George Carlin

George is back with his 9th HBO stand-up performance, taped live at the Beacon Theater in New York City. "Back in Town" features Carlin's trademark acerbic observations on topics such as abortion, capital punishment, familiar expressions and bodily functions. Classic routines "Sanctity of Life," "State Prison Farms," "Free-Floating Hostility," and more are included in this hysterical performance.

George Carlin returns to the stage in Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO. Life is Worth Losing includes: "A Modern Man," "Three Little Words," "The Suicide Guy," "Extreme Human Behavior," "The All-Suicide Channel," "Dumb Americans," "Pyramid of the Hopeless," "Autoerotic Asphyxia," "Posthumous Female Transplants," "Yeast Infection," "Excess: Fires and Floods," and "Coast-to-Coast...

George Carlin's March 5, 1977 standup concert at the University of Southern California showcases his unique role as America's first counter-culture comedian, and his distinct ability to hold society's hypocrisies and idiocies up to the light. Includes "Old Folks & Kids," "Monopoly," "Dogs & Cats #1," "Newscast #1," "Names," "Supermarkets," and "Words."

In Doin' It Again, the minutiae of everyday life is up for Carlin's hilarious interpretation as he takes on the best of the worst in all of us. From embarrassing underwear situations to people who announce their bathroom activities, nothing escapes this comedic veteran's watchful eye. Cancer, rape, stupid people, dogs, organ donor programs, when toilet paper became bathroom tissue, "pulling the plug," and offensive language all receives Carlin's special...

In Complaints & Grievances, George Carlin's 12th HBO comedy special, taped at the Beacon Theater in New York on November 17, 2001 (ten weeks after 9/11), Carlin casts his usual jaundiced eye on America and its inhabitants. From the events of 9/11, to the Ten Commandments, to why you should never stop if you run someone over with your car, nothing is sacred to this 45-year veteran of the comedy scene. Self-help books, answering machines, gun nuts,...

Taped before a sold-out house at New York City´s Carnegie Hall, the performance represents a creative resurgence for Carlin, following a heart attack earlier that year. He ignites the stage with unique perceptions and his outrageous physical comedy, employing along the way his well-honed powers of mimicry. The routines include: "Rice Krispies," "Newscast #3," "Have a Nice Day," "Ice-Box Man," "Fussy Eater," "Dogs & Cats #2," and "Over 200 Filthy...

Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of his 14 HBO specials. The show was originally planned as part of a concert/sketch movie, The Illustrated George Carlin, that never came to fruition. The routines include: "Death, Kids & Parents," "Newscast #2," "Time," and "Al Sleet, the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman."

"What Am I Doing In New Jersey," George Carlin's 6th HBO stand-up concert special, aired as a live broadcast from the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey and includes the classic routines "Cars & Driving II," "Reagan's Gang, Church People, and American Values," "People I Can Do Without," and "Keeping People Alert." Robert Altman makes a special guest appearance.

Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, Percy, and their other friends have learned many lessons about the value of working together to accomplish a goal.