George Carlin: Personal Favorites

Feb 23, 1997

1h 0m

★ 7.7

Overview

After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel's vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits package, a selection of some of Carlin's best moments on HBO from 1977 to 1998 and, not coincidentally, some of his most enduring comic routines from any medium.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Documentary

Production Companies

Cable Stuff Productions

Carlin Productions

HBO

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Self

George Carlin

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

4.0

Grin til Gavn 2022

May 6, 2022

No overview available.

7.3

Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry

Feb 15, 2014

In this stand-up special filmed in Kansas City, comedian Chris Porter, an ex-finalist on "Last Comic Standing," delivers his takes on drugs, growing old, women's fashion and his love for Taco Bell.

6.5

Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?

Jan 2, 2017

Incisive comic Jen Kirkman gets real about women's bodies, the value of alone time and an Italian private tour guide who may have been a ghost.

7.1

Posehn 25x2

Jan 5, 2017

Posehn laments the recent loss of his heroes to death and just generally being horrible people. He also professes re-found love for a certain sci-fi franchise, and manages to rip on a few recent bands like the aging rocker he is. It's personal, silly, profane, dry and screwed up and sometimes all at once.

6.9

Jim Gaffigan: Cinco

Jan 10, 2017

America's king of clean comedy delivers wickedly funny jokes in his fifth hour-long special.

7.0

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

Aug 10, 2019

In this multimedia comedy show, Torres explores his favorite shapes, which include a plexiglass square, a triangle, an oval that wishes he were a circle, a self-conscious cactus and a Ferrero Rocher chocolate that Julio is mad at because she left her little skirt at home. The objects are presented via an industrial conveyer belt and serve as a jumping-off point for fantastical stories, anecdotes and jokes.

6.5

Daniel Sosa: Maleducado

Jun 28, 2019

In his second stand-up special, Daniel Sosa reminisces about his childhood, ponders Mexican traditions and points out a major problem with "Coco".

0.0

That's Funny

Dec 7, 2023

On the verge of a mid-life crisis, a former stand-up comedian believes an appearance on a popular late-night show will save his career, but ends up learning the journey is more rewarding than the destination.

0.0

Morgan Jay - Live at the Village.

Jun 1, 2023

Morgan Jay's second comedy special recorded live at the legendary Village recording studio in Los Angeles.

0.0

BORING. A DAY IN THE LIFE

Jan 30, 2015

Boring Days are supposed to be awesome, but Mr.Boring is having a "boring" Boring Day.

0.0

Mike Cannon: Life Begins

Jan 24, 2020

Shot in New York City at the world famous Comedy Cellar at the Village Underground.

6.8

Christina P: Mom Genes

May 8, 2022

Comedian Christina P examines the joys and drags of parenting, partnering and more through a no-nonsense Gen-X lens in this special.

0.0

Funnymen

Mar 3, 1981

Early home video relic from International Home Entertainment, Inc. Hosted by Marty Allen, this compilation also features stand-up by George Burns, Frank Gorshin, and Pat Henry.

7.2

Colin Quinn: Red State, Blue State

May 27, 2019

Stand-up comedian Colin Quinn calls out the hypocrisies of the left and the right in this special based on his politically charged Off-Broadway show.

7.4

Tom Segura: Completely Normal

Mar 15, 2014

An original stand-up comedy special written and performed by comedian Tom Segura.

7.8

Take Me to Tarzana

Feb 19, 2021

After learning their company has been illicitly spying, collecting and selling data on them, three millennial friends band together to fight back against a lecherous boss and the company's maniacal, Tarzan-obsessed CEO.

8.0

Brigitte Kaandorp: Eh…

Jan 10, 2019

Stage registration of the umpteenth comedy special that the Dutch comedian Brigitte Kaandorp played in 2018-2020.

George Carlin: Personal Favorites

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