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When Stand Up Stood Out

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Stand-up comics include Steven Wright, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Colin Quinn, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Clarke.

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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Jul 7, 2006
3/5
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 Go to Full Review
Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat Jun 28, 2006
4/5
After watching "When Stand Up Stood Out", you will not need Comedy Central as much as you think you do. Go to Full Review
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Jun 13, 2006
3.5/5
When Stand-Up Stood Out is enough to make any stand-up nut happy. Go to Full Review
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Apr 12, 2014 A documentary about the rise and fall of Boston stand-up scene. Interesting for a fan of comedy but to others it might be a bit boring. Could have been a bit more deeper look of the times and the people. See more Feb 22, 2011 A good documentary on the Boston comedy scene of the early 80's. Some really good stories and some funny parts. Gives us a nice glimpse of the personalities and origins of the scene. Wish I could have seen more of the interviews with some of the comics on the special features. See more Apr 5, 2010 They all started somewhere .. a decent look at where, when, brief touches on the why. The glory days of stand-up before the saturation of cable channels. I wanted more See more Jan 11, 2010 Fun collection of old video footage of several famous funnymen before they were famous. As a documentary, it's mediocre, though. See more Jun 11, 2009 I learned a lot and laughed a bit, but over all the flimmaker just seems like the kid who was never really a part of their group and this is his way to get in. See more Jun 8, 2009 Fairly decent doc if you know nothing about stand up in the Boston area in the 80's, but it might be a little too skewed towards Boston. However, if you're a fan of standup you'll enjoy this, and might be turned on to other comics you've never heard of. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Stand-up comics include Steven Wright, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Colin Quinn, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Clarke.
Director
Fran Solomita
Producer
Douglas Miller
Production Co
Heiroglyphic Productions
Rating
R (Language|Some Drug Content)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2019
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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