
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
Actor: Denis Leary, Colin Quinn, Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Clarke, Barry Crimmins, Mike Donovan, Don Gavin, DJ Hazard, Kevin Meaney
Director: Fran Solomita
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