Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71

Mistress_DB · Post by **Mistress_DB** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Jeff Abraham says Carlin went into St. John's Health Center on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain. Carlin died at 5:55 p.m. PDT. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. It was announced Tuesday that Carlin was being awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The dean of counterculture comedians, Carlin constantly pushed the envelop with his jokes, particularly with a routine called "The Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV."

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

Very sad day.

I never realized he was that old.

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

.....i freakin worshipped Carlin............

He really made you think, best outlook of any human being i thought.
Ill never laugh at another comedian.

Cya George, you rocked.

Jared Michaels · Post by **Jared Michaels** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

R.I.P George, you truely were one of the great ones.

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

I quote him all the time...

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

Speechless.

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

definatly my favorite comedian. very funny guy. i guess we'll always have youtube to watch him on, at least... guess i have to figure out someone new to vote for this year

GoneForever · Post by **GoneForever** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

We lost a true legend.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

Without a doubt, my favorite comedian of all time. I watched him from the time I was a little kid in the 60's up to today and always thought he was the best. He was the master and innovator of observational humor and went beyond just telling jokes and funny stories. He was one of those comedians who would make me laugh out loud so hard I would be crying because it was so funny.

R.I.P. George Carlin

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

I hope he has a big enough place for his stuff. RIP.

r:>)

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

The best ever. RIP.

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

George Carlin actually helped me form my views on the environment. He (and I) felt that Mother Nature always wins, and humans are simply one of millions of species. If we were eliminated tomorrow, the world would go on turning, and really very little would change. He once said that humans are egotistical in our idea that we could destroy the planet. I think that's very astute.
I followed Carlin from his days as the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman, and I think he's in a group of less than 5 comedians who ever really impacted our culture. My sympathy to his family and fans.---->JMS

J Michaels · Post by **J Michaels** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

George Carlin was so much more than a comedian. He was a social observer and critic, pointing out the ridiculous and the sublime in ourselves and each other, and getting us to laugh at those very things. As has been said many times today, he not only made us laugh, he made us think. Never has a "comedian" made me laugh harder, or think more deeply.

I don't think I've ever felt worse about the death of someone I never knew.

Listen to this dude Rufus - he knows what he's talking about.

4:33 · Post by **4:33** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

"The planet isn't going anywhere... WE ARE! We're going away. Pack your shit folks... We won't leave much of a trace either... maybe a little Styrofoam."

R.I.P. George.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

He's one of the best ever, his insight on everything was profound. He thought about things in different ways, outside the box. Always made you think. He will be missed, I couldn't help feeling sad when I heard this news. RIP George...life is just a series of dogs.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

I saw Carlin in 1974 or 75, with very good seats, and was able to see him as well as hear his comedy. He was so funny that my friends and I had diaphragm pains the next morning because we were belly laughing so much. We saw the classic "hippie dippie weather man" and "seven dirty words" routine among others and he was exceptionally clean, and almost "G" rated even doing the dirty words routine.

In his most recent HBO appearances, he can't say a sentence without throwing in several F bombs. He is not the same comedian he was in the 60's and 70's, he seemed to get angrier.

My favorite skit of his is the difference between football and baseball. "football has the BLITZ'', "baseball has the bunt" "football sometimes ends in SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME" "baseball's goal is to be safe and come home"

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

When I heard the news early this a.m., it was a shock and immediate downer.

He will be missed.

I remember listening to my friend's 8 track that contained The Seven Words, etc., laughing MAO, and a bit of

when the info was related that who we were listening to and the Hippy Dippy Weather Man were one and the same.

Yep, he basically said, if and/or when conditions get bad enough, Earth will shake the human race off like a dog shakes off fleas and be just fine. He spoke the truth, whether or not we cared to acknowledge it.

Sympathy extended to his family and friends.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

undercoverjoe wrote:My favorite skit of his is the difference between football and baseball. "football has the BLITZ'', "baseball has the bunt" "football sometimes ends in SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME" "baseball's goal is to be safe and come home"

I found the George Carlin Football vs. Baseball video. A classic. ENJOY!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YphEUa5LPjM

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

"Out at the lake today, police arrested a one armed man who was bothering the other boaters by continuously rowing in a circle."

sunsetbass · Post by **sunsetbass** » Monday Jun 23, 2008

he sure did have alot of stuff. my favorite from him was "you can prick your fingure, but never fingure your prick".

rip george. you're the greatest. now who am i gonna vote for for president. he would have been a good one.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Tuesday Jun 24, 2008

I watched "Inside The Actor's Studio" tonight, since they ran the GC interview. What a great program, and what a great man. God is laughing his ass off right now, with another great comedian to go along with Lenny Bruce, Chris Farley, and John Belushi.

"The forecast for tonight is...dark. With continued dark until morning, when dark will be dispersed by partly sunny."

RIP, Mr. Carlin. God Bless.

GoneForever · Post by **GoneForever** » Tuesday Jun 24, 2008

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Tuesday Jun 24, 2008

I watched "Inside The Actor's Studio" tonight, since they ran the GC interview. What a great program, and what a great man. God is laughing his ass off right now, with another great comedian to go along with Lenny Bruce, Chris Farley, and John Belushi.

"The forecast for tonight is...dark. With continued dark until morning, when dark will be dispersed by partly sunny."

RIP, Mr. Carlin. God Bless.

i don't think he's with god, my friend... http://youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU

Trucula · Post by **Trucula** » Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

Yep a true loss. I saw him a couple years ago in State College..2 rows back. Great Show!...The man could still rattle off a long line of what he's become using every phase known to man!!.. I have his tour shirt that says "Simon says Go F#@% Yourself". I'll have to put that away.

R.I.P. "Gone but never forgotten!"