Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)

A feature length documentary that explores the history of LGBTQ+ stand up comedy, considering its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades.

Cast and Crew:

Director(s):

Page Hurwitz

Writer(s):

Page Hurwitz

Starring:

Tig Notaro, Rosie O'Donnell, Eddie Izzard, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Patti Harrison, Joel Kim Booster, Billy Eichner, Lea DeLaria, Wanda Sykes, Marsha Warfield, Margaret Cho, Mae Martin, Fortune Feimster, Trixie Mattel, Mario Cantone, Scott Thompson, Guy Branum, Hannah Gadsby, Judy Gold, Caldwell Tidicue, Dave Holmes, Gina Yashere, James Adomian, Bruce Vilanch, Roz Hernandez, River Butcher, Jason Stuart, Matteo Lane, Todd Glass, Solomon Georgio, Robin Tyler, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Kate Clinton, Roger Q. Mason, Susan Stryker, Robin Tran, Jim David, Shar Jossell, KJ Whitehead, Kate Aurthur,

Archive Footage:

Richard Pryor, Phyllis Diller, Ray Bourban, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Pat Harrison, Anita Bryant, Harvey Milk, Norm Crosby, Flip Wilson, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Falwell, David Letterman, Rip Taylor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Lynde, Bruce McCulloch, The Village People (???), Eddie Murphy

Producer(s):

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Release Info:

Release Date: June 18, 2024 (USA) | Length: 100 min | Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History | Certificate: TV-MA | Note(s): I added Richard Pryor to the cast list because he is talked about and appears in the film via archive footage.

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