It's Bad for Ya
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It's Bad for Ya is the 14th and final HBO stand-up comedy
special by stand-up comedian George Carlin
. It was televised live on March 1, 2008 on HBO, less than four months before he died of heart failure.
It is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special Life is Worth Losing
. Carlin worked on this material since ending his "Life is Worth Losing" Tour. The working title for this show was The Parade of Useless Bullshit. Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
in Santa Rosa, California
, the show's stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme. The CD was released July 29, and the DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 25.
It's Bad For Ya received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
, awarded posthumously.
for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
. It lost to Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
.
The audio recording of the special won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album in the 51st Grammy Awards
.
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
special by stand-up comedian George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
. It was televised live on March 1, 2008 on HBO, less than four months before he died of heart failure.
It is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special Life is Worth Losing
Life Is Worth Losing
Life Is Worth Losing is the 18th album by American comedian George Carlin. It was recorded simultaneously with the live broadcast of the HBO special of the same title, his 13th HBO stand-up comedy special, and was his final special recorded from the Beacon Theater...
. Carlin worked on this material since ending his "Life is Worth Losing" Tour. The working title for this show was The Parade of Useless Bullshit. Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is a performance venue located just north of Santa Rosa, California, by U.S...
in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, the show's stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme. The CD was released July 29, and the DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 25.
It's Bad For Ya received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance...
, awarded posthumously.
Track listing
- "Opening"
- "Old Fuck"
- "Goin' Through My Address Book"
- "Things We Say When People Die"
- "He's Smiling Down"
- "Parents in Hell"
- "People Refuse To Be Realistic"
- "Dead Parents Helping"
- "A Couple of Other Questions"
- "Today's Professional Parents"
- "The Self-Esteem Movement"
- "Every Child is Special"
- "Children Are Our Future"
- "Raisin' a Child is Not Difficult"
- "I Like People"
- "Stupid Bullshit"
- "Stupid Bullshit On The Phone"
- "What a Phone Call Should Be"
- "In a Coma"
- "Their Kids!"
- "They Want to Show You the Pictures"
- "Just Enough Bullshit"
- "No One Questions Things"
- "Proud to Be an American"
- "God Bless America"
- "Takin' Off Yer Hat"
- "Swearing on the Bible"
- "You Have No Rights"
Award and nominations
The live HBO performance special was nominated for an Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest and televised in the United States on ABC.The Creative Arts Awards...
. It lost to Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project is a documentary about stand-up comedian Don Rickles.-Structure:The film consists of performance clips from throughout Rickles' career interspersed with recent interviews with him. A show at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas from 2006 is featured most prominently...
.
The audio recording of the special won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album in the 51st Grammy Awards
51st Grammy Awards
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, jointly winning five awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year...
.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Comedy Albums Chart | 2 |
| US Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart | 32 |
External links
- George Carlin's Official Website
- http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=641005Program Detail at HBOHome Box OfficeHBO, short for Home Box Office, is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner. , HBO's programming reaches 28.2 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in America . In addition to its U.S...
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