George Carlin: Back in Town
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George Carlin: Back in Town

7.7 / 10 1996 1h 0mNR English
ComedyTV Movie

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Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The death penalty, prison farms, fart jokes, free floating hostility and words.

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George Carlin

George Carlin

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What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rocco Urbisci's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. George Carlin: Back in Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker