Laughing matters /

"Laughing Matters" profiles four lesbian stand-up comics who were "out" onstage before it was chic. Alternating between interviews and live performances, these women share their stories of how they came to be comedians and how they use the realities of being lesbian in their perf...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	All Out Films, Wolfe Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Meyerson, Andrea (Producer, Director), Rosenblum, Nancy, Clinton, Kate, Gómez, Marga (Entertainer), Westenhoefer, Suzanne, Williams, Karen (Comedian)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English captions.
Published:	New Almaden, California : Wolfe Video, [2004]
Subjects:	Stand-up comedy > United States. Gay wit and humor > United States. Women comedians > United States > Interviews. Gay comedians > United States > Interviews. Lesbians > United States > Interviews. Femmes comiques > États-Unis > Entretiens. Lesbiennes > États-Unis > Entretiens. Lesbians. Women comedians. United States. Documentary films. Interviews. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.

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Summary:	"Laughing Matters" profiles four lesbian stand-up comics who were "out" onstage before it was chic. Alternating between interviews and live performances, these women share their stories of how they came to be comedians and how they use the realities of being lesbian in their performances.
Item Description:	DVD bonus features: director's introduction ; Q & A with all four comics ; after party ; the Karen and Marga quickie ; out takes ; trailers.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:	Co-directed and edited by Nancy Rosenblum.
ISBN:	1932134409 9781932134407