Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
1 HOUR 39 MINS
Documentary
LGBTQ
Exploring the history of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy and its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades. Queer comics challenge the status quo and never deny an audience the power of laughter.
Cast & Crew
Tig Notaro Self
Sandra Bernhard Self
Eddie Izzard Self
Page Hurwitz Director
Colin Devenish Producer
Lisa Singer Haese Producer
Sharon Houston Producer
Brian Graden Executive Producer
Lb Horschler Executive Producer
Dave Mace Executive Producer
Carissa Dorson Cinematography
Rodrigo Brazão Film Editing
Jeni Matson Film Editing
Giselle Murillo Film Editing
Chris Rob Original Music
Catherine L. White Production Design
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“It was very important, the idea that we could be seen, that we should be seen, and that we can be funny,” says Margaret Cho in an impassioned film charting the evolution of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy from the closeted days when, as the legendary Lily Tomlin explains, “It wasn’t accepted to say you were gay on stage.” Outstanding views outspoken comedy as a vehicle for social change, with archival footage and new interviews with stand-up standouts including Tomlin, Cho, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O’Donnell, Tig Notaro, Eddie Izzard, Bob the Drag Queen, Hannah Gadsby and more.
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