When Stand Up Stood Out

2003· 87 min★ 6.4· Comedy, Documentary

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.

Cast: Denis Leary, Colin Quinn, Janeane Garofalo

Director: Fran Solomita