When Stand Up Stood Out

When Stand Up Stood Out

6.0

Jan 01 2003

1h 27m

Comedy, Documentary

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.

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Self

Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self