When Stand Up Stood Out

Original title: When Stand Up Stood Out

87 minutes • 2003 • 6.0 Score

Documentary covering what came to be known as "The Boston Gold Rush" of the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Boston stand-up comedians like Dennis Leary, Steven Wright and Colin Quinn burst upon the national scene, giving audiences a taste of the hard-edged social and political commentary that came out of that city.

Fran Solomita

Director

Comedy

Documentary

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