Solo performer: George Carlin (spoken vocals).

Recorded at The Paramount Theater, New York on April 25, 1992.

JAMMIN' IN NEW YORK won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Spoken Comedy Album."

Originally released in 1992, JAMMIN' IN NEW YORK is the audio companion to the George Carlin HBO special of the same name. Featuring routines on Operation Desert Storm, the homeless, and the future of the planet, this collection showcases Carlin as fearless social commentator, guising his moral outrage in witty observations and cutting satire. Insightful and hilarious, JAMMIN' IN NEW YORK is one of Carlin's best works from the `90s.

An older, angrier George Carlin riffs on the sexuality of Operation Desert Storm, the inanity of airline announcements, sporting solutions for the nation's homeless, and the likely future of the planet in yet another virtuoso comedy performance first televised as an HBO special. Whatever his topic (or should that be target?), Carlin's jokes hinge upon keen-eyed and reasoned social commentary. This is poisonous satire disguised as mass entertainment. Fans of the comedian's earlier work may not appreciate this curious new George Carlin. ~ Brian Beatty