George Carlin: The Real George Carlin (1973)

Carlin recorded his only network special, The Real George Carlin, in 1973. Featuring bits about growing up in New York, the material is neither profane nor squeaky clean – but has a slice of life element obviously lacking in the cuddly Carlin of the '60s. There’s a gold star moment of longhaired George mocking a cardboard cutout of the suit and tie version, and so take-em-or-leave-them musical appearances by BB King and Kris Kristofferson. Certainly, worth a modern glance.

Released Aug. 1, 1973 50 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Keywords: tmdb.stand-up-comedy, mdblist.imdb-tv-special, imdb.tv-special

Country: United States
Languages: English