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When Stand Up Stood Out (2003)

Directed by Fran Solomita

Overview

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.

Length 87 minutes

Actors

Denis Leary | Colin Quinn | Janeane Garofalo | Bobcat Goldthwait | Lenny Clarke