“In the 1960s, George Carlin enters the scene as a straightlaced stand-up, but soon gains notoriety for his fearless countercultural comedy,” as quoted from HBO here. (From left, comedy partners Jack Burns and George Carlin). Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio directed and produced the documentary. The use of Carlin‘s own writings and archive footage were also used. George Carlin’s American Dream (2022) offered a fuller look into the man, his career and his life than I ever had seen and read before, attracting commentary from contemporary and subsequent comedians, family, and industry colleagues both directly and through archive.
The HBO documentary of comedian George Carlin aired in two episodes this past weekend.
