Jammin' in New York

Jammin' in New York
Live album by George Carlin
Released November 10, 1992
Recorded April 24-25, 1992, Paramount Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Genre Comedy
Length 56:56
Label Atlantic/WEA
Producer Jerry Hamza, Brenda Carlin
George Carlin chronology

Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
(1990)
Jammin' in New York
(1992)
Back in Town
(1996)

Jammin' in New York is George Carlin's 14th album and eighth HBO special, recorded on April 24 and 25, 1992, at the Paramount Theater, on the grounds of Madison Square Garden in New York City. Topics include the war in the Persian Gulf, similarities and differences among average Americans and language used at airports.

The album won a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

Before the opening credits, the words "This show is for SAM" appear. This is a reference to comedian Sam Kinison, who died in a car crash two weeks earlier.[1]

Carlin considered Jammin' in New York his favorite and best HBO special.[1]

This is also the first Carlin album to more-or-less contain the entire audio of his HBO special without interruption, deletion, or rearrangement.


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Track listing

  1. "Rockets and Penises in the Persian Gulf" - 7:35
  2. "Little Things We Share" - 7:47
  3. "Airline Announcements" - 16:44
  4. "Golf Courses for the Homeless" - 11:13
  5. "The Planet Is Fine" - 13:37

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Carlin, George; Tony Hendra (2009). Last Words. Free Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4391-7295-7.