When Stand Up Stood Out
When Stand Up Stood Out
87 minutes
2003
HD
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.
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Stars Lenny Clarke, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Colin Quinn
Directors Fran Solomita
When Stand Up Stood Out