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You know, my show started in '96
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

You know, my show started in '96, and that was pre-Will and Grace,that was pre-Ellen...

You know, my show started in '96, and that was pre-Will and Grace,
that was pre-Ellen coming out

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You know, my show started in '96,
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and that was pre-Will and Grace, that was pre-Ellen coming out.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:55
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.
I mean, I remember thinking when Ellen was gonna come out - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
I mean, I remember thinking when Ellen was gonna come out
I went in and I'm like, "You gonna do this?" She's like, "Yeah." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:16
I went in and I'm like, "You gonna do this?" ...
We do find out that the character is Lebanese and, um... - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
We do find out that the character is Lebanese and, um...
She said she was gonna do a bit on - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:22
She said she was gonna do a bit on
...that's sad 'cause I pick up sometimes that you might be Lebanese. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:04
...that's sad 'cause I pick up sometimes that you ...
I didn't want to leave her out there, you know, without supporting her - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:07
I didn't want to leave her out there, you know, without...
She sings, "Your mom shows up in a nasty dress, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:21
She sings, "Your mom shows up in a nasty dress,
{\an8}It was somebody that we saw every week - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:09
{\an8}It was somebody that we saw every week
The show was immediately cancelled after that, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:15
The show was immediately cancelled after that,
Did she torpedo her own show by pushing a gay agenda? - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
Did she torpedo her own show by pushing a gay agenda?
{\an8}The problem is that, to a lot of people, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:10
{\an8}The problem is that, to a lot of people,
If I talk about my husband, suddenly, I have an agenda. - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
If I talk about my husband, suddenly, I have an agenda.
We're all raised with, "There's something wrong." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:13
We're all raised with, "There's something wro...
Have you noticed that some of the most important who've come out - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
Have you noticed that some of the most important who've...
{\an8}You would hear people be like, "I don't like gays, but I like Ellen." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:12
{\an8}You would hear people be like, "I don't like...
"This person makes me feel good." - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:08
"This person makes me feel good."
{\an8}I think the biggest-- Yeah, the biggest coming outs - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
{\an8}I think the biggest-- Yeah, the biggest coming outs
When I first came out, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:06
When I first came out,
Two, four, six, eight! God does not discriminate! - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:05
Two, four, six, eight! God does not discriminate!
The woman who was the head of the center, I guess, - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 00:21
The woman who was the head of the center, I guess,