George Carlin

2001
January 18, 2001 – Open two-week run at MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, beginning new LV association calling for 14 weeks per year in hotel’s Hollywood Theater. NOTE: Engagements in Las Vegas are performed in addition to more than 6O theater concerts around the country each year.
February, 2001 – “Braindroppings” book on tape/CD wins Grammy. George’s third Grammy.
March 20, 2001 - Atlantic records releases two 198O’s George Carlin albums on CD: “A Place for My Stuff” (1981) and “Playin’ With Your Head (1986). See earlier entries for list of bits included.
March 26, 2001 – Official launch of Laugh.com, the Internet’s premiere comedy site, with Carlin as founding co-partner.
March, 2001 - Re-design and re-launch of georgecarlin.com.
April 22, 2001 - Received Lifetime Achievement Award at 15^th Annual American Comedy Awards on Comedy Central.
April, 24, 2001 – Second book, “Napalm & Silly Putty,” published by Hyperion. Sequel to “Braindroppings” includes a number of HBO monologues plus brand-new observations on God, language, death, pets, driving, food, abortion, suicide, sports, airplanes, advertising, news, businessmen and other topics.
May, 2001 - Fifteen-city tour of media and book signings to promote “Napalm & Silly Putty.” National television appearances included “Jay Leno,” Conan O’Brien,” “Regis,” “Politically Incorrect,” “Dennis Miller,” “The Today Show,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “The View” and “Imus in the Morning.”
May, 2001 - Highbridge Audio releases Volume One of “Napalm & Silly Putty” as a book-on-tape and CD.
August 24, 2001 – MPI releases George’s first four HBO concerts* on DVD and VHS videotape (1977, 1978, 1982, 1984): “On Location: George Carlin at USC” (1977), “George Carlin Again (at Phoenix)” (1978), “Carlin At Carnegie” (1982), and “Carlin on Campus” (1984). See earlier entries for titles of routines. *****Package includes a fifth 1-hour show: “George’s Personal Favorites,” a collection of past routines selected and hosted by George. Collection includes “Hello-Goodbye,” “Earrings,” “Hitler,” “We Like War,” “It’s Not a Sport,” and two later, alternate versions of the well-known routines, “Baseball and Football” and “A Place for My Stuff.”
July, 2001 – BRAVO CANADA to broadcast all 11 George Carlin HBO concert shows, one show per week, on Saturday nights in prime time in Canada for two consecutive cycles. Also included are two compilation videos: “George’s Best Stuff” and “George’s Personal Favorites.”
November 17, 2001 – Twelfth HBO stand-up comedy special, “Complaints & Grievances,” broadcast live from Beacon Theater, New York. Includes “9/11 Solutions,” “Traffic Accidents,” “Things That Come Off Of Your Body,” “People Who Oughtta Be Killed (18 types),” “Why We Don’t Need Ten Commandments.” Released as CD/tape album (same name) December 11, 2002 (Atlantic Records 83501-2)
December 2001 or January 2002 – Atlantic Records will release CD version of November, 2OO1, HBO concert with the same title: “Complaints and Grievances.” Happy New Year!