George Carlin

On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? — infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations.
Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on everything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians...

Great comedy and a good deal, this new gift set gathers three timeless Carlin recordings including two Grammy® winners. Please note: This is a historical recording. The audio quality represents the technology of the time when it was produced.

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...

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...

For more than four decades, George Carlin has made us laugh with his provocative style of standup comedy. This HBO special presentation highlights the best of his live performances in Los Angeles, New Jersey, Phoenix and New York from 1977 to 1998. Includes "Hello-Goodbye," "Earrings," "Hitler," "We Like War," "It's Not a Sport," "Football," and an alternative version of "A Place for My Stuff."

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."

When George Carlin was asked which HBO concert was his favorite, he always answered Jammin' In New York. It was his first HBO show done live and it was the first in his hometown, New York City.

In his New York City grammar school, George Carlin was known as a "disruptive influence in the classroom." With this concert, the ultimate class clown is back at school at UCLA, making another generation of students roar with laughter. Taped on April 19, 1984, Carlin's imaginative and irreverent performance demonstrates why he is one of America's most popular comedians. Includes "The Prayer," "Consumer Hints," "Cars and Driving #1," "A Place for My...

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.