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Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 14 nominations total
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This two part documentary chronicles the life, comedy and turbuletions of the one and only George Carlin in his life long quest to finding and making his voice heard. With interviews with his family and close friends as well as a number of comedians who were influenced heavely by his work, this documentary portrays the comedy legend in all of his ups and downs in his personal as well as his professional life in an entertaining and enlightening way. It seems that even years after his death his views and takes on society are still fresh snd poignant as ever, and this is brilliantly showed in the documentary. A must watch!
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It appears that some people didn't watch this in it's entirety. Those who are wrapped up in the political and religion jokes are the ones who George Carlin wanted to offended the most. Mission accomplished. But this was such a great look at his entire career and hearing other comedians perspective on the bits being told and how Carlin evolved as an artist.
It was nice to walk through the decades with Carlin, Brenda and Kelly. Its beautiful to see the "cynical/realist" have a life off the stage. The archival footage is amazing and crisp. The personal recordings, voicemails and letters put a personal touch on this documentary I think George himself would've approved of.
Best biography I've ever seen. The format, editing, content and casting are perfect. The family's involvement was really great. Well worth the watch. If you are a fan it's a must.
George is my favorite comedian of all time. He left us far too soon, because we need his insight today possibly more than ever. George wasn't just funny, he was intelligently funny and he made PEOPLE THINK. I'd trade Heard, Depp, Cyrus and so many more to have him back for one final show to talk about today.
Did you know
- TriviaGeorge Carlin died on June 22, 2008.
- Quotes
George Carlin: It's called the American dream because you need to be asleep to believe it.
- ConnectionsSpoofs A Little Night Music (1977)
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- 3h 37m(217 min)
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