When Stand Up Stood Out

1h 27m
ComedyDocumentary
6

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
Self
Colin Quinn
Self
Janeane Garofalo
Self
Bobcat Goldthwait
Self
Lenny Clarke
Self

Crew

Fran Solomita
Director

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