R.I.P. George Carlin

Legendary comedian George Carlin died Sunday in California from heart failure at 71. He had a history of heart problems. He was born on May 12, 1937 in New York. Some of his accomplishments include: being the first host of Saturday Night Live, released 22 solo albums, authored three best-selling books, nominated for six emmys, nominated for ten grammys, won four grammys, and made appearances in several television series and movies.

Carlin influenced many contemporary comedians such as Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Stephen Wright, and Lewis Black. In 2004, he was ranked as the 2nd Greatest All-Time Comedian behind Richard Pryor. Carlin's final HBO special entitled, 'It's bad for ya', aired March 1, 2008 and was his 14th special for HBO.

On Tuesday, it was announced that he had been selected by the Kennedy Center as this years recipient of the very prestigious Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy. He will be missed.

Below I have embedded and linked to some of his best skits. Like all George Carlin stand-up, it will have several swear words so I would not open them at work. Enjoy some of my favorite clips, because George did. There are many, many more on youtube.


An excerpt of George Carlin's appearance on 'Inside the Actors Studio'. He talks about teaming up with Kevin Smith in 'Dogma' and 'Jersey Girl'.


Skit known as 'Some people are stupid' (one of my favorites)


Skit known as 'Baseball and Football' (Another favorite and probably the first skit I saw)


Skit known as 'Voting'


Skit known as 'Airplane Safety'


Skit known as 'We Like War'


Skit known as 'Global Warming'


Skit known as 'Things you never see'


Skit known as 'George Carlin on White People'


Skit known as 'George Carlin on Language'


Skit known as 'Ten Commandments'


Skit known as 'Seven Words' that caused him to be arrested for 'disturbing the peace' after a show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1972 after uttering all seven words.