George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1997)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 1H 0M
Director : Rocco Urbisci
Synopsis
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.
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