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  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)
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    100 min | Documentary
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)
TV-MA
100 min | Documentary
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.
Director
Page Hurwitz
Writer
Page Hurwitz
Composer
Chris Rob
Cinematographer
Carissa Dorson
Production Designer
Catherine L. White
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Release date
Jun 18, 2024 (United States)

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