When Stand Up Stood Out

When Stand Up Stood Out — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 2003
• Runtime
• 87 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Documentary
• Director
• Fran Solomita

When Stand Up Stood Out — Cast

Denis Leary Self Colin Quinn Self Janeane Garofalo Self Bobcat Goldthwait Self Lenny Clarke Self