George Carlin at USC 

George Carlin's first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying on planes, random thoughts, walking, and other things.

Director:

Marty Callner

Writer:

George Carlin

Stars:

George Carlin, Shayna Alexander, Brenda Carlin

Cast

Episode credited cast:
George Carlin	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shayna Alexander	...	Self

Storyline

George Carlin's first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying on planes, random thoughts, walking, and other things.

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Plot Keywords:

monopoly | flying | university | california | stand up special | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

George Carlin's first HBO special. He would go on to do a total of 14 HBO specials until his death in 2008.

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Quotes

George Carlin: Some words are fun. Words like "flammable"... "flammable", "inflammable" and "nonflammable". Why are there three? Does it seem to you as though two words ought to be able to handle that idea? I mean, either the thing flams or it doesn't flam.

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Connections

References The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

User Reviews

Funny first special

George Carlin makes his first HBO special here (that number would eventually rise to 11 in 1999) and it makes a great format for Carlin's brand of humor. Here, he examines monopoly, walking, random thoughts and phrases and a early version of flying and planes. Funny stuff to watch (even if it is way over 20 years ago) as Carlin evolves his hippie comedy. A

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1977 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1