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George Carlin
Elizabeth S. Ames

George Carlin

Born in New York City in 1937, George Dennis Patrick Carlin was one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. He appeared on “The Tonight Show” more than 130 times, starred in an unprecedented 14 HBO Specials, hosted the first “Saturday Night Live” and penned three New York Times bestselling books. Of the 23 solo albums recorded by Mr. Carlin, 11 were Grammy nominated and he took home the coveted statue five times including a 2001 Grammy win for Best Spoken Comedy Album for his reading of his best seller Brain Droppings. In 2002, Carlin was awarded the “Freedom of Speech Award” by the First Amendment... Read full bio

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Huffington Post Canada, April 11, 2013
...taboo as comic Richard Pryor cracks jokes about his drug-related mishap and the fallout in his personal life. George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Irreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election...
World News Network, April 3, 2013
...have it do automatically: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes the techdirt dissertation : http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110601/01515014500/senators-want-to-put-people-jail-embedding-youtube-videos.shtml 0:49 George Carlin manda um...
About, April 1, 2013
...stand-up comedy scene, Louis C.K. is also an accomplished filmmaker and award-winning writer. Influenced by comics like George Carlin and Richard Pryor, C.K. is a master of black humor and a perpetual victim of his own life. He is primarily an...
World News Network, March 30, 2013
...Carl Sagan The end of the Library 9 Lewis Black on the bible 10 Carl Sagan Astrology 11 George Carlin on Religion 12 Court Historians by Thomas DiLorenzo 13 Alan Watts on predictive programming 14 Zodiac & Council of Nicea from Zeitgeist 15 Dr Ben...
World News Network, March 30, 2013
...efficient ways to do it, is   taxation and inflation.  In 1913, the Members of the "Big Club", George Carlin was speaking about, got both. They told the people they needed a federal reserve to break the back of the big bankers. And they got told they...
Bass Player, March 28, 2013
...changers for bass players, but not famous to the general public. The expression famous bassist is worthy of George Carlin’s list of oxymorons, right next to jumbo shrimp, soft rock, and tax relief. In the jazz world, when a player makes the top of the...
Broadway World, March 8, 2013
...and immoral behaviors, though, comedians are frequently accused of "crossing the line," generally, they don't care. George Carlin: "It's the duty of a comedian to find out where the line is drawn and then step over it." But one thing is sure: wherever...
PrisonPlanet, January 19, 2013
...they’ve accumulated. Their voracious greed will be their downfall. The sooner we can channel the anger of George Carlin, the sooner we can put an end to this corporate fascist reign of terror. “Politicians are put there to give you that idea that...
The Pulse, January 19, 2013
...in fact, killing cats. Watching (the late) Nathan Bosic fulfill a life’s dream by interviewing (the late) George Carlin. Watching reporter Angela Tant not give an inch in her pursuit of answers. The sheer joy of reading Ernie Paik’s music writing....
Erie Times-News, January 19, 2013
...m doing my comedy in the spirit of the masters like Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, then I know I'm on the right track. I'm not a mean-spirited guy. Q What do you think is the right vehicle for you next? A I...
Sacramento Bee, January 18, 2013
...it true you wanted to be a footballer (soccer player)? Were you any good? Most comics cite George Carlin and Richard Pryor as influences. You? Do Brits see the fiscal cliff as bizarre political sport? Kind of the way Americans see the pageantry of...
Zero Hedge, January 18, 2013
...they’ve accumulated. Their voracious greed will be their downfall. The sooner we can channel the anger of George Carlin, the sooner we can put an end to this corporate fascist reign of terror.          “Politicians are put there to give...
Disinformation, January 18, 2013
...big club, and you ain’t in it. You and I are not in ‘the big club.’” - George Carlin The absurd suggestion that the UK’s un-democratically selected Royal Family are nothing more than decoration has come crashing down as a court order forced...
1110 WBT AM, January 18, 2013
...and you are welcome to it); The Shanty Song; Producer Mark wants to ban the term "Black Ice"; George Carlin clip on Lance Armstrong; Subway Footlong Swirl...