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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution ()

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A feature length documentary that explores the history of LGBTQ+ stand up comedy, considering its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades.
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Self - Comedian
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Self - Comedy Writer
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Self - Historian
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Self - Writer / Performer
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Self - Editor-at-Large, Esquire
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Self - Comedian
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Self - Editor-at-Large, Variety
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Self - Comedian (as Bob the Drag Queen)
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Self - Journalist
Roz Hernandez ...
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Self - Comedian
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Ammiano ...
Self - Comedian / Politician (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Musical Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comic Entertainer (archiveFootage)
John Boskovich ...
Self - Writer & Director (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Anti-Gay Activist (archiveFootage)
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Self - Senator, West Virginia (archiveFootage) (as Sen. Robert Byrd)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
Scott Capurro ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - 42nd President of the United States (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host, The Comedy Shop (archiveFootage)
Flotilla Debarge ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - CEO, The Babylon Bee (archiveFootage)
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Self - Televangelist (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host, Gutfeld! (archiveFootage)
Marga Gómez ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
Patty Harrison ...
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage) (as René Hicks)
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Self - Performer (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host, Late Night with David Letterman (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage) (as Coco Peru)
Lipsynka ...
Self - Drag Performer (archiveFootage)
Brad Loekle ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - LGBTQ+ Activist (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage) (as Jackie 'Moms' Mabley)
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Self - Singer (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host Real Time with Bill Maher (archiveFootage)
Jean Malin ...
Self - Entertainer (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - LGBTQ+ Activist (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Author (archiveFootage)
Frank Maya ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
Varla Jean Merman ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - First Openly Gay Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host, Piers Morgan Uncensored (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Host, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (archiveFootage)
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Self - 40th President of the United States (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
Miss Richfield 1981 ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage) (as Miss Richfield)
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Self - Journalist (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Vaudeville Performer (archiveFootage)
Karen Williams ...
Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Comedian (archiveFootage)
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Self - Acting White House Press Secretary (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Page Hurwitz

Written by

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Page Hurwitz ... ()

Produced by

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Trish Bendix ... Consulting producer
Natalie Coffen ... associate producer
Colin Devenish ... producer
Brian Graden ... executive producer
Lisa Singer Haese ... producer
Dave Holmes ... Consulting producer
Lb Horschler ... executive producer
Sharon Houston ... producer
Page Hurwitz ... executive producer
Katherine LeBlond ... co-executive producer
Dave Mace ... executive producer
Kaitlin McLaughlin ... Consulting Producer
Lily Plotkin ... Archival Producer
Hayley Schaefer ... associate producer
Julia Silverton ... co-executive producer
Wanda Sykes ... executive producer
Clare Tucker ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Chris Rob

Cinematography by

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Carissa Dorson

Editing by

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Rodrigo Brazão
Jeni Matson
Giselle Murillo

Editorial Department

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Oscar Cranz ... post-production assistant
Veronica Garcia ... post production supervisor
Bari Goodis ... on-line editor
Kathy Hinh ... assistant editor
Conor O'Neill ... supervising editor
Dion Riley ... assistant editor
Ann Roy ... editor

Production Design by

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Catherine L. White

Production Management

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James Gueringer ... production manager

Sound Department

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Craig Plachy ... re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles Alexander ... digital imaging technician

Animation Department

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James Durée ... animator / designer
Abigail Gibbons ... graphics assistant
Chad Herschberger ... animator / designer
Kerry Deignan Roy ... graphics producer
Lauren Tolfa ... graphics assistant
Cathy Trekloff ... graphics producer

Music Department

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Elliott Goldkind ... music editor

Additional Crew

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Trish Bendix ... researcher
Zach Chaloux ... audio description producer
Max Segal ... rights & clearances

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • Netflix (2024) (United States) (video) (VOD)
  • Netflix (2024) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines Changing the world one joke at a time. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Humor arcoíris: Una revolución de comedia (Spain)
  • Poza schematem: Rewolucja komediowa (Poland)
  • アウトスタンディング: コメディ・レボリューション (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Outstanding: La revolución del humor (Mexico)
  • Outstanding: la rivoluzione nella stand-up comedy (Italy)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Goofs Documentary footage of Reagan first getting inaugurated had graphics indicating it was 1980, in error. It was 1981. See more »
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