George Carlin: Comedic Legend Dead At 71
by Chad Lakkis on June 23, 2008 at 10:07 am
It is with a heavy heart I report on the death of George Carlin, a man whose brash ”in your face” sense of humor paled only in comparison to his overall creative genius.
George Carlin passed away due to heart failure after being admitted to a Santa Monica hospital yesterday.
My first exposure to George Carlin live was at the Melody Tent in Cape Cod Massachusetts in 2002. In addition to laughing hysterically, I remember walking away after the show thinking to myself “wow he really gets it”.
George could make people laugh by simply talking about the things we all do and think in private that most of us would never dare to mention out loud.
From picking your nose to pissing off sensors, he believed that nothing was off limits, and that anything could be made funny. The key was to pick one thing in a joke and exaggerating the hell out of it. The man was brilliant.
George Carlin was scheduled to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this November, and one can only hope that the time will be use to adequately pay respect to his legacy.
If you are familiar with George Carlin, then it’s easy to understand why outspoken individuals such as myself grew up idolizing the man and his body of work. He will be deeply missed.
Yes George, it does sound like something is missing — an old friend is gone.
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8 Comments » |
on June 23, 2008 11:05 am
my heart is broken, this man was something else!!! he knew what was going on. ive been a fan for over 30 years. nobody did it like george. thank you, man. love you always
on June 23, 2008 11:07 am
He left too soon. Carlin really paved the way for a whole generation of comedians. He will be sorely missed.
on June 23, 2008 11:08 am
I will miss his laserbeam look on life
on June 23, 2008 11:13 am
rip, favourite comedian of all time
on June 23, 2008 11:25 am
“I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam. ” -George Carlin
“Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.” — George Carlin
on June 23, 2008 11:30 am
The best Mr. Conductor that Shining Time Station ever had. :(
on June 24, 2008 2:13 am
One of the few people with his head screwed on straight and all his facilities focused down to a fine point.
A real American treasure is gone :(
on June 25, 2008 2:14 am
So sad :(