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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

2024 1h 40m Documentary LGBTQ+ Comedy List
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the history of queer stand up comedy. The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand up as a driver of social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values. Ultimately, the film reveals that queer comedians -- whether they intended to or not -- helped change the world, one joke at a time.
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Don Aucoin Boston Globe If you doubt that representation matters all that much, watch “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution.” Sep 3, 2024 Full Review David Rooney Hollywood Reporter Outstanding makes a persuasive, highly entertaining case that the evolution of queer comedy is inextricably bound to broader developments in representation, and that emerging next-gen queer comics could learn a lot from their forebears. Jun 19, 2024 Full Review Chris Azzopardi New York Times Hurwitz examines comedy’s place in the L.G.B.T.Q. movement in... “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,” creating a rich, century-long timeline full of archival footage, behind-the-scenes glimpses and candid interviews with comedians. Jun 18, 2024 Full Review Tim Miller Cape Cod Wave Magazine Highlights include a rare, controversial clip of Richard Pryor confronting a gay audience and a look at the career of Robin Tyler, the first lesbian or gay comic to come out on national TV. Rated: 3/4 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene Some of the artists featured here are worthy of stand-alone documentary treatment. But the omnibus approach taken by Hurwitz provides an effective look at the variety and breadth of gay comedy… and whets the viewer’s appetite for more. Rated: B Jul 11, 2024 Full Review Sean L. McCarthy Decider One of the great things about making this documentary is that it allows writer/director Page Hurwitz to rectify some of the snubs and oversights that didn’t or couldn’t make the cut in Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration. Jun 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Zach W Great documentary about amazing trailblazers who deserve to be spotlighted. Such powerful messages throughout. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the history of queer stand up comedy. The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand up as a driver of social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values. Ultimately, the film reveals that queer comedians -- whether they intended to or not -- helped change the world, one joke at a time.
Director
Page Hurwitz
Producer
Colin Devenish, Lisa Singer Haese, Sharon Houston
Screenwriter
Page Hurwitz
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Push It Productions, Brian Graden Media
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 18, 2024
Runtime
1h 40m
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