Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Rocco Urbisci
Cast: George Carlin
Time: 75 minutes
As he started this 13th HBO
special of his, recorded live from the Beacon Theatre, George Carlin was 341
days sober and celebrating his 50th year in show-business. In spite of the fact
that he was getting older and that he was sober, the famous comic had lost none
of his edge. As a matter of fact, he started this show with his Modern Man bit,
that is a marvel of a piece. To memorize that thing and to deliver it with that
kind of panache and rhythm is a wonderful thing. Then Carlin discusses such
topics as suicide, the Dumb Americans, hopeless people, autoerotic asphyxiation
and yeast infections. It’s plain to see that the man loved difficult topics and
he dealt with them without holding back. This show is great, though it is
certainly not for the faints of heart.
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