George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Trailer (2005)
"Some look at life on the bright side. He prefers the grave side."05 November 2005Comedy, Factual, TV Movie74 mins
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
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