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George Carlin: Personal Favorites
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George Carlin: Personal Favorites

1997-02-23 · 60 min · ★ 7.8

Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary

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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Rocco Urbisci
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Cable Stuff Productions, Carlin Productions, HBO
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United States of America
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George CarlinGeorge CarlinSelf

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