Most of the material here was tweaked, perfected, and featured on the special/DVD/album "You Are All Diseased". And there is a compilation at the beginning of his earlier work, but it's quick and not very cohesive. So this special isn't really necessary anymore, but for some reason HBO runs it every so often. Carlin obsessives will want to check it out for the smidgen of material he performs here exclusively. It is funny, just after hearing the more developed versions of these bits made it less interesting.
Review of 20 Years of Comedy on HBO
20 Years of Comedy on HBO
(1995 TV Special)
"You Are All Diseased" beta 1 + slapdash retrospective
11 December 2001