George Carlin: On Location at Phoenix (1978)

Director
Marty Callner

Main cast
George Carlin; Brenda Carlin

Genres
TV Movie, Comedy, Documentary

Description
Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of his 12 HBO specials. The show was originally planned as part of a concert/sketch movie, The Illustrated George Carlin, that never came to fruition.The routines include: Death, Kids & Parents, Newscast #2, Time and Al Sleet, the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman. -- From Amazon.com


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