You Are All Diseased (1999)

Original title

George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

Directed by

Rocco Urbisci

Genre

stand-up comedy

Country

United States of America

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

George Carlin delivers a stand-up special recorded in 1999. He talks about sensitive topics in American culture and encourages the audience to question social norms. The material avoids taking a clear political side.

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What happens

You Are All Diseased is the 11th HBO stand up special and 16th album performed by George Carlin. This live broadcast artwork is a satirical stand-up piece on counterculture in the United States of America. It was recorded on February 6, 1999. It focuses on highly sensitive areas and hot button issues of American culture. According to the NY Times, the comedy comes from a more objective point of view, abstaining from a traditional left or right leaning style of comedy; and encourages critical thinking and the challenging of social norms. The TV special was nominated for two 1999 Emmy Awards, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special and Outstanding Performance In A Variety Or Music Program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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