George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008)
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008), directed by Rocco Urbisci, starring George Carlin.
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Synopsis
It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture.
- Rocco UrbisciDirector, Producer
- Kimber RickabaughProducer
- George CarlinWriter
About the film
It's Bad for Ya is the 19th album as well as the 14th and final HBO stand-up comedy special by stand-up comedian George Carlin, released on July 29th, 2008, through Eardrum and Atlantic Records. It was the last album recorded within Carlin's lifetime, being first televised live on March 1, 2008, on HBO, less than four months before his death. It is also the first posthumous album from Carlin, being released just over a month after Carlin's death on June 22.
The album is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special Life Is Worth Losing. Carlin worked on this material since ending his Life Is Worth Losing tour. The working title for this show was The Parade of Useless Bullshit.
Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California, the show's stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme. The CD was released July 29, 2008, and the DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 25, 2008.
It's Bad for Ya received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, awarded posthumously.
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It's Bad for Ya is the 19th album as well as the 14th and final HBO stand-up comedy special by stand-up comedian George Carlin, released on July 29th, 2008, through Eardrum and Atlantic Records. It was the last album recorded within Carlin's lifetime, being first televised live on March 1, 2008, on HBO, less than four months before his death. It is also the first posthumous album from Carlin, being released just over a month after Carlin's death on June 22.
The album is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special Life Is Worth Losing. Carlin worked on this material since ending his Life Is Worth Losing tour. The working title for this show was The Parade of Useless Bullshit.
Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California, the show's stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme. The CD was released July 29, 2008, and the DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 25, 2008.
It's Bad for Ya received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, awarded posthumously.
Track listing
"Opening" – 1:30
"Old Fuck" – 3:45
"Goin' Through My Address Book" – 2:52
"Things We Say When People Die" – 2:36
"He's Smiling Down" – 2:11
"Parents in Hell" – 1:08
"People Refuse to Be Realistic" – 1:10
"Dead Parents Helping" – 3:59
"A Couple of Other Questions" – 1:04
"Today's Professional Parents" – 5:48
"The Self-Esteem Movement" – 1:16
"Every Child Is Special" – 1:42
"Children Are Our Future" – 0:39
"Raisin' a Child Is Not Difficult" – 0:42
"I Like People" – 0:51
"Stupid Bullshit" – 3:12
"Stupid Bullshit on the Phone" – 2:33
"What a Phone Call Should Be" – 0:54
"In a Coma" – 0:49
"Their Kids!" – 1:09
"They Want to Show You the Pictures" – 4:29
"Just Enough Bullshit" – 1:33
"No One Questions Things" – 2:55
"Proud to Be an American" – 1:47
"God Bless America" – 2:59
"Takin' Off Yer Hat" – 3:04
"Swearing on the Bible" – 4:23
"You Have No Rights" – 5:14
Award and nominations
The live HBO performance special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. It lost to Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project.
The audio recording of the special won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in the 51st Grammy Awards.
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References
External links
George Carlin's Official Website
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya at IMDb
Text from It's Bad for Ya on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Bad_for_Ya
Trivia
- It premiered on March 1, 2008, a Saturday.
- It runs 1h10 — short for a feature film.
- This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosCable Stuff Productions, HBO
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Preceded by
- Life Is Worth Losing
Followed by
- I Kinda Like It When A Lotta People Die
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- Rocco Urbisci Director
- Kimber Rickabaugh Producer
- Rocco Urbisci Producer
- George Carlin Writer
Questions about this film
What is George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! about?
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!: It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepi…
Who directed George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!?
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! was directed by Rocco Urbisci in 2008.
Who stars in George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!?
The cast of George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! includes George Carlin.
How long is George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!?
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! runs for 70 minutes, or 1h10.
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