George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines included are "Losing Things," "Charities," "Sports," "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings," and "A Moment of Silence." Also included is a short film entitled "The Envelope" co-starring Vic Tayback.

• Released: 1986-06-14
• Genres: Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 48 votes

Directed by Rocco Urbisci.

Top cast

• George Carlin as Self / Mike Holder
• Rick Ducommun as The Bad Guys
• Anthony James as The Bad Guys
• Vic Tayback as The Bad Guys
• Adam Rich as Billy
• Lyle Talbot as Pops

Full cast & crew

Where to watch George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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