Comedy Dynamics will rerelease George Carlin: Jammin’ In New York exclusively as part of Record Store Day on April 22, 2017. Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Company, is manufacturing the album.
Carlin’s 1992 special Jammin’ In New York was recorded at Madison Square Garden. It is his 14th album and eight HBO special. In it, he covers topics ranging from the Persian Gulf War, the strange use of language at airports and much more. The album won a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Spoken Comedy Album. This is the first time it will be released on vinyl.
George Carlin is one of the most influential comedians in history, focusing on American culture, politics, religion and more in his unique style of black comedy. George filmed 14 stand-up specials for HBO, in addition to his numerous roles in film and television. He appears on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time, as well as Comedy Central’s Top 10 Comedians. After his passing in 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Comedy Dynamics is the largest independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company, producing Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History for History, Animal Planet’s Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, the new scripted comedy on Seeso, There’s … Johnny, History’s Join Or Die with Craig Ferguson, MTV2’s Wild ‘N On Tour, Hulu’s Coming To The Stage, and MTV’s Spooning with…Zac Efron. The company has worked with a wide-range of established and emerging comedic talent including Kevin Hart, Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Katt Williams and many more. Comedy Dynamics is available on most streaming platforms including: Hulu, Roku, iOS, Amazon, and Android. Comedy Dynamics has been named the TMT Media Awards’ Best Stand-Up Comedy Production & Distribution Company for two years running.
Comedy Dynamics Records’ album Louis C.K. Live At Madison Square Garden won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2016. In total, eight of Comedy Dynamics’ albums produced between 2013-2015 have been Grammy-nominated.
