Comedian, writer, and actor Punkie Johnson is known for her hilarious work as a former cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Gay comedian Andrew Stier wanted to foster a community of queer comics when he moved to L.A., so he made a comedy show. What he got was a growing production revealing queer people are meant to roast.

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution explores the history and current state of LGBTQ comedy — the pioneers, the breakthroughs and the setbacks. Above, Lily Tomlin, left, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster and ...

The new Netflix documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution features interviews with dozens of gay and trans comics, archival footage and lots of... 'Laughter is disarming': A new documentary traces ...