George Carlin: Back in Town (1996) (TV)

Director:

Rocco Urbisci

Writer:

George Carlin (writer)

Release Date:

11 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedy | Concert Film | Sex | Abortion Clinic | Abortion

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

George Carlin

...

Himself

Directed by
Rocco Urbisci

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Carlin		writer

Produced by
Brenda Carlin	....	executive producer
George Carlin	....	executive producer
Jerry Hamza	....	producer
Cisco Henson	....	associate producer
Kimber Rickabaugh	....	co-producer
Rocco Urbisci	....	executive producer

Production Design by
Bruce Ryan

Art Direction by
Andrew Reeder		(as Andy Reeder)

Makeup Department
Janet Garr	....	makeup designer (as Janet Garr-Schnars)

Sound Department
Terry Kulchar	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Branton	....	lighting technician
Michael T. Goodwin	....	lighting technician
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator
Hector Ramirez	....	camera operator
Ron Sheldon	....	camera operator
Keith Winikoff	....	video controller

Other crew
Terry Adams	....	technical supervisor
Sandy Broadway	....	associate director
Earl Brown	....	production assistant
George Carlin	....	executive album producer
Jason Connett	....	production assistant
Grace Cook	....	production assistant
Greg Cotton	....	engineer
Gene Crowe	....	operator
Ros Davis	....	production assistant
Vinny Diaz	....	engineer
Thira Icaza	....	production assistant
Carolyn Levy	....	unspecified assistant
Anthony Manfro	....	engineer (as Tony Manfro)
John McCann	....	production assistant
Mike J. Moses	....	supervisor
Gary Natoli	....	stage manager
Phil Quigley	....	technical director
Mike Roche	....	engineer
Gina Salvi	....	production assistant
Tom Toesten	....	supervisor
Greg Tubmen	....	operator
Jason Urbisci	....	production assistant

Thanks
Klem Klimek	....	special thanks

Distributors

• MPI Home Video (2003) (USA) (video)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Beacon Theater - 2124 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Quotes:

George Carlin: People say life begins at conception, I say life began about a billion years ago and it's a continuous process.

Movie Connections:

References "The New Price Is Right" (1972)

One of the top five Carlin specials

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.