George Carlin
True fact about George Carlin: his “seven words” bit was turned into a Blink 182 song. It's the least they could do, after all, because they sure followed in the footsteps of Carlin, the man who made cursing an art. But it wasn't always this way. George Carlin was a man of principle, he knew how to weaponize inappropriateness. Especially in The Aristocrats, amirite? No seriously, folks, Carlin would hate how we're wrapping this up, please read on before his ghost decides to haunt us:
Ask The Photographer If You Can Buy Pictures Of Other People And 14 More Apex George Carlin Jokes
Comedy's grumpy uncle with a time-traveling phone booth gets inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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- By Chris Corlew
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2 The Exact Moment Richard Pryor and George Carlin Changed Forever
In a blink, clean-cut comics became counterculture revolutionaries.
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- By Matt Solomon
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5 Things We Learned From George Carlin's American Dream
The comic who went through more phases than the Beatles.
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- By Matt Solomon
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Jerry Seinfeld vs. George Carlin: The Case for Cursing in Comedy
Does profanity make comedy edgy or just plain lazy?
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- By Matt Solomon
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'The Aristocrats': Who 'Won' The Movie?
Which comedian filled their joke with the worst things imaginable?
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- By Andrew Wheat
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11 Comedians Whose Risky Humor Got Them in Big-Time Trouble
The seven words you can’t say on television can get you arrested in Milwaukee.
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- By Matt Solomon
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The Comedy Bit Too Dark For George Carlin
There exists one bit that was too awkward even for the likes of Carlin.
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- By Nathan Williams
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