| Back in Town | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | March 29–30, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Beacon Theater, New York City | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 61:07 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/WEA | |||
| Producer | George Carlin | |||
| George Carlin chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Back in Town is George Carlin's 15th album and ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
Track listing[edit]
- "Abortion" - 8:41
- "Sanctity of Life" - 3:50
- "Capital Punishment" - 8:40
- "State Prison Farms" - 8:13
- "Farting in Public" - 3:00
- "Familiar Expressions" - 9:14
- "Free-Floating Hostility" - 19:30
- a) Quote Marks in the Air
- b) Badda-Boom, Badda-Bing
- c) Bad Hair Day
- d) I Heard That
- e) My Needs Aren't Being Met
- f) Mickey Mouse's Birthday
- g) The Two Pandas in the Zoo
- h) Sperm/Egg-Donors, etc.
- i) Innocent Victims
- j) Personal Bottles of Water
- k) Women with Hyphenated Names
- l) Telephone Calling Plans
- m) Motivation Tapes/Books
- n) One-Hour Photo Finishing
- o) Too Many Vehicles
- p) Backwards Baseball Hats
- q) Earrings on Men
- r) Colored Ribbons
- s) Christian Athletes and Voices in One's Head
- t) Aftershave and Cologne
- u) Cowboy Hats and Cowboy Boots
- v) Assholes with Camcorders
- w) Whining Baby Boomers
- x) In Defense of Politicians
- y) Why I Don't Vote
- z) Credits
In popular culture[edit]
During the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a clip of Carlin's bit about abortion went viral on many platforms.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Back in Town at AllMusic
- ^ Sengupta, Abhirup (25 June 2022). "What did George Carlin say? 1996 abortion skit video goes viral in the aftermath of Roe v Wade being overturned". Sportskeeda. SK POP.
- ^ Scroll Staff (25 June 2022). "'Not pro-life, just anti-women': George Carlin's 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights". Scroll.in. Scroll In.
