When Stand Up Stood Out

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.

Genre:

Comedy , Documentary

Duration:

87 min

Actor:

Denis Leary , Colin Quinn , Janeane Garofalo

Quality:

HD

Director:

Fran Solomita

Release:

2003

Country:

IMDb:

6.0