George Carlin: Doin' It Again.

• Author: Rothenberg, Robert S.

Columbia TriStar Home Video 59 minutes / $19.95

In his persona as a stand-up comic, George Carlin never has suffered fools lightly. In his act, there are no sacred cows that warrant special protection from his barbs, and this taped version of a 1990 concert at the State Theatre, New Brunswick, N.J., is no exception. Carlin is hilarious in dealing with such disparate subjects as life's embarrassing moments, dogs, stupid people, cancer, and rape in a running commentary that often is deliberately crude and laced with profanities.

Carlin achieved his initial success with his now-classic "seven words you can't say on television" routine, which-raised censors' hackles and delighted his audiences. Subsequent forays against those he regards as degrading the English...