George Carlin's American Dream

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

The beginning of Carlin's legendary career as one of the premier stand up comedians of his time!

Directors

Judd Apatow | Michael Bonfiglio

Producer

Wayne Federman

Composer

Jeff Morrow (music by)

Cinematographer

Matt Bass

Editor

Joe Beshenkovsky

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Edit Released

Updated May 20, 2022

Release date

May 20, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 14 nominations

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Brenda Carlin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990)
Kelly Carlin Self Self See fewer	Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Patrick Carlin Self Self See fewer	The George Carlin Show (1994)
Chris Rock Self Self See fewer	Top Five (2014)
Patton Oswalt Self Self See fewer	Young Adult (2011)
Gillian Jacobs Brenda Carlin's Letters and Diaries (voice) Brenda Carlin's Letters and Diaries (voice) See fewer	Community (2009)
W. Kamau Bell Self Self See fewer	United Shades of America (2016)
Dennis Blair Fan Letters (voice) Fan Letters (voice) See fewer	Easy Money (1983)
Bill Burr Self Self See fewer	Old Dads (2023)
George Carlin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Stephen Colbert Self Self See fewer	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Wayne Federman Fan Letters (voice) Fan Letters (voice) See fewer	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Judy Gold Self Self See fewer	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Gary Gulman Fan Letters (voice) Fan Letters (voice) See fewer	Joker (I) (2019)
Robert Klein Self Self See fewer	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Bette Midler Self Self See fewer	Beaches (1988)
Liz Miele Fan Letters (voice) Fan Letters (voice) See fewer	Fourth of July (2022)
Hasan Minhaj Self Self See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Paul Provenza Self Self See fewer	The Aristocrats (2005)
Paul Reiser Self Self See fewer	Mad About You (1992)
Jerry Seinfeld Self Self See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Megan Stalter Fan Letters (voice) (as Meg Stalter) Fan Letters (voice) (as Meg Stalter) See fewer	Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)
Jon Stewart Self Self See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Eva Victor Fan Letters (voice) Fan Letters (voice) See fewer	Boys Go to Jupiter (2024)
Alex Winter Self Self See fewer	Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
Steven Wright Self Self See fewer	Natural Born Killers (1994)