RIP George Carlin

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Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71

6 hours ago
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jeff Abraham says Carlin went into St. John's Health Center on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain. Carlin died at 5:55 p.m. PDT. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. It was announced Tuesday that Carlin was being awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The dean of counterculture comedians, Carlin constantly pushed the envelop with his jokes, particularly with a routine called "The Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV."

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RIP to one of the greats.

 

[Red Bear]

He was the guy who played the priest in Dogma, yeah?

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Look up some of his stuff on Youtube, very funny man.

 

[Azkatro]

Look up some of his stuff on Youtube, very funny man.

He is, he will definitely be missed. Even watching him say some of the things he says on YouTube in the privacy of your own home makes you look around and think sh*t, you can't say that!

Having said that have you ever looked up Lenny Bruce? I think a few comedians, George included, owe him a debt of gratitude.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Yep, Lenny Bruce broke the mould and opened the way for blokes like Carlin, Richard Prior etc.

 

[Danish]

George is a very very funny human being.

I've watched most of his routines, and they are all top shelf.

Its a pity he turned a bit into the conspiracy theory nutter towards the end, but I always had an inkling that he simply went down that path because it lead to some really funny material rather than actually believing it.

His pieces on religion are truly hilarious.

Still, you cant be sad about a bloke who professed to drinking, smoking and f**king to his heart's content living to the grand old age of 71. I hope I can get away with it for as long as he did

 

[zombie jesus]

I almost smashed my car up when I heard this on the radio yesterday, my favourite funny man by a long way, he'll be missed.

sh*t, piss, f**k, merkin, c**ksucker, motherf**ker and tits.

 

[LESStar58]

Just found out this morning. I'm quite saddened by his loss. He was not only funny but he got you to think as well. I love his rant on the Ten Commandments!

Farewell George!

 

[Thomas]

RIP...

As a stand up comic I am devastated. A group of us comedians are going to get on the turps and have a Carlin Night.

 

[Danish]

RIP...

As a stand up comic I am devastated. A group of us comedians are going to get on the turps and have a Carlin Night.

[drunken voice]
You a comedian??

tell a joke.... Go on funny man, tell a joke!!
[/drunken voice]

 

[carcharias]

he said one of the funniest lines ever in the jay and silent bob movie

 

[Thomas]

[drunken voice]
You a comedian??

tell a joke.... Go on funny man, tell a joke!!
[/drunken voice]

This man walked into a bar...no wait...wait...was it a bar?

I forget...but anyway he walks into something......*trails off mumbling*


George Carlin was a legend. He was a shining light in a sea of American comedians who all tell the same f**king jokes over and over.

American comedy is blander for his loss.

 

[Godz Illa]

RIP. I bought Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey just the other night too. Spooky.

George Carlin had a great monologue about baseball. According to George, football is war and baseball is peace...

Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park.The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.

Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything's dying.

In football you wear a helmet.
In baseball you wear a cap.

Football is concerned with downs - what down is it?
Baseball is concerned with ups - who's up?

Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog...
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play.

Baseball has the seventh inning stretch.
Football has the two minute warning.

And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different:

In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!

haha always loved that, breaking down the language of the two sports.