

George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!
2008-03-01 · 70 min · ★ 7.9
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.
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- Directors
- Rocco Urbisci
- Production companies
- Cable Stuff Productions, HBO
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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George CarlinSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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