George Carlin
The original offensive comedian, alongside the greats of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor. He was possibly the first openly atheist entertainer, continuing to piss off Christians until he died on June 22, 2008.
Just The Facts
- One of the big 3 of comedy, alongside Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.
- You owe the offensive humour you see on here to him.
- Inspired many Athiests to be proud of their different beliefs.
- The first ever host of SNL.
The Smelly Hippie Years
George Carlin broke through in the 60's. At this time, he was still the bane of humanity, although a funny one. Of course, I'm talking about...hippies.
The Obvious Solution
He might have been a hippie, but the 60's was where he broke through. Another interesting factoid is that he was arrested with Lenny Bruce. Bruce was arrested on obscenity, Carlin was arrrested for refusing to give a police officer his ID, saying that he "Didn't believe in Government issued identification." Remember, this was the 60's, where just looking at a cop funny would be met with you ending up with something unnaturally large in your anus, such as a baton. So this proved that he was not only a funny comedian, but he also had balls of adamantium , unlike the youth of today.
Lord of the Nerds
Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television
Carlin's most famous routine came in 1972, Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. The list is as follows: Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. He was arrested again, this time for public indecency And...
Holy shit! I'm surprised they didn't confuse him with Charlie Manson. Also, where the fuck did he get the sweet Shroud of Turin shirt?
The 80's and 90's: Carlin discovery of Time Travel
Of course, his standup career kept going throughout the 80's and 90's. But Carlin did one thing that everyone thought impossible: He discovered fucking Time Travel.
Fuck...accidently got to the 7th dimension.
Okay, so he didn't really find time travel. But he did play Bill and Ted's time traveling mentor Rufus in Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey. He was also the narrator for the US version of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
You are now imagining Thomas saying "Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits"
He was also, ironically, a Roman Catholic Cardinal in Kevin Smith's Dogma.
Meanwhile, in Bizzaro world.
The 2000's: He Finally Dies
After 50 years of comedy and excessive amounts of drugs, George carlin died of heart failure on June 22, 2008. He was 71 years old, which is fucking incredible considering the mans drug intake was that of Tony Montana, Ol Dirty Bastard, and Chris Farley put together.
Mmmmm....lunch time!
Although on a more serious side, thank you George. You changed my view on many things, from comedy, to politics and religion. You were a great comedian, and I find it a bit ironic that your remains are scattered all over the world now, because you had an impact on every comedians life. Everytime the wind picks up, you might have a piece of George sitting there on your doorstep. Every comedian today, including the writers for Cracked and other sites, owe something to Carlin.
George Carlin was good man
Replycocksucker, m**********r, tits.
Replyit just flows right that way :P
Man i still love watching his stand up after watching them like 20 times already. I actually Cried when i found out he died. And u guys are right, his legacy will live on but most of the kids my age (around 14) dont even know who he is or the seven words you cant say on television. I loved those.
ReplyI fuckin' love this guy, one of the greatest comedians of our time. Very good article.
ReplyI've heard of George Carlin but I didn't know very much about him, this was very informal and entertaining
ReplyDon't you mean 'informative?'
Your jokes were good and I liked the sentimentality at the end. It's not often you see something this genuine on Cracked. I think the paragraph on hippies needs some attention though. The syntax of the paragraph gets jumbled in the middle. Otherwise great.
ReplyThanks friend. Carlin was actually a big influence on me, which is why I'm glad i got the topic page. His influence on the comedic world can't be debated. I mean, almost 50 years of doing this shit.
try centering your pics & captions
Reply Hide All See All 3 RepliesI was watching Dane Cook's "Isolated Incident" (not by choice, mind you) and he shamelessly ripped-off word-for-word Carlin's bit about deleting people from your phone, from his final HBO special
Did he, seriously?
I keep hearing things about Dane Cook stealing jokes from other comedians all the time man, he's losing alot of fans lol
it's justified for 2 reasons. 1. he lost the same amount of money the special made when his brother stole from him. 2. he never did it after that s****y shpeshul
That was an awesome article. I've always loved George Carlin thank you.
ReplyYou did a good job on this one, man.
ReplyMan, thank you for this article. Carlin is by far the best comedian I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Hell, I'm going to say it - there has never been, there isn't and there never will be a better comedian. Ever!
ReplyI totally agree with you, which is why I decided to do this article in the first place. It amazed me that he wasn't put up on here earlier.
I'm not surprised there wasn't an article on him before, because it's a tough job writing one. I would never take on the responsibility of doing an article on such a legend (deceased one, at that). So thank you once again.