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The Festrogen women-centric comedy festival is screening Page Hurwitz's Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution followed by a live Q&A with Belinda Carroll, one of the queer comedians featured in the film, at the Rainbow Center in Luxembourg-Ville on Saturday 10 August 2024 at 19:00.
In this first-of-its-kind documentary, Page Hurwitz frames LGBTQ+ comedy as an irrepressible art form of resistance. The film traces the evolution of queer comedy by way of major cultural milestones from the Stonewall uprising and Anita Bryant's anti-gay activism to the AIDS crisis and DeGeneres' "Yep, I'm Gay" TIME magazine cover.
Director Page Hurwitz, however, is well aware that there is a trove of stories still left to be told. "It's very difficult when you're in an underrepresented community, and everyone looks to one project to be the be-all and the end-all," said the director.
The documentary also addresses the current state of comedy, particularly the mainstreaming of transphobia in stand-up. As industry powerhouses like Ricky Gervais or Dave Chappelle suffer little to no consequences for their jokes, the film deliberately reminds the audience of the larger, real-world conditions that many in the community face today.
Tickets cost €3 and are available at https://fienta.com/comedy-revolution.
Venue: Rainbow Center (19 Rue du St Esprit, L-1475 Luxembourg)
Organiser: Festrogen
Price: €3
Reservations: See website
URL: For details, see https://fienta.com/comedy-revolution
