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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

When I started out, if someone were talking about being gay,most people would be shaking...

When I started out, if someone were talking about being gay,
most people would be shaking their head or make sure
they understood what they heard

Full Transcript

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When I started out,
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if someone were talking about being gay, most people would be shaking their head
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or make sure they understood what they heard.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:35
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.
Everyone can tell you a story where, you know, somebody shouted, "Fag!" - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:11
Everyone can tell you a story where, you know, somebody shou...
They had to be in the closet to protect their career - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
They had to be in the closet to protect their career
"I'm going to be out. I'm not hiding it anymore." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
"I'm going to be out. I'm not hiding it anymo...
This is not a movement about sexual preferences. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
This is not a movement about sexual preferences.
If I never had sex with a woman again, I would still be a lesbian. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
If I never had sex with a woman again, I would still be a le...
It was very important the idea that we could be seen, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
It was very important the idea that we could be seen,
I would not be a happy lesbian. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
I would not be a happy lesbian.
There's a lot of people who've come before us. We've been doing this awhile. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
There's a lot of people who've come before us. We&...
A very big crew of people - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
A very big crew of people
Queer comics, queer history, that all deserves to be talked about, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
Queer comics, queer history, that all deserves to be talked ...
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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.