November Is George Carlin Month

Nov. 6, 2008 - PRLog -- Having just celebrated his 50th Anniversary in show business last year and the recipient of the forth-coming Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on November 10th, legendary comedian George Carlin is once again proving to be the necessary voice in the world of comedy.  

On November 25th, MPI Home Video releases It’s Bad For Ya, Carlin’s Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March 2008 on Blu-ray and DVD.   It’s Bad For Ya features Carlin’s noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, patriotism and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the “decrepit state of the American culture.”  

It’s Bad For Ya also includes a 30 minute featurette titled “Too Hip For the Room,” which is a wonderfully candid interview conducted by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation’s Archive of American Television program where Carlin speaks about his early influences, philosophy, comedic style, major career milestones, and his legacy.

Carlin said of It’s Bad For Ya, “Doing new stuff is a point of pride with me. I can't do old material; I would feel like a failure.  Through the years, my technique has sharpened, my writing has improved and even my observations have grown richer.”  

And without question did comedian George Carlin grow as an artist.  And now fans of Carlin will be able to examine that evolution with the November 4th CD debut release of CARLIN ON CAMPUS from Laugh.com.   Long out of print since its 1984 LP release, CARLIN ON CAMPUS features such classic routines: Cars and Driving, An Incomplete List of Impolite Words and of course, Baseball and Football.  

CARLIN ON CAMPUS should not be confused with his 4th HBO special of the same name as the material on the original LP was different.  

Carlin was never afraid to push the comic envelope and make audiences laugh and think.  In turn, George Carlin influenced generations of comedians from Jerry Seinfeld to Chris Rock who all  cite him as an inspiration and “whose shoulders in turn the next generations of comedians will stand on.”  

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For review copies and additional information, contact: Jeff Abraham @ Jonas PR at 310-656-3355 and visit www.georgecarlin.com

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