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George Carlin: Back in Town (1996) (TV)
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George Carlin (writer)
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11 March 1996 (USA)
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George Carlin brings his comedy stylings to the Beacon theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The death penalty, prison farms, fart jokes, free floating hostility and words. | add synopsis
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One of the top five Carlin specials
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(Credited cast)| George Carlin | ... | Himself |
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[as a marketing ploy for the death penalty, George proposes performing crucifixions during the weekly Monday Night Football half-time show]
George Carlin: Wouldn't you like to see Dan Dierdorf explain why the nails have to go in at a certain angle?
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George Carlin: Wouldn't you like to see Dan Dierdorf explain why the nails have to go in at a certain angle?
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References "The New Price Is Right" (1972)
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In this special he is still on his trek of going after the big topics in the world, some of his classic standards (i.e. fart jokes), little things with language, and of course a topic that never gets old, "Free-Floating Hostility", featuring some of the funniest lines Carlin has ever spoken. Even if you might not agree with all he says on the abortion issue early on, it's hard to argue that he isn't on the ball with his thoughts. In fact, one of the great pleasures of this special is how the first half-hour is all connected together, flowing from Abortion to Sanctity of Life into using Capital Punishment to balancing the budget, and then into what he calls "prison farms". This is for just a general fan of stand-up something that still gets better on repeated viewings (one line he has about people who wear different colored ribbons makes me grin whenever I think about it), and should be in any Carlin fan's collection.