Editing George Carlin (section)

=== 1980–1987: HBO and film ===
In 1981, Carlin returned to the stage, releasing ''[[A Place for My Stuff]]'' and returning to HBO and New York City with the ''[[Carlin at Carnegie]]'' TV special, which was filmed at [[Carnegie Hall]] and aired during the 1982–83 season. Carlin continued doing HBO specials every year or two over the following decade and a half. All of Carlin's albums from this time forward are from the HBO specials.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 22, 2020|title=The Late George Carlin Returns to HBO!|url=https://hbowatch.com/the-late-george-carlin-returns-to-hbo/|access-date=August 13, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=August 10, 2020|title=George Carlin to Get Two-Part Documentary From HBO and Judd Apatow|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/george-carlin-documentary-hbo-judd-apatow-1041957/|access-date=August 13, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''SNL'' for the second time on November 10, 1984, this time appearing in several sketches.<ref name="NBCSNL11101984">{{cite web|title=Monologue: George Carlin Returns to Host SNL|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/george-carlin-monologue/n9279|website=NBC.com|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

Carlin began to achieve prominence as a film actor with a major supporting role in the 1987 comedy hit ''[[Outrageous Fortune (film)|Outrageous Fortune]]'', starring [[Bette Midler]] and [[Shelley Long]]; it was his first notable screen role after a handful of previous guest roles on television series. Playing drifter Frank Madras, he poked fun at the lingering effect of the [[1960s counterculture]].