George Carlin

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George Carlin

Carlin in Trenton, New Jersey on April 4, 2008
Birth name George Denis Patrick Carlin
Born May 12, 1937(1937-05-12)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died June 22, 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 71)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Medium Stand-up, television, film, books, radio
Nationality American
Years active 1956–2008
Genres Character comedy, observational comedy, Insult comedy, wit/word play, satire/political satire, black comedy, surreal humor, sarcasm, blue comedy
Subject(s) American culture, American English, everyday life, atheism, recreational drug use, death, philosophy, human behavior, American politics, parenting, children, religion, profanity, psychology, Anarchism, race relations, old age, pop culture, self-deprecation, childhood, family
Influences Danny Kaye,[1][2] Jonathan Winters,[2] Lenny Bruce,[3][4] Richard Pryor,[5] Jerry Lewis,[2][5] Marx Brothers,[2][5] Mort Sahl,[4] Spike Jones,[5] Ernie Kovacs,[5] Ritz Brothers[2] Monty Python[5]
Influenced Chris Rock,[6] Jerry Seinfeld,[7] Bill Hicks, Jim Norton, Sam Kinison, Louis C.K.,[8] Bill Cosby,[9] Lewis Black,[10] Jon Stewart,[11] Stephen Colbert,[12] Bill Maher,[13] Denis Leary, Patrice O'Neal,[14] Adam Carolla,[15] Colin Quinn,[16] Steven Wright,[17] Mitch Hedberg,[18] Russell Peters,[19] Jay Leno,[20] Ben Stiller,[20] Kevin Smith[21]
Spouse Brenda Hosbrook
(August 5, 1961 – May 11, 1997) (her death) 1 child
Sally Wade (June 24, 1998 – June 22, 2008) (his death)[22]
Notable works and roles Class Clown
"Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"
Mr. Conductor
in Shining Time Station
Narrator
in Thomas and Friends
HBO television specials
George O'Grady
in The George Carlin Show
Rufus in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Signature George Carlin Signature.svg
Website www.georgecarlin.com
Grammy Awards
Best Comedy Recording
1972 FM & AM
2009 It's Bad For Ya[posthumous]
Best Spoken Comedy Album
1993 Jammin' in New York
2001 Brain Droppings
2002 Napalm & Silly Putty
American Comedy Awards
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special
1997 George Carlin: Back in Town
1998 George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy 2001
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George Carlin's 17 Best Comedy Albums: An Epic Analysis
Huffington Post (satire) - 4 hours, 26 minutes ago
This list ranks George Carlin's albums in terms of overall quality, with special attention paid to both straight hilarity as well as philosophical pertinence. I chose albums rather than specials for three reasons: 1) most of Carlin's albums simply were ...


Bleep: Movie star, I have something in common
Zanesville Times Recorder - 8 hours, 52 minutes ago
More of them exist than I or even the late George Carlin, who started with his seven words that couldn't be said on television, ever imagined possible. Naturally, I won't list them here. Suffice to say they never are appropriate and are words that I am ...


Book Review: Last Words: A Memoir by George Carlin and Tony Hendra
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 4 days, 20 hours ago
ORG Love him or loathe him, admire him or despise him, you would have to grant - even if you disagreed with him - that George Carlin was funny, witty, controversial, and thought provoking. And if you did loathe him you'd have to be rather disingenuous ...


Supreme Court Hears Arguments For Free Speech On TV
Lez Get Real - 3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Supreme Court last heard this issue in 1978, after a mid-afternoon performance by George Carlin (photo right) using “The 7 Words You Can't Say On TV.” It was before the explosion of cable and the Court upheld the FCC's authority to regulate both ...
You may soon be able to hear George Carlin's 'seven dirty words' on network TV - Examiner.com - 3 weeks, 5 days
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Words George Carlin Couldn't Say on TV - International Business Times - 3 weeks, 5 days
Will the Supreme Court Finally Lift Ban on 'Seven Dirty Words' You Can't Say ... - Hollywood Reporter - 3 weeks, 5 days
Supreme Court Debates TV Indecency - BNA - 3 weeks, 4 days
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TV Saturday/Sunday: Comic George Carlin crosses the line
Montreal Gazette - 3 weeks, 1 day ago
George Carlin was the comedic voice of the counterculture generation – an icon widely considered one of the great American comedians. You can see why his iconic status remains intact in George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (Comedy Network, 9 pm), ...
George Carlin's humour applicable today - Victoria Times Colonist - 3 weeks, 1 day
Carlin's rants still relevant - Calgary Herald - 3 weeks, 1 day
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DARCY MICHAEL LIVE AT THE FLYING BEAVER PUBARET
blogTO (blog) - 15 hours, 11 minutes ago
George Carlin used to say; “I think a comedian has an obligation to find out where the line is drawn and deliberately step across it. And then make the audience happy that you did.” Darcy Michael is honouring that skill.


SFist Tonight, 1/27: A Carlin Home Companion
SFist - 1 week, 1 day ago
COMEDY: George Carlin's daughter, author/storyteller Kelly Carlin, will talk about the span of her dad's career from straight comic to culture hero and social commentator at A Carlin Home Companion: Life, Love and Laughter with George, ...


PUD, TIF and other acronyms all amount to dollars
Bluffton Today - 14 hours, 46 minutes ago
PUDs along with its sister soft sounding abbreviation, TIFs, Tax Incremental Financing, roll off your tongue like something out of an old George Carlin routine of soft cuddly sounding words which actually wreak havoc on all areas they affect.


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