Release Date: Dec 31, 2005 Wide
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The documentary When Stand Up Stood Out charts the stand-up comedy boom and then decline that took place in Boston during the late seventies and eighties. Consisting of both vintage footage from the era and interviews with the people who were a part of the scene, the film showcases how this fertile comedic territory produced such famous names as Steven Wright, {Denis Leary}, Bobcat Goldthwait, Colin Quinn, and Paula Pundstone. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Dec 31, 2005 Wide
Jun 20, 2006
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Fran Solomita can hold his breath and stamp his feet, but that isn't going to make 1970s-to-80s Boston much more than a footnote in the history of stand-up comedy
After watching "When Stand Up Stood Out", you will not need Comedy Central as much as you think you do.
When Stand-Up Stood Out is enough to make any stand-up nut happy.
OUTSTANDING! A MUST SEE for fans of comedy and an heck of a ride for anyone who's a fan of Eighties Excess. The Boston Comedy Scene was just that, a scene. This documentary mixes old footage-- performance and backstage-- with recent interviews to take you right in the middle of what was going down. There are really
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