George Carlin: On Campus

George Carlin: On Campus


Starring:George Carlin
Director: Steven J. Santos
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The dean of observational humorists in America preaches to a like-minded choir in this lively 1984 college performance by George Carlin. Beginning with a little offstage psychodrama (albeit funny) about the pain of being a class clown in Catholic school, Carlin on Campus soon hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted disease ("hoipes"), plus a prayer for the separation of church and state, feuds between breakfast foods, and the absurdity of wearing jungle camouflage in a desert. Carlin's tone and choice of material toughen up as the show goes along: he makes an astute assault on passive-aggressive drivers, lobbies hard for his "world's most obscene cheer," and suggests that people may be ready for "full-contact chess." Much of this stuff is pretty funny, though the program is marred a bit by reliance on some lowbrow, pretaped material that punctuates Carlin's monologue. A contrarian to the end, however, Carlin is going to do what he's going to do, and that's part of his charm. --Tom Keogh
George Carlin: On Campus
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Paint the flamthrowers brown, so noone will se them."
  • Hey look at this guy over here! $1,500 here!
  • more, feed me more
  • Leaves you hungry for more
  • Stuff is the best of his work
 George Carlin: On Campus
Starring: George Carlin
Director: Steven J. Santos
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005LQ0M
Release Date: 2001-08-28

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The dean of observational humorists in America preaches to a like-minded choir in this lively 1984 college performance by George Carlin. Beginning with a little offstage psychodrama (albeit funny) about the pain of being a class clown in Catholic school, Carlin on Campus soon hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted disease ("hoipes"), plus a prayer for the separation of church and state, feuds between breakfast foods, and the absurdity of wearing jungle camouflage in a desert. Carlin's tone and choice of material toughen up as the show goes along: he makes an astute assault on passive-aggressive drivers, lobbies hard for his "world's most obscene cheer," and suggests that people may be ready for "full-contact chess." Much of this stuff is pretty funny, though the program is marred a bit by reliance on some lowbrow, pretaped material that punctuates Carlin's monologue. A contrarian to the end, however, Carlin is going to do what he's going to do, and that's part of his charm. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars "Paint the flamthrowers brown, so noone will se them.".......2005-04-23

HILRIOUS!!! I already owned one of Carlin's DVD's "What Am I Doing In New Jersey?". This is much better. I think his earlyest work is by far the best. The earlyer you go, the better, thus far. I taped this off of HBO Comedy, so I can't speak for the DVD. But the actual performance was much less filled with stupid opinons than the others I've seen. And although there's some cussing, it does seem like it's reduced. You've probably heard most of the matertial before, but if your unfamiliar with Carlin this is a good start. The act is basically the usual Carlin. Long, angry rants, with extreme randomness in between. My only complaint was the weird cartoons thrown in at odd points in the show. Just as you started to get into the act he'd cut away to a cartoon. I can understand if they didn't have enough time, but ewhy not show it before or after the act or something. Why'd they spring it on you at random times? Better yet, why didn't he just perform those bits live, too? I dunno.... Not to sound like I didn't enjoy it, though. The majority of it was very good, in fact, probably the best Carlin I've seen so far. Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Hey look at this guy over here! $1,500 here! .......2004-08-21

This was my introduction to Mr. Carlin. Funny.

4 out of 5 stars more, feed me more.......2003-02-10

In my opinion this is some of Carlin's best work. He does three classic monologues including "A Place For My Stuff", "Baseball and Football", and "Cars and Driving". I think a person who loves carlin should have this but one flaw is he throws in strange cartoons at odd moments.

4 out of 5 stars Leaves you hungry for more.......2002-10-01

My favorite part of this DVD is the bit on Cars and Driving. This one's also got his classic bits on Stuff and Baseball vs. Football, along with some inspired observations on flamethrowers and the Rain Dance. There's also some fun memories about his Grandpa and his famous dog, Tippy. He even offers tips on how to deal with your boss ("Hey, it's MY JOB, I'll do it MY WAY!"). After watching the whole show, I've decided that you can't possibly own just ONE George Carlin concert on Video/DVD. Also, I found that it's even better to actually WATCH the guy perform than to just listen to his act on CD. Carlin's so good with pantomime and facial tics.

5 out of 5 stars Stuff is the best of his work.......1999-05-20

I want to buy only the gig entitled "Stuff" Can I get this without purchasing an entire album??

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