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George Carlin's American Dream

I remembersomebody asking me once, "Would you ever considerdoing a Broadway play?" And I...

I remember
somebody asking me once, "Would you ever consider
doing a Broadway play?" And I went, "You mean
where I would have to wait" till someone else
finishes talking before I talk?

Full Transcript

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I remember somebody asking me once,
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"Would you ever consider doing a Broadway play?"
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And I went, "You mean where I would have to wait"
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till someone else finishes talking before I talk?
Duration
15 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:30
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
Production
Rendez-Vous Production

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Movie Summary

Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
S01 • E02 "Why would I do that?" - George Carlin's American Dream 00:15
"Why would I do that?"
S01 • E01 At a certain point in his career, - George Carlin's American Dream 00:12
At a certain point in his career,
S01 • E02 ...and told me it had been canceled... - George Carlin's American Dream 00:06
...and told me it had been canceled...
S01 • E02 ...I said, "Thank you." - George Carlin's American Dream 00:08
...I said, "Thank you."
S01 • E02 CALLER: Hi, George. I'm a big fan of yours. - George Carlin's American Dream 00:13
CALLER: Hi, George. I'm a big fan of yours.
S01 • E01 STEPHEN COLBERT: And I'm a Catholic. - George Carlin's American Dream 00:17
STEPHEN COLBERT: And I'm a Catholic.
S01 • E02 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - George Carlin's American Dream 00:13
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
S01 • E02 It's called "Free-Floating Hostility." - George Carlin's American Dream 00:08
It's called "Free-Floating Hostility."
S01 • E01 And I went, "Oh, I can look at my own faith this way, too?" - George Carlin's American Dream 00:06
And I went, "Oh, I can look at my own faith this way, t...
S01 • E02 People who make quote marks in the air with their fingers. - George Carlin's American Dream 00:05
People who make quote marks in the air with their fingers.
S01 • E01 'Cause that's what they taught us, - George Carlin's American Dream 00:07
'Cause that's what they taught us,
S01 • E02 -(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -What about these people - George Carlin's American Dream 00:05
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -What about these people
S01 • E01 A mortal sin had to be a grievous offense, - George Carlin's American Dream 00:07
A mortal sin had to be a grievous offense,
S01 • E02 What about these guys who tell you, - George Carlin's American Dream 00:04
What about these guys who tell you,
S01 • E02 White guys who wear their baseball hats backwards? - George Carlin's American Dream 00:04
White guys who wear their baseball hats backwards?
S01 • E01 -(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -You had to wanna. - George Carlin's American Dream 00:05
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -You had to wanna.
S01 • E01 In fact, "wanna" was a sin all by itself, man. - George Carlin's American Dream 00:05
In fact, "wanna" was a sin all by itself, man.
S01 • E01 "Thou shalt not wanna." - George Carlin's American Dream 00:10
"Thou shalt not wanna."
S01 • E02 Something else I don't understand, - George Carlin's American Dream 00:06
Something else I don't understand,
S01 • E02 Now suddenly, everyone is walking around - George Carlin's American Dream 00:05
Now suddenly, everyone is walking around