Feb 23, 1997
60 min
Full-HD

George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1997)

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.

Category

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Cable Stuff Productions Carlin Productions HBO

George Carlin

Himself

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