George Carlin Dead

Remembering George Carlin

Paul Krassner | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment


Paul Krassner

Carlin was uncompromising, knowing that his audience trusted him not to be afraid of offending them. Who else would have asked "Why are there no recreational drugs in suppository form?"

Jerry Seinfeld's Heart

Susan Braudy | Posted 06.25.2008 | Entertainment


Susan Braudy

Jerry Seinfeld has heart -- a totally unexpected commodity in his business or in any business for that matter. Read his essay on the passing of George Carlin.

A Tribute to George Carlin

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 06.24.2008 | Entertainment


Jeffrey Jena

I am taking a break from my usual ranting to pay tribute to one of my comedy heroes and influences, George Carlin who passed away on Sunday.

George Carlin's SNL Monologue

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media


George Carlin, who died on Sunday at the age of 71, is being remembered as a pioneer, iconoclast and legend, but he was also a part of television hist...

George Carlin: An Irish Mensch

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Robert S. McElvaine

After one of George's hilarious shows, we talked about my theories on the meaning of vulgar language. I was struck by what a calm, deep-thinking person he was off-stage.

George Carlin's "Sympathetic Contempt"

Dennis Perrin | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Dennis Perrin

He's the only comic I've ever seen who could tell Americans how full of sh*t we are without joking it up. By the end, he simply expressed the truth, no frills attached.

What George Carlin Told Me About the Afterlife and What He'd Like on His Tombstone

David Hochman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


David Hochman

When I interviewed him a few years ago for Playboy, he told me, "The best afterlife for me would be to be able to sit comfortably and watch the world on a kind of heavenly CNN."

George Carlin -- Genius, Inspiration & Hard Working Motherfucker

Michael Terry | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Terry

Carlin's comedy has always had anger underlying it; anger that people are so stupid and self-righteous. I'm embarrassed to see his career simplified into a thirty second sound bite.

George Carlin: Crossing the Line

Jamie Kilstein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Jamie Kilstein

The good news is this: The comics he did influence will take this art form even further and find more lines to cross.

George Carlin's Soul Irretrievably Resting On a Rooftop

Mike McCready | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Mike McCready

George Carlin defined his mock religion Frisbeetarianism as the belief that when a person dies "his soul gets flung onto a roof, and just stays there, "and cannot be retrieved.

Jason Linkins

George Carlin Dies: Video Highlights From His Career

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Comedian George Carlin, best known for his scabrous, unflinching style and his rivetingly observant social satire, died of heart failure Sunday night ...

George Carlin Dies At 71

AP | JOHN ROGERS | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You C...

George Carlin Dead At 71: "It's A Wonderful Feeling To Have Found Something You're Good At, That You Love To Do"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media


Carlin was a comedy giant, a legend and a pioneer for his sharp observations and wicked, fearless commentary -- the kind that occasionally got him in trouble, like, say, getting arrested for violating FCC obscenity laws.

George Carlin

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


Harry Shearer

One of the unalloyed joys (really) of being in show business is getting to meet and know people you've admired. While his comedy was dark, his spirit with his peers was generous.