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When Stand Up Stood Out

20036.0 / 1087 min
Comedy, Documentary

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.

Cast

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Self

Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Lenny Clarke

Lenny Clarke

Self

Crew

Fran Solomita

Fran Solomita

Director