Film

When Stand Up Stood Out

2003 · 1h 27m · Comedy · Documentary

IMDb

6.4

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

Self

Colin Quinn

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Lenny Clarke

Self

• Fran SolomitaDirector

Release date

January 1, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy, Documentary