George Carlin's American Dream (2022)

A two-part HBO portrait from Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio that won the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. It tracks George Carlin from clean-cut nightclub comic to the counterculture's sharpest stand-up, and on to the angry philosopher of his later specials. The value for comedy fans is in the reinventions: how Carlin tore up a successful act, rebuilt his voice and kept writing new material for decades. It also handles his addiction and family life without softening them, so expect the second half to hit harder.