When Stand Up Stood Out (2003)

- Directed by
- Fran Solomita
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary about the rise of the stand-up comedy scene in Boston during the 1980s and early 1990s. It features interviews and clips of comedians who started their careers there.
energeticnostalgiclivelyrawenthusiasticretrospectivespiritedbehind-the-scenes
What happens
When Stand Up Stood Out is a documentary film by former Boston comedian Fran Solomita which chronicles the explosive popularity of the Boston Stand-up comedy scene in the 80s and early 90s. It was released on DVD on June 20, 2006 by THINKFilm, the distributor behind the documentary The Aristocrats. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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