George Carlin has died

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I'm seriously in shock,the greatest comedian of all time is dead..:(

R.I.P

http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/06/62841/index.html

c - 13

I call shenanigans until I see it on more sources

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/

www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2339172520080623

Mahatma coat

we miurn the loss of another genius of caustic comedy,

I loved his God Skits, He's all knowing, He's omnipitent, he's eternal & HE'S BROKE :D

Lirange

RIP George. Thanks for being here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTyzTJTNhNk

NSFW (language)

Cunny-Funt

RIP

elmolesto

RIP Georges

Sherifu

Who?

Roar

one of my favourite comedians. and he was Rufus!!!

RIP

Nevyn

Ah Fúck!

Sherifu wrote: »

Who?

Dude go educate yourself, seriously.

Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits

c - 13

Damn, i've seen it in a lot of places now. No denying it anymore. He'll be missed.

honru

One of my favourite comedians too... he'll keep me laughing throughout the ages.

RIP George.

Kiith

He had a most triumphant life...i'll get my coat.

RossFixxxed

Ah that's terrible. I'd like to go into all the reasons but there's 7 things boards won't let me say.

Dave!

No way My favourite comedian of all time... His HBO specials, especially the later ones (he did loads), were sublime.

His ticker wasn't the best anyway, I think he had a heart-attack a couple of years ago (edit: actually he had 3 according to wikipedia)



Check him out on YouTube chaps

Here's a clip from his most recent hbo special,were he talks about the various stupid things people say following a death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU

I thought this was some sort of joke.

why is it that whenever a comedian dies, this is the first thing people think?

No! He was awesome.

Standard Toaster

One of my favs alright. Hope he shares a few jokes with Richard up there.
I know he would have hated me for saying "Up there" though.....maybe "down there" instead

RIP

Joking about cats..

faceman

Sad loss, quite a funny man.

Loopy

God, was watching him last night you tube - loved him, he was a legend.. RIP

Pyr0

Legendary comedian ! Sad he's gone, I loved his brutal honesty when it came to the likes of politics and religion, was great to see someone of his status openly questioning these things on national television.

RuailleBuaille

Loved the Simpsons stuff and 10 Commandments. Magic.

RIP George.

Standard Toaster

Jerry Seinfeld's obituary which was in the New York Times.

By JERRY SEINFELD Published: June 24, 2008

THE honest truth is, for a comedian, even death is just a premise to make jokes about. I know this because I was on the phone with George Carlin nine days ago and we were making some death jokes. We were talking about Tim Russert and Bo Diddley and George said: “I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a break before they come after the next one. I always like to fly on an airline right after they’ve had a crash. It improves your odds.”

I called him to compliment him on his most recent special on HBO. Seventy years old and he cranks out another hour of great new stuff. He was in a hotel room in Las Vegas getting ready for his show. He was a monster.

You could certainly say that George downright invented modern American stand-up comedy in many ways. Every comedian does a little George. I couldn’t even count the number of times I’ve been standing around with some comedians and someone talks about some idea for a joke and another comedian would say, “Carlin does it.” I’ve heard it my whole career: “Carlin does it,” “Carlin already did it,” “Carlin did it eight years ago.”

And he didn’t just “do” it. He worked over an idea like a diamond cutter with facets and angles and refractions of light. He made you sorry you ever thought you wanted to be a comedian. He was like a train hobo with a chicken bone. When he was done there was nothing left for anybody.

But his brilliance fathered dozens of great comedians. I personally never cared about “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” or “FM & AM.” To me, everything he did just had this gleaming wonderful precision and originality.

I became obsessed with him in the ’60s. As a kid it seemed like the whole world was funny because of George Carlin. His performing voice, even laced with profanity, always sounded as if he were trying to amuse a child. It was like the naughtiest, most fun grown-up you ever met was reading you a bedtime story.

I know George didn’t believe in heaven or hell. Like death, they were just more comedy premises. And it just makes me even sadder to think that when I reach my own end, whatever tumbling cataclysmic vortex of existence I’m spinning through, in that moment I will still have to think, “Carlin already did it.”

Overheal

I only remember him from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

ShoulderChip

ah that's some cunt