When Stand Up Stood Out

Watch Now

Released: Jan 1, 2003

Runtime: 1h 27m

Rating: ⭐ 6 / 10

Comedy Documentary

Overview

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.