Behind the Burly Q is a 2010 film documentary examining the golden age of American burlesque in the first half of the 20th century.

[2][3] This documentary film, directed by Leslie Zemeckis, explores the heyday of burlesque includes dozens of interviews with exotic dancers of the time, including April March, Lorraine Lee, Taffy O’Neill, Blaze Starr, Tempest Storm, Beverly Arlynne, Kitty West, Alexandra the Great '48, and many others; Mike Iannucci, burlesque performer Ann Corio's husband and producer of “This Was Burlesque”; journalists and authors Nat Bodian, Rachel Schteir, and Janet Davis; and actor Alan Alda, whose father Robert Alda was a burlesque singer and straight man.

[4] Emily Hourican of the Irish Independent lauded the film as "an absorbing, moving and cleverly constructed look at the tradition of American burlesque.

"[5] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times was less enthusiastic, claiming the film "settles too easily for an editing formula which alternates talking heads, too cursory performance footage and montages of headlines and photographs.

"[6] Ronnie Scheib of Variety said the film's "stories run from raunchy to touching to funny to flat-out incredible.”[7] In 2013, Skyhorse Publishing released a companion book by Zemeckis, also called Behind the Burly Q.