On Location

Season 1

1975 · 4 episodes · 3h 24m in all

Episodes

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   1. An Evening with Robert Klein

   31 Dec 1975 · 59 min

   Premiere of this series of performing arts programs. This program features comedian Robert Klein performing at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa. Klein pokes fun the following topics: "The Tonight Show"; horror films; college concerts; his college days at Alfred University; bad singers and microphone technique; Yale dancing school; abnormal psychology courses; going to a rural college; anti-semitism; Evelyn Wood speed-reading courses; football games; sports figures; and animals. Klein then whistles "Yesterday"; parodies a Jamaican tourism commercial; improvises a song entitled "Are Cows Dumb?"; talks about dentists; and sings "I Can't Stop My Leg" accompanying himself on harmonica.

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   2. George Carlin: On Location at USC

   8 Apr 1977 · 85 min

   George Carlin’s first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying on planes, random thoughts, walking, and other things.

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   3. On Location: George Carlin at Phoenix

   8 Sept 1978

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   4. Carlin at Carnegie

   8 Jan 1983 · 60 min

   Taped before a sold-out house at New York City's Carnegie Hall, the performance represents a creative resurgence for Carlin, following a heart attack earlier that year. He ignites the stage with unique perceptions and his outrageous physical comedy, employing along the way his well-honed powers of mimicry, The routines include: Rice Krispies, Newscast #3, Have a Nice Day, Ice-Box Man, Fussy Eater, Dogs & Cats #2 and Over 200 Filthy Words and Phrases.