George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances

George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances (2001)

George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City on November 17, 2001. In "Complaints and Grievances," Carlin shamelessly exposes the people and subjects that irritate him the most.

Date of release
2001-11-17
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (86)
Runtime
55m
Genres
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
Director
Rocco Urbisci

Casting

Interesting facts

Complaints and Grievances is the 17th album and 12th HBO stand-up special by comedian George Carlin. It was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

Production

The working title of the show was I Kinda Like It When a Lot of People Die, but it was changed after the September 11 2001 attacks. In an interview on Opie and Anthony on October 24, 2001, Carlin explained:

It's gonna be good, though. It's a strong show. I had to make a few alterations 'cause—you wanna hear the name of what the show was called and I'm telling you the truth? ... The name of it was I Kinda Like It When a Lot of People Die. Yeah. And it was all about natural disasters and stuff and I had a nice nine minute piece on that but the morning I woke up and saw the special effects thing on the TV I thought "Oh yeah. Oh. Change.

After briefly explaining the nature of the show, Carlin added, "Everything's the same, except I had to take that piece out. I just knew ... no-one would laugh. You know. Obviously."

Complaints and Grievances was recorded live at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on November 17, 2001, and was broadcast live on HBO.

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