - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
♪ It's fun to stay at the Y-- ♪
A mystery disease known as the "gay plague" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
A mystery disease known as the "gay plague"
Gay men in those days were considered vile. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
Gay men in those days were considered vile.
You have to realize that during the Reagan administration, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
You have to realize that during the Reagan administration,