The Planet Is Fine | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992)

Comedian George Carlin delivers one of his most iconic routines, “The Planet Is Fine,” from his 1992 HBO stand-up special Jammin’ in New York. This special finds Carlin at his most sharp, unapologetic, and brutally honest material.

In this closing monologue, he dismantles human self-importance with his signature logic, arguing that the Earth has no need for us and will endure long after we’re gone.

When George Carlin was asked which HBO concert was his favorite, his answer was always, “Jammin’ In New York.” The reasons are several: It was his first HBO show done live; it was the first he had done in his hometown, New York City; and it was the largest audience he had ever worked before: 6,500. But Carlin says it also represented a newfound sophistication in his writing.

“It was the first time I had done truly extended pieces consisting of separate sections all flowing together. It was a big leap for me.” The show, taped at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden and winner of the 1992 CableACE Award, is a perfect blend of biting social commentary and more gently-observed observational pieces.

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George Carlin described his comedy as focusing on 3 things: love of language and how we use it; the small things, moments we all share as humans; and the big topics of our culture—war, death, children, religion, etc. A social commentator, he challenged conventional wisdom and brought us face-to-face with our ingrained hypocrisies. There was no topic off limits to his keen observation, wordplay, goofy jabs and rants, whether it was drugs, war, politics, the accumulation of stuff or the way in which we use words.

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