George Carlin Dies

Complaints & Grievances

August J. Pollak | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

An open letter to several dozen editorial cartoonists. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

Jerry Seinfeld's Heart

Susan Braudy | Posted 07.03.2008 | 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 Green Room Memory of George Carlin

Lea Lane | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment


Lea Lane

Like some of the other original comics who died too soon -- Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Andy Kaufman-- George Carlin changed comedy, nudging and sometimes pushing it along.

George Carlin's SNL Monologue

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.02.2008 | 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 Remembered By Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, Ben Stiller And More

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment


George Carlin, who died on Sunday, has some A-list eulogizers. Jerry Seinfeld has penned an obit for Tuesday's New York Times called "Dying Is Hard. ...

Death Be Not Proud

Richard Belzer | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment


Richard Belzer

George Carlin is in the rarefied pantheon of the few, too few, truly great stand-up comedians.

George Carlin -- Genius, Inspiration & Hard Working Motherfucker

Michael Terry | Posted 07.01.2008 | 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.

The Seven Dirty Words You'd Never Hear Today

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment


Allison Kilkenny

Every flattering statement, every overzealous compliment about George Carlin will still be too few for one of the greatest comedians ever to shout his fearlessness into a microphone.

Jason Linkins

George Carlin Dies: Video Highlights From His Career

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.01.2008 | 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 07.01.2008 | 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 07.01.2008 | 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.