A conversation with comedian George Carlin

with George Carlin
in Movies, TV & Theater
on Tuesday, March 26, 1996 * * * * *

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Comedian George Carlin, who earned his reputation with appearances on television shows like Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan, talks about his new HBO comedy special.

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    1. janeeyre  06/14/2009 10:46 AM Report

      He was grand in the best sense of the word. His comic poetry calmed me always. It was as if he said, "psst...I'm onto them and let's talk about it." He was our contemporary Mark Twain. Rest in peace.

    2. jamesemedp  06/05/2009 09:49 AM Report

      Carlin missed his main objective via his art but the steel balls it took for him to step up to the plate as he did would strike fear in Nolan Ryan. I do agree and see consolidations (it is most efficient) becoming an untamible beast.

    3. jamesemedp  06/05/2009 09:25 AM Report

      BRUCE LEE; what am I missing? What am I missing where people elevate him to the status of such greats like Carlin, Woody Allen, Barishnikoff (SIC)or Jordon?

    4. Joseph Dutra  06/26/2008 04:11 AM Report

      Thank the invisible man in the sky for your great interviews, Charlie. I already miss George. I grew up buying his records in the seventies and his brilliant mind has influenced my sense of humor and perspective on life. Thanks so much for making this available online...at least this way I can get one more look at one of my heroes.

      Joe

    5. jp  06/24/2008 03:39 AM Report

      Carlin was "the comedian's comedian," but he was beyond that as well. Brilliant satirist and social critic, he had big gigantic Godzilla balls that enabled him to fear nothing. Bill Maher said that Carlin was fearless, and he;s right - no one spoke truth to power the way he did.

      A true American treasure, his voice is a beacon in the fog.

    6. Frank  06/24/2008 12:10 AM Report

      Sunday June 22, 2008 Comedy Legend George Carlin died at age 71

    7. Greg Hancock  06/23/2008 09:16 PM Report

      George Carlin and Richard Pryor, with all respect to Lenny Bruce, were the two most significant comic artists of the 20th Century. Their genius will be celebrated with each generation to come. We will miss you George, as we have missed Richard. America may "love war" and have peculiar "rules" for our national past times, but we will always treasure George Carlin well beyond a mere "seven words."

    8. scott  09/14/2007 04:10 PM Report

      The Zen Master. His opening statement has

      changed my life. Thank you Charlie!