George Carlin

Known for ActingBorn 1937-05-12Died 2008-06-22New York City, New York, USA

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Carlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .Read more

Movies & web series

Daytime Revolution

Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories

Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express

Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures

Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures

Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories

Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant

Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue

Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick

Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz

Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge

Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories

The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool

Owned & Operated

Justin Case

Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud

But... Seriously

The George Carlin Show

Dinner for Five

Thomas & Friends: Best of James

Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy

Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas

The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception

George Carlin's American Dream

Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas

George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!

Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon

George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

The Simpsons

Group Therapy

The Midnight Special

George Carlin: Jammin' in New York

George on George

George Carlin: Personal Favorites

George Carlin: George's Best Stuff

On Location

Thomas & Friends: The Early Years

George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

Away We Go

George Carlin: Back in Town

George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances

George Carlin: Doin' It Again

Inside the Actors Studio