He was a genius. There are two figures whose deaths I mourn: George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens. Both were rebels who were brave enough to tell it like it is and who relished calling out the BS.
@Trevon Womack Yes! Because you're the only one out there that that post could possibly appt to. (David sighs heavily, and wonders if anyone can still recognize sarcasm.....David weeps for today's youth.)
Carlin isn't just a Comedian, to most he's also a Philosopher, who uses the medium of Comedy to share his wisdom. You won't regret watching more of his bits, 10 Commandments, and You Have no rights are personal favorites of mine.
Please react to George Carlin - You Have No Rights. Carlin is a teacher and you will learn a lot checking it out. This man was hilarious and spoke nothing but the truth
He was building in the 60s, got big in the 70s, kept it going till he died 2008. He filled crowds like that before the internet, with none of the "nowadays" promotional machinery. Lenny Bruce was actually going to jail for comedy.... and George was right there with him to carry the free speech torch after Lenny died under the pressure.
He was a GOAT because of his philosophy and intelligence just as much as his humor. He's also one of the greatest among the comedian community. Great reaction guys
@@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo He wasn't even funny on his own show, the show was popular because he was smart enough to fill his show with very talented actors.
George Carlin’s the Ten Commandments is a great kind of part 2 to this, as well as you have no rights. 7 dirty words is also great and it’s from much earlier on, and he actually got in trouble for it, but make sure to find the full version! Great video guys, keep it up!
Carlin simply didn't give two shits about putting his audience on the edge. He pushed the envelope on how to use comedy as it could be an outlet to educate people while making them laugh a bit. I'd suggest reacting to these bits by him: Modern Man, Advertising Lullaby, You have no rights, saving the planet, 10 commandments, death penalty, people are boring. Those are all great imo.
George is on the short list of the greatest comedians ever. He was one of the first comedians to completely throw out his material after a special and start fresh for the next one. He was prolific and put out a ton of comedy albums and TV specials. 1963: Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight 1967: Take-Offs and Put-Ons 1972: FM & AM 1972: Class Clown 1973: Occupation: Foole 1974: Toledo Window Box 1975: An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo 1977: On the Road 1981: A Place for My Stuff 1984: Carlin on Campus 1986: Playin' with Your Head 1988: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? 1990: Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics 1992: Jammin' in New York 1996: Back in Town 1999: You Are All Diseased 2001: Complaints and Grievances 2006: Life Is Worth Losing 2008: It's Bad for Ya 2016: I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die Interesting note: The last one "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die" was actually recorded on September 9th & 10th, 2001. Given the events of the following day, it was not released. He reworked the material and used a tamer version to record Complaints and Grievances. He died in 2008. The decision to release the last special as it was originally recorded was not George's. RIP GOAT. Cool channel.
Oh, Carlin was historic. How many comedians have their act go before the Supreme Court? Carlin's "7 words you can't say on television" bit did. He was arrested for it, and the case went all the way up the legal ladder to the highest court in the land. His arrest was thrown out by the big boys, and his place in comedy history was locked in.
"Comedy always gets better"? I think a lot of people - including most currently working comedians - would disagree with this premise. In fact, most of them probably count George Carlin as one of their role models. STYLES evolve, certainly, but that doesn't automatically equate to the comedy, itself, getting BETTER. Check out Richard Pryor's stuff or Eddie Murphy's old HBO specials. The jokes are only as good as the observational and expressive capacities of the comic in question, regardless of style.
I was sort of teetering on the edge the first time I saw this (19 at the time), but he pushed me over it. His takes on religion were absolutely brilliant.
Carlin was one of the biggest names in comedy for a long time. His death in 2008 was a huge loss to the art of comedy. You wanna watch a *really* old video of his to see how far back he goes, try "7 Words You Can't Say on TV".
Carlin started comedy in the 50s... when tv was still black and white. In the 60s he started pushing the boundaries of comedy and by the 70s, he drop “the seven dirty words” and the rest was history. He’s been one of the top stand up for about 50 years....
George Carlin is still revered in comedy circles and always will be. He was brilliant, insightful and fearless. He wasn't just popular, he was great and will always be considered among the greatest comedians of all time. Sadly, a lot of comedians today fall short.
This video is from the 90s, but it's 20+ years into his career. He became popular in the 70s & started out in the 60s. One of the things that makes him the greatest is that the quality of his work stayed so high for so long.
I have said it before and I will say it again; Carlin is the greatest comedian of all time! He teaches while he makes you laugh. Also he wasn't old in this. He got older lol
Oh you guys were SO CLOSE to getting it. You're right that he and other comedy GOATs progressed comedy. 💯 But, the bigger, more awesome thing is that society progresses because of them. They are always standing at the edge of what's acceptable and what isn't just maniacally smacking you in the face with the truth at the risk of knocking themselves off that edge in the process. The GOATs are the ones who help get us over some of our moral hurdles in society like gay marriage and legalizing marijuana. It was an eye opening moment for me when I realized this. There are many reasons why your Kingdom needs a fool and only one of them is as a distraction from having a shitty life. 🌈The More You Know!😆
All the sht going on today George would be having a Ball right now. He was a World/Religion/Political Speaker/Comedian. And its all still relevant today.
Not really, by the sound of it he's never read the bible and looked back in time to see how what they were saying was thousands of years before their time. (Earth and space science, dinosaurs and meteor, knowledge of blood)
His bit on Conservatives and the Sanctity of Life is probably my favorite along with the bit about Rape (sounds odd I know, but watch it and you will understand). He was a guy who just really refused to conform and was extremely intelligent and made you think. People always got angry with him not because of what he said, but because what he said actually made sense. Also, Joe Pesci was a great friend of his and I do believe was in the audience during this show.
2:51 This was performed on February 6, 1999 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. It was part of "You Are All Diseased", the 16th album and 11th HBO live broadcast stand-up special.
I saw Carlin live in the late '70's at MacArthur Court (The University of Oregon's Basketball stadium at that time.) He filled it back then. And he always had the same animation and heart to what he did. He first became widely known with his "hippy-dippy weatherman", and "seven words you can't say on TV" right around '69 - '70.
i'M 68 years old and George Carlin has been around since I was a Kid! ... He was on Ed Sullivan,the Tonight Show and every other Talk Show! ..... There is So Much of his Stuff to See and Review and Learn From and Laugh your Asses Off! ..... He was a Philosopher who used Humour to Teach!
2:53 - "...like mid to late 90s." Real late 90s. The clip you're watching was recorded on Feb 6, 1999 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. The entire show was recorded for his HBO special called "You Are All Diseased." If I remember right, the Beacon Theater can hold 2800-2900 people and it certainly looks like it was packed to capacity for his show.
This man has been around so long that he has been arrested for jokes back in the day. He has done a lot for free speech. So much good content from him. More Carlin for sure.
George Carlin wasn't just a comedian but he was a *pholosopher,* actor, author and social critic and he was a very smart man. Born and raised as a New Yorker, and was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, English language, psychology, religion and various taboo subjects. He and his *"7 dirty words"* comedy skit(which was a pretty funny and relatable one and recommended) were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme court case F.C.C. v Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5-4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate incident material on the public airwaves. And widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American stand-up comics *OF ALL TIME,* and not to mention he dubbed by the newspaper to be *"the Dean of Counterculture comedians".* The guy said a lot of facts and yet was funny about it at the same time, told it like it is and wasn't afraid to speak his own mind and was true a comedic legend. Fact fact: George Carlin played a character called "Rufus" from the movies *Bill and Ted's excellent adventure(1989)* and it's sequel *Bill and Ted's bogus journey(1991),* Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter from *the Lost Boys(1987)* Both great movies with awesome soundtracks, highly recommended. *MORE* George Carlin please 😎
One of the best accolades as a comedic influence, that I have ever heard given to Carlin, was from Jon Stewart: "He is part of our Holy Trinity... Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, George Carlin. The rest of us are just congregation." Two of my all-time favourite Carlin special intros, are from Doing It Again ("Because of the FCC, I'm never sure what I'm allowed to say...") and Life is Worth Losing ("I am a modern man...") Both are definitely worth checking out. As is his "Coast to Coast Emergency" bit which ends one of his specials (I think it's "You Are All Diseased" but I may be mistaken. It may be Life is Worth Losing.)
George Carlin wasn't only an amazing Comedian, but he was a modern day philosopher too. He'd been doing stand up since the 1960s until he passed in 2008, but most of his comedy throughout his career was ahead of its time, and is still relevant today. And a lot times his bits weren't even comedy as much as poignant thoughts on different subjects. But the truth he spit was always on point, even his controversial stuff where you weren't sure if it was okay to laugh, until he'd make such an amazing point that he had you in stitches at the end.
Read his autobiography. This was the time period when he went away from his typical edginess comedy meant for straight laughs. He realized he now could attack the system he always felt was corrupt. He learned speaking the truth about power and corruption was every bit as important and necessary as comedy. So while he still wants to get a laugh here and there, his goal then was to MAKE the audience THINK!
Everytime I have trouble sleeping, I always listen to a play list of his standups... there are tons on youtube but for sure not even half of every show he did. I can never get enough of his material. I've been coming in and out ever since I found out about him in 2015. I'm 22 so yeah I never heard of him before and considering I live asia. But even for an asian 22 yr old, his materials are still relevant to the current world. This guy has been a huge part of how I think about things now. Such a wise man. A legend.
George Carlin's popularity began and started during the 60's and 70's. Here is a little insight to this comedy legend: George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5-4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of Carlin's 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. From the late 1980s, his routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. He often commented on American political issues and satirized American culture. 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 1975. His final comedy special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death from cardiac arrest. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2004, he placed second on Comedy Central's list of top 10 American comedians.[2] In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him second (behind Richard Pryor) on its list of the 50 best stand-up comedians of all time....
George Carlin was one of the absolute BEST!! And beyond. He treaded waters back then that no one else dared to until he paved the new road. He was also one of the wisest men. He didn't know everything... but for his time, he knew a lot!
Steven Wright is another fantastic comedian from the 90s era. Most of his jokes are one or two lines but they're all spinebustingly funny. An example of one of Steven Wright's jokes: "My uncle was a weird guy. Two wooden legs. Two real feet."
Carlin wasn't just a comedian. George was a philosopher. He made you think and question your beliefs. Been listening to him since since my junior year in high school (1972) when he released Class Clown.
Love that you guys are doing Carlin. Student of Truth, who just realized, Truth is absurd enough to be funny! Worshipped at the feet of Lenny Bruce, pushed every mental construct, Legend!
I've been a Carlin fan my whole life. I've seen him well over a dozen times. It's like going to a lecture given by a hilarious professor. It's interesting watching him over his career. Started in a suit and tie, entertaining drunk businessmen. A few hits of acid later he's a hippie lol. Grew into one of the most articulate and genius level thinkers in the business. In the end ended up a angry old man, because of the world around him I feel, still every bit as sharp and insightful as ever. It's always amazing watching people discover George and watching them soak it all in. I love and wait on hearing someone utter the word genius, happens every time :) because that's exactly what the man was. As i've said for years, I wish George was still with us, he'd have a field day with today's world. I really wish that the camcorder or cell phone had been invented in the late 60's early 70's and we'd have footage of the stuff he did on his albums, that would be amazing. I'm lucky enough to have been there to witness a lot of it, but that only exists for me in my memory, I really do wish you guys could see it. God rest his soul. You are sorely missed George, I know you'd have a field day with today's world.~ GC suggestions you haven't done yet? Things you never see: ua-cam.com/video/9X0F1Qjn0Ac/v-deo.html Airline Announcements/Flying: ua-cam.com/video/46fOtLfYC4Q/v-deo.html Saving the Planet: ua-cam.com/video/uHgJKrmbYfg/v-deo.html Bullshit is Everywhere: ua-cam.com/video/XPrRxhYJMkQ/v-deo.html (The bit before the one you just watched) Soft Language: ua-cam.com/video/o25I2fzFGoY/v-deo.html One of his best Trillion Daves': ua-cam.com/video/0U2kA99A6Oo/v-deo.html A great example of his mental capacity even at this age. One of my personal faves of his Euphemisms: ua-cam.com/video/vuEQixrBKCc/v-deo.html Rights and Privileges: ua-cam.com/video/gaa9iw85tW8/v-deo.html P.S.: Had to edit in a comment on you commenting on the size of the crowd, that was pretty much medium size for him. The man would regularly sell out any hall he'd appear in, including Madison Square Garden.
Carlin was like the biggest counter culture comedian in modern history at least. Might I recommend Carlin's bit on "Balancing the Budget". Gives me a good laugh. Other comedians to look at also are Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, all great at their craft from around the same time frame.
I don’t remember hearing much controversy about Carlin since the 70s. Everybody just loves him and his comedy. He picked up a love for English from his mom and some of his bits are essentially funny poetry. You’ll notice how his comedy just flows. The most well known controversy I know of is Carlin being arrested in the 70s for doing his 7 words you can’t say bit on the radio. It help loosen up swearing in comedy. There’s a great follow up to the bit in one of his comedy specials: 7 words you can’t say on TV. I highly recommend it.
This guy was The King!! From early 70's onwards! George also starred with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in the Bill & Ted movies and series. He also had his own sitcom in the 90's. Cheers from Australia!
Most of the viral content on UA-cam is carlin doing what I spoke about above. His edginess comedy going for laughs was mainly in the late 60s-mid eighties. Carlin speaking truth about reality of the way the world works is what's viral on UA-cam. This is the style he created. Several comedians have adopted this style but turned it enough to make it their own. That's why so many comedians look at him as the GOAT. Carlin evolved every decade. In the 50s he was very Carson-esque. Clean cut, handsome, late night talk show kind of humor.. Etc. 60s he started to get that edge. 70s he took it to another level. Early to mid 80s he plateued and took a mini hiatus. 90s he is what you saw in this clip and most clips you'll find on UA-cam.
This was from his "You Are All Diseased" special from 1999. As for stand-up comedians from that period ('80s to 2000s), there's only a few other stand out names ... Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy ... and if you add in movies you can add Mel Brooks, John Candy and Jim Carrey.
The holy trinity of comedy are Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin. They all got arrested doing comedy so that the rest that came later had the freedom to be as raunchy as they'd like. George is my favorite. A stand-up philosopher. His command of the language is tops. My favorite piece might be "Losing Things"... but he is full of classics.
Seriously guys, any Carlin is worth a watch. Probably the smartest comedy we'll see in our lifetimes. And he goes back to the 60's, lots of eras to choose from. The pro's pro.
7 Words You Can't Say On Television, Baseball and Football, Airplane Announcements and Similarities, Driving, Sports, A Place For Your Stuff, Farts, are some of his classics.
Carlin was a voice of the unsatisfied . There was a period where he put out a special on HBO about every two years around 1980's to the 2000's. RIP Mr. Conductor... look it up.
Carlin got his start doing "observational" comedy. He was famous for his stocatto rapid-fire lists, and he used them in nearly every bit (you see one in the list of problems with the world here) and famously in the seven words you can't say on television. Carlin's contemporaries were the great Richard Pryor (black experience comedy), Bill Cosby (ironically, "wholesome" humor), and guys like Bob Newhart (dry humor). Seinfeld came up later. I was in high school in the early 80s, and my friends and I worshipped Carlin for his intelligent brand of comedy/philosophy. He went from fairly liberal in the 70s to just calling out all hypocrisy and idiocy by the 90s. No one could expose a hypocritical or bullshit idea like George Carlin. He was the philosopher that we needed, but more than we deserved.
George Carlin . My AllTime fave. growing up in the late 60's and on. Did many comedy specials on HBO. One of my favorite is Advertising BS, amazing performance and Modern Man. 😂😂😂
Carlin is probably in every modern comics Top 5 of all time. He did it for like 40-50 years and just kept getting more and more popular. I believe he has more HBO specials than any other comic. He would literally come up with a new hour of material to do like every year, and it was awesome to see him progress as a comedian and to watch how his act become not just more funny, but philosophical. He was definitely one of the greats who paved the way for today's comedians. Unfortunately, with all this Cancel Culture shit, a lot of the progress he and his peers made is being stripped away... "You can't say that! It hurts my feelings."
I saw him live a little while before he died he took a handkerchief out of his back pocket to wipe his nose after a sneeze leaned into the mic and just said "EBAY!" and stuffed it back into his back pocket.. Such a legend! but as far as pushing the envelope for comedians you had people like richard prior who was prob top of the list and rodney dangerfield who was in his own lane as well..
Carlin is the grandfather of comedy , his gift is language and he is a thinker! He merged politics with comedy and bashes the establishment! He rose to fame in the 70’s !!! The Dave chapel of early comedy
George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Eddie Murphy, Red Fox , Andrew Dice Clay and Richard Pryor. That’s who I grew up listening to in regards to stand up comedy. The greats!
For other George moments, I recommend "7 words", "Stuff", "10 Commandments" and "List of people who should be killed" 7 Words (Circa. 1978): ua-cam.com/video/vbZhpf3sQxQ/v-deo.html Stuff (Circa. 1986): ua-cam.com/video/MvgN5gCuLac/v-deo.html 10 Commandments (Circa. 2001): ua-cam.com/video/CE8ooMBIyC8/v-deo.html List of people to be killed (Circa. 2001): ua-cam.com/video/tVlkxrNlp10/v-deo.html
George Carlin wasn't a comedian. He was a philosopher who told jokes.
No, he was a comedian.
Right. Big Carlin fan since the 90's and also study some philosophy. Carlin's input is not philosophic.
He was a genius. There are two figures whose deaths I mourn: George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens. Both were rebels who were brave enough to tell it like it is and who relished calling out the BS.
@@francine8806 Losing Hitch so early was real fucking rough. Not many people had a grasp of the English language that was even remotely on his level.
was he really telling jokes tho? or the reality in a fun way
He was popular? He's considered one of the best stand up comedians ever.
He was popular since before your PARENTS were born! Recognize, youngins.
"The Dean of Counter-Culture Comedians"
@Trevon Womack Yes! Because you're the only one out there that that post could possibly appt to.
(David sighs heavily, and wonders if anyone can still recognize sarcasm.....David weeps for today's youth.)
@@davidzujkowski6322 fck off boomer
One of? He's the best that has ever been.
Carlin has to be on the Mount Rushmore of comedians. This guy is a genius.
Then it should be Carlin, Pryor, Rickles, and Hicks.
Donny Hermaswangi I second this
hes not on the mountain, he IS the mountain
perf
Without George Carlin, guys like Bill Burr wouldn't exist today. He took the heat, and paved the way.
Used the heat to cure the way too. Carlin is a king.
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Oh yeah, Carlin was a big name for YEARS. I call him the Comedic Philosopher because of how on point he is with stuff that STILL factors in to today
Carlin isn't just a Comedian, to most he's also a Philosopher, who uses the medium of Comedy to share his wisdom. You won't regret watching more of his bits, 10 Commandments, and You Have no rights are personal favorites of mine.
'Rights Aren't Rights if Someone Can Just Take'em Away!"
Please react to George Carlin - You Have No Rights. Carlin is a teacher and you will learn a lot checking it out. This man was hilarious and spoke nothing but the truth
He was building in the 60s, got big in the 70s, kept it going till he died 2008.
He filled crowds like that before the internet, with none of the "nowadays" promotional machinery. Lenny Bruce was actually going to jail for comedy....
and George was right there with him to carry the free speech torch after Lenny died under the pressure.
George Carlin has so many iconic bits. Death Penalty and List of People Who Ought to be Killed are a couple of his best dark humor bits
He was a GOAT because of his philosophy and intelligence just as much as his humor. He's also one of the greatest among the comedian community. Great reaction guys
Seinfeld couldn't hold a candle to George Carlin.
Seinfeld isn't even funny.
@@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo RIGHT!!!!!
@@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo He wasn't even funny on his own show, the show was popular because he was smart enough to fill his show with very talented actors.
George Carlin’s the Ten Commandments is a great kind of part 2 to this, as well as you have no rights. 7 dirty words is also great and it’s from much earlier on, and he actually got in trouble for it, but make sure to find the full version! Great video guys, keep it up!
Carlin simply didn't give two shits about putting his audience on the edge. He pushed the envelope on how to use comedy as it could be an outlet to educate people while making them laugh a bit.
I'd suggest reacting to these bits by him: Modern Man, Advertising Lullaby, You have no rights, saving the planet, 10 commandments, death penalty, people are boring. Those are all great imo.
Great sugestions, just missing the Golf sketch, think it was about fixing the homeless
George is on the short list of the greatest comedians ever. He was one of the first comedians to completely throw out his material after a special and start fresh for the next one. He was prolific and put out a ton of comedy albums and TV specials.
1963: Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight
1967: Take-Offs and Put-Ons
1972: FM & AM
1972: Class Clown
1973: Occupation: Foole
1974: Toledo Window Box
1975: An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo
1977: On the Road
1981: A Place for My Stuff
1984: Carlin on Campus
1986: Playin' with Your Head
1988: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
1990: Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
1992: Jammin' in New York
1996: Back in Town
1999: You Are All Diseased
2001: Complaints and Grievances
2006: Life Is Worth Losing
2008: It's Bad for Ya
2016: I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die
Interesting note: The last one "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die" was actually recorded on September 9th & 10th, 2001. Given the events of the following day, it was not released. He reworked the material and used a tamer version to record Complaints and Grievances. He died in 2008. The decision to release the last special as it was originally recorded was not George's.
RIP GOAT.
Cool channel.
George carlin the sanctity of life, 10 commandments, and saving the planet
Comedy’s Holy Trinity: Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin. Everyone else is just congregation.
Really glad to see somebody give props to Lenny Bruce. Not enough people still remember him.
AND LENNY BRUCE, WAS THE ONE WHO INSPIRED BOTH OF THEM...
Oh, Carlin was historic. How many comedians have their act go before the Supreme Court? Carlin's "7 words you can't say on television" bit did. He was arrested for it, and the case went all the way up the legal ladder to the highest court in the land. His arrest was thrown out by the big boys, and his place in comedy history was locked in.
George Carlin saving the planet!!
The planet is fine. We're f*cked.
@@karlajaeger2082 yeah the planet is always fine were the one whos fuckin each other
"Comedy always gets better"? I think a lot of people - including most currently working comedians - would disagree with this premise. In fact, most of them probably count George Carlin as one of their role models. STYLES evolve, certainly, but that doesn't automatically equate to the comedy, itself, getting BETTER. Check out Richard Pryor's stuff or Eddie Murphy's old HBO specials. The jokes are only as good as the observational and expressive capacities of the comic in question, regardless of style.
George Carlin is the person single handedly responsible for me being an agnostic.
I was sort of teetering on the edge the first time I saw this (19 at the time), but he pushed me over it. His takes on religion were absolutely brilliant.
@@forkymental5154 This Bit is All You Need to Destroy Religion .... As long as the Person has a Logical Reasonable Intelligent Mind!
Yep Carlin and the author Kurt Vonnegut responsible for my agnosticism.
Him and Noam Chomsky for me.
Same. I grew up in the super religious south. George Carlin is literally the first person who I ever heard say that there is no God.
I miss George. Everything really went to shit when he passed. He was a blinding bright light in a very dark world.
Carlin is like the early Dave Chappelle. Prolific, mindful, thought provoking and holds nothing back.
Carlin was one of the biggest names in comedy for a long time. His death in 2008 was a huge loss to the art of comedy. You wanna watch a *really* old video of his to see how far back he goes, try "7 Words You Can't Say on TV".
Carlin started comedy in the 50s... when tv was still black and white. In the 60s he started pushing the boundaries of comedy and by the 70s, he drop “the seven dirty words” and the rest was history. He’s been one of the top stand up for about 50 years....
George Carlin is still revered in comedy circles and always will be. He was brilliant, insightful and fearless. He wasn't just popular, he was great and will always be considered among the greatest comedians of all time. Sadly, a lot of comedians today fall short.
This video is from the 90s, but it's 20+ years into his career. He became popular in the 70s & started out in the 60s. One of the things that makes him the greatest is that the quality of his work stayed so high for so long.
I have said it before and I will say it again; Carlin is the greatest comedian of all time! He teaches while he makes you laugh.
Also he wasn't old in this. He got older lol
Oh you guys were SO CLOSE to getting it. You're right that he and other comedy GOATs progressed comedy. 💯 But, the bigger, more awesome thing is that society progresses because of them. They are always standing at the edge of what's acceptable and what isn't just maniacally smacking you in the face with the truth at the risk of knocking themselves off that edge in the process. The GOATs are the ones who help get us over some of our moral hurdles in society like gay marriage and legalizing marijuana. It was an eye opening moment for me when I realized this. There are many reasons why your Kingdom needs a fool and only one of them is as a distraction from having a shitty life.
🌈The More You Know!😆
Guys, Gorge Carlin's "sanctity of life" bit should be your next video. His first line could kill you in laughter.
All the sht going on today George would be having a Ball right now.
He was a World/Religion/Political Speaker/Comedian.
And its all still relevant today.
Not really, by the sound of it he's never read the bible and looked back in time to see how what they were saying was thousands of years before their time. (Earth and space science, dinosaurs and meteor, knowledge of blood)
@@Tony-qt4zv I'm sure he has, he has always done his research and actually knew what he was speaking on. He was never wrong.
"But he loves you!" Gets me every time. 😄
I'm shocked there isn't more reacting to Bill Hicks.
Definitely a legend.
I think he would have reached Carlin levels of greatness had he not died so young.
Inarguable logic, succinct and hilarious punchlines. Definitely an all time top 10 for smart comedy
His bit on Conservatives and the Sanctity of Life is probably my favorite along with the bit about Rape (sounds odd I know, but watch it and you will understand). He was a guy who just really refused to conform and was extremely intelligent and made you think. People always got angry with him not because of what he said, but because what he said actually made sense. Also, Joe Pesci was a great friend of his and I do believe was in the audience during this show.
There isn't a successful comedian alive who doesn't cite Carlin as one of their top inspirations. The man was a legend for sure.
Similar to Carlin Bill Hicks is one of the greats the comedians comedian.
Love Bill Hicks he is a legend RIP
"This guy was popular?" Bro, Carlin was and is still a comic fucking LEGEND!
2:51 This was performed on February 6, 1999 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. It was part of "You Are All Diseased", the 16th album and 11th HBO live broadcast stand-up special.
I saw Carlin live in the late '70's at MacArthur Court (The University of Oregon's Basketball stadium at that time.) He filled it back then. And he always had the same animation and heart to what he did. He first became widely known with his "hippy-dippy weatherman", and "seven words you can't say on TV" right around '69 - '70.
i'M 68 years old and George Carlin has been around since I was a Kid! ... He was on Ed Sullivan,the Tonight Show and every other Talk Show! ..... There is So Much of his Stuff to See and Review and Learn From and Laugh your Asses Off! ..... He was a Philosopher who used Humour to Teach!
2:53 - "...like mid to late 90s." Real late 90s. The clip you're watching was recorded on Feb 6, 1999 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. The entire show was recorded for his HBO special called "You Are All Diseased." If I remember right, the Beacon Theater can hold 2800-2900 people and it certainly looks like it was packed to capacity for his show.
This man has been around so long that he has been arrested for jokes back in the day. He has done a lot for free speech. So much good content from him. More Carlin for sure.
George Carlin wasn't just a comedian but he was a *pholosopher,* actor, author and social critic and he was a very smart man. Born and raised as a New Yorker, and was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, English language, psychology, religion and various taboo subjects. He and his *"7 dirty words"* comedy skit(which was a pretty funny and relatable one and recommended) were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme court case F.C.C. v Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5-4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate incident material on the public airwaves. And widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American stand-up comics *OF ALL TIME,* and not to mention he dubbed by the newspaper to be *"the Dean of Counterculture comedians".*
The guy said a lot of facts and yet was funny about it at the same time, told it like it is and wasn't afraid to speak his own mind and was true a comedic legend.
Fact fact: George Carlin played a character called "Rufus" from the movies *Bill and Ted's excellent adventure(1989)* and it's sequel *Bill and Ted's bogus journey(1991),* Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter from *the Lost Boys(1987)* Both great movies with awesome soundtracks, highly recommended.
*MORE* George Carlin please 😎
One of the best accolades as a comedic influence, that I have ever heard given to Carlin, was from Jon Stewart: "He is part of our Holy Trinity... Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, George Carlin. The rest of us are just congregation." Two of my all-time favourite Carlin special intros, are from Doing It Again ("Because of the FCC, I'm never sure what I'm allowed to say...") and Life is Worth Losing ("I am a modern man...")
Both are definitely worth checking out. As is his "Coast to Coast Emergency" bit which ends one of his specials (I think it's "You Are All Diseased" but I may be mistaken. It may be Life is Worth Losing.)
He died june 22 2008 at the age of 71. Hes been around around from 1956-2008.
He did 14 stand up comedy specials on HBO. His first one was in 1977.
George Carlin wasn't only an amazing Comedian, but he was a modern day philosopher too.
He'd been doing stand up since the 1960s until he passed in 2008, but most of his comedy throughout his career was ahead of its time, and is still relevant today.
And a lot times his bits weren't even comedy as much as poignant thoughts on different subjects. But the truth he spit was always on point, even his controversial stuff where you weren't sure if it was okay to laugh, until he'd make such an amazing point that he had you in stitches at the end.
I'm an old guy, enjoyed Carlin for years. Makes me happy to see younger folks discovering his talent.
Read his autobiography. This was the time period when he went away from his typical edginess comedy meant for straight laughs. He realized he now could attack the system he always felt was corrupt. He learned speaking the truth about power and corruption was every bit as important and necessary as comedy. So while he still wants to get a laugh here and there, his goal then was to MAKE the audience THINK!
2:46 ROFL He is considered the greatest comedian ever.
Everytime I have trouble sleeping, I always listen to a play list of his standups... there are tons on youtube but for sure not even half of every show he did. I can never get enough of his material. I've been coming in and out ever since I found out about him in 2015. I'm 22 so yeah I never heard of him before and considering I live asia. But even for an asian 22 yr old, his materials are still relevant to the current world. This guy has been a huge part of how I think about things now. Such a wise man. A legend.
One of the GREATEST Comedians EVER !!
George Carlin's popularity began and started during the 60's and 70's. Here is a little insight to this comedy legend: George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5-4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on the public airwaves.
The first of Carlin's 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. From the late 1980s, his routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. He often commented on American political issues and satirized American culture. 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 1975. His final comedy special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death from cardiac arrest. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2004, he placed second on Comedy Central's list of top 10 American comedians.[2] In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him second (behind Richard Pryor) on its list of the 50 best stand-up comedians of all time....
I saw him live in the early 2000s - not long before he passed. Sold out show - even that late in his career.
George Carlin was one of the absolute BEST!! And beyond. He treaded waters back then that no one else dared to until he paved the new road. He was also one of the wisest men. He didn't know everything... but for his time, he knew a lot!
The boys are killlin it with the UA-cam channel! Keep it up, brothers 💕
Yes, he was wildly popular. This show was at Madison Square Garden, in front of 6,500 people at the sold out Paramount Theatre.
This is from 1999. I was lucky enough to see George live in 1991 and it was the best comedy show I ever saw.
Carlin is ahead of his time and inspiration of many. Also see Richard Pryor
CARLIN is one of the goats .. He was a philosophical comedian and I actually met him & have a pic w/ him 🤘
Saw him perform 3 times and each time was just amazing. I could not understand how he was able to work at the pace he did and remember everything.
You guys were right about the mid to late 90’s this was from his special in 1999 called “You’re All Diseased”
Steven Wright is another fantastic comedian from the 90s era. Most of his jokes are one or two lines but they're all spinebustingly funny. An example of one of Steven Wright's jokes: "My uncle was a weird guy. Two wooden legs. Two real feet."
Carlin wasn't just a comedian. George was a philosopher. He made you think and question your beliefs.
Been listening to him since since my junior year in high school (1972) when he released Class Clown.
Love seeing 3 young men appreciate a comic genius like George Carlin.
I personally think you guys would get a good laugh and more out the box thoughts with "Goerge Carlin's Airport Security" skit. Great Reaction👏
Love that you guys are doing Carlin.
Student of Truth, who just realized, Truth is absurd enough to be funny!
Worshipped at the feet of Lenny Bruce, pushed every mental construct, Legend!
George Carlin had been doing comedy since the late 50's or early 60's. This bit was from late 90's early 2000's. He passed away in 2008.
I've been a Carlin fan my whole life. I've seen him well over a dozen times. It's like going to a lecture given by a hilarious professor. It's interesting watching him over his career. Started in a suit and tie, entertaining drunk businessmen. A few hits of acid later he's a hippie lol. Grew into one of the most articulate and genius level thinkers in the business. In the end ended up a angry old man, because of the world around him I feel, still every bit as sharp and insightful as ever.
It's always amazing watching people discover George and watching them soak it all in. I love and wait on hearing someone utter the word genius, happens every time :) because that's exactly what the man was. As i've said for years, I wish George was still with us, he'd have a field day with today's world. I really wish that the camcorder or cell phone had been invented in the late 60's early 70's and we'd have footage of the stuff he did on his albums, that would be amazing. I'm lucky enough to have been there to witness a lot of it, but that only exists for me in my memory, I really do wish you guys could see it.
God rest his soul. You are sorely missed George, I know you'd have a field day with today's world.~
GC suggestions you haven't done yet?
Things you never see: ua-cam.com/video/9X0F1Qjn0Ac/v-deo.html
Airline Announcements/Flying: ua-cam.com/video/46fOtLfYC4Q/v-deo.html
Saving the Planet: ua-cam.com/video/uHgJKrmbYfg/v-deo.html
Bullshit is Everywhere: ua-cam.com/video/XPrRxhYJMkQ/v-deo.html (The bit before the one you just watched)
Soft Language: ua-cam.com/video/o25I2fzFGoY/v-deo.html One of his best
Trillion Daves': ua-cam.com/video/0U2kA99A6Oo/v-deo.html A great example of his mental capacity even at this age. One of my personal faves of his
Euphemisms: ua-cam.com/video/vuEQixrBKCc/v-deo.html
Rights and Privileges: ua-cam.com/video/gaa9iw85tW8/v-deo.html
P.S.: Had to edit in a comment on you commenting on the size of the crowd, that was pretty much medium size for him. The man would regularly sell out any hall he'd appear in, including Madison Square Garden.
Carlin was like the biggest counter culture comedian in modern history at least. Might I recommend Carlin's bit on "Balancing the Budget". Gives me a good laugh.
Other comedians to look at also are Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, all great at their craft from around the same time frame.
Greetings from Norway..!
Great reaction to the greatest comedian and the most honest and awesome man I've ever experienced..!
Stay safe, my friends..!
I don’t remember hearing much controversy about Carlin since the 70s. Everybody just loves him and his comedy. He picked up a love for English from his mom and some of his bits are essentially funny poetry. You’ll notice how his comedy just flows. The most well known controversy I know of is Carlin being arrested in the 70s for doing his 7 words you can’t say bit on the radio. It help loosen up swearing in comedy. There’s a great follow up to the bit in one of his comedy specials: 7 words you can’t say on TV. I highly recommend it.
This guy was The King!! From early 70's onwards! George also starred with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in the Bill & Ted movies and series. He also had his own sitcom in the 90's. Cheers from Australia!
He was the philosopher, comedy was just his way to express himself. Rabbit hole, guys, red pill, finally :) More to come, great reaction guys.
As far as great stand up comedians, there's Carlin and then there's everyone else.
George was more Philosopher then Comedian. He was Great.
Most of the viral content on UA-cam is carlin doing what I spoke about above. His edginess comedy going for laughs was mainly in the late 60s-mid eighties. Carlin speaking truth about reality of the way the world works is what's viral on UA-cam. This is the style he created. Several comedians have adopted this style but turned it enough to make it their own. That's why so many comedians look at him as the GOAT. Carlin evolved every decade. In the 50s he was very Carson-esque. Clean cut, handsome, late night talk show kind of humor.. Etc. 60s he started to get that edge. 70s he took it to another level. Early to mid 80s he plateued and took a mini hiatus. 90s he is what you saw in this clip and most clips you'll find on UA-cam.
This was from his "You Are All Diseased" special from 1999. As for stand-up comedians from that period ('80s to 2000s), there's only a few other stand out names ... Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy ... and if you add in movies you can add Mel Brooks, John Candy and Jim Carrey.
Some of the TOP Comedians George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinisin all super edgy spoke their mind and made you THINK.
His album “Class Clown” is one of the best. I herd it for the first time at age 14 yrs. old .
The holy trinity of comedy are Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin. They all got arrested doing comedy so that the rest that came later had the freedom to be as raunchy as they'd like. George is my favorite. A stand-up philosopher. His command of the language is tops. My favorite piece might be "Losing Things"... but he is full of classics.
recorded on February 6, 1999 at the Beacon Theater in New York City and released on CD in May of that year.
Seriously guys, any Carlin is worth a watch. Probably the smartest comedy we'll see in our lifetimes. And he goes back to the 60's, lots of eras to choose from. The pro's pro.
7 Words You Can't Say On Television, Baseball and Football, Airplane Announcements and Similarities, Driving, Sports, A Place For Your Stuff, Farts, are some of his classics.
Carlin was a voice of the unsatisfied . There was a period where he put out a special on HBO about every two years around 1980's to the 2000's. RIP Mr. Conductor... look it up.
Carlin got his start doing "observational" comedy. He was famous for his stocatto rapid-fire lists, and he used them in nearly every bit (you see one in the list of problems with the world here) and famously in the seven words you can't say on television.
Carlin's contemporaries were the great Richard Pryor (black experience comedy), Bill Cosby (ironically, "wholesome" humor), and guys like Bob Newhart (dry humor). Seinfeld came up later.
I was in high school in the early 80s, and my friends and I worshipped Carlin for his intelligent brand of comedy/philosophy. He went from fairly liberal in the 70s to just calling out all hypocrisy and idiocy by the 90s.
No one could expose a hypocritical or bullshit idea like George Carlin. He was the philosopher that we needed, but more than we deserved.
George Carlin . My AllTime fave. growing up in the late 60's and on. Did many comedy specials on HBO. One of my favorite is Advertising BS, amazing performance and Modern Man. 😂😂😂
Carlin is probably in every modern comics Top 5 of all time. He did it for like 40-50 years and just kept getting more and more popular. I believe he has more HBO specials than any other comic. He would literally come up with a new hour of material to do like every year, and it was awesome to see him progress as a comedian and to watch how his act become not just more funny, but philosophical. He was definitely one of the greats who paved the way for today's comedians. Unfortunately, with all this Cancel Culture shit, a lot of the progress he and his peers made is being stripped away... "You can't say that! It hurts my feelings."
I saw him live a little while before he died he took a handkerchief out of his back pocket to wipe his nose after a sneeze leaned into the mic and just said "EBAY!" and stuffed it back into his back pocket.. Such a legend! but as far as pushing the envelope for comedians you had people like richard prior who was prob top of the list and rodney dangerfield who was in his own lane as well..
To the dude on the right ... 35-yo 90s kid here. Very astute observation from you re: video quality and decade fit. You're spot on.
Carlin is the grandfather of comedy , his gift is language and he is a thinker! He merged politics with comedy and bashes the establishment! He rose to fame in the 70’s !!! The Dave chapel of early comedy
Saturday night here in Australia, few wines and weed in, I definitely enjoy it more when you guys are having a beer :)
George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Eddie Murphy, Red Fox , Andrew Dice Clay and Richard Pryor. That’s who I grew up listening to in regards to stand up comedy. The greats!
Guys, I’m so happy to see you tap this well of awesome comedy. You really should check out his bits, I’d recommend the 10 commandments
For other George moments, I recommend "7 words", "Stuff", "10 Commandments" and "List of people who should be killed"
7 Words (Circa. 1978): ua-cam.com/video/vbZhpf3sQxQ/v-deo.html
Stuff (Circa. 1986): ua-cam.com/video/MvgN5gCuLac/v-deo.html
10 Commandments (Circa. 2001): ua-cam.com/video/CE8ooMBIyC8/v-deo.html
List of people to be killed (Circa. 2001): ua-cam.com/video/tVlkxrNlp10/v-deo.html
Low key favorite part is him ending with "Joe bless you."
I don't know if anyone has mentioned the Bill And Ted films, but George was in those, he played Rufus.
I believe this particular stand-up special was from 1999. It was called "You Are All Diseased".
showing respect, love it. youre gonna love this guy
Hey guys, Love the channel. You guys HAVE to do a reaction video on ''George Carlin on some cultural issues''... Keep up the good work boys 🍺🍺🍺...
Shortly before he died, he was told that he won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor