Carlin at Carnegie


Carlin at Carnegie is George Carlin's third special to be seen on Home [Box Office|HBO], recorded at Carnegie Hall, New [York, New York|New York City] in 1982, released in 1983. Most of the material comes from A Place for My Stuff, his ninth album released earlier that same year. Unlike the first two, this special was edited down to an hour and routines from the same show like "A Place for My Stuff" and "Baseball and Football" do not appear in this special. The performance of "Seven [Dirty Words]," his last recorded performance of the routine, features Carlin's updated list of inappropriate words.
In a January 1983 interview about the special, Carlin stated that his recent material had concentrated on "minutae, the little things that amuse and confound us." He also spoke about a renewed focus on creating comic characters.

Track listing

  1. "Program opening"
  2. "Abortion"
  3. "Professional Comedian"
  4. "Heart Attack"
  5. "Rice Krispies"
  6. "Have a Nice Day"
  7. "Ice Box Man"
  8. "Fussy Eater 1 & 2"
  9. "New News"
  10. "The Musical Portion of the Show"
  11. "Dogs & Cats"
  12. "Filthy Words"