HBO originally refused to let Louis C.K. release this special on his website for $5.00 like he did with Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011). So C.K. refused let the special air on HBO. Eventually, HBO relented due to C.K.'s popularity.
Louis C.K. chose the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix for this special because George Carlin shot his special, On Location: George Carlin at Phoenix (1978), there.
This special was shot with eight ARRI Alexa cameras.