Holy shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits, I did not see this coming. George Carlin died yesterday after being admitted to an LA hospital for chest pains. He was 71 and leaves behind an unrivaled comedic legacy. His stand-up shattered taboos, paving the way for countless comedians who followed. He'll also be remembered as the host of the first ever Saturday Night Live.
Carlin appeared on The Daily Show three times. Here are those interviews.
UPDATE: We've put together a video tribute to George Carlin. You can see it here.
UPDATE II: For some of the most famous George Carlin quotes and misquotes, check out this post.
UPDATE III: Here are two more Carlin posts from today…
George Carlin: The Rocktern Eulogy
I feel like a member of my own family has passed today. RIP, Georgie. You're with the "angels" now.
I'll miss him. My brother had his album with the seven dirty words on it….what a classic. Liked his attitude.
TODAY IS A DARK DAY NOT ONLY FOR COMEDY BUT FOR ANYONE THAT HAS EVER SEEN, WATCHED , OR HAD THE PLEASURE TO ME THE MAN GEOGE CARLIN.
FOR ME IT IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY HEROS THAT I GREW UP WATCHING AND LAUGHING TO. NOW FOR ME HE WAS ONE OF HIS KIND AND HE WAS THE LAST REMAING GREAT SENIOR COMEDIAN THAT YOUNG COMEDIANS JUST STARTING OUT COULD HAVE TO EMULATE AND LEARN FROM NOW THAT CHANCE IS GONE AND THE LAST GREAT COMEDIAN IS ALSO GONE. FOR ME A PIECE OF MYSELF HAS DIED JUST LIKE I BET FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE A PIECE OF THEM HAS ALSO DIED. I ONLY HOPE THAT GOD WELCOMES HIM TO PARADISE EVEN THOUGH GEORGIE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN HIM. BUT I BET WITH A SMART ASS COMMENT HE WILL MAKE THE BIG MAN SMILE AND LAUGH SO I HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT HIM NOT MAKING IT TO HEAVEN. IN CLOSING GEOGE YOU WERE A WONDERFUL,SWEET,SMART AS A WIP,HILLARIOUS MAN AND YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED TILL THE END OF TIME AND I WILL REMEMBER YOU TILL I DIE AND I HOPE WHEN I MAKE IT TO HEAVEN I CAN GET SEATS TO WATCH YOUR ACT IN HEAVEN. R.I.P. GEOGE WE ALL MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
WHY HIM AND NO DANE COOK OR CARLOS MENCIA!?
exactly…scumbags like mencia will probably live longer than carlin did…anyway carlin has a catalogue of hits that'll fill a library. people will be listening to him for 100 years. words cannot express fully what his death means for the comedic world.
George Carlin is dead. And Michael Bay still gets to make movies. There is no God.
yes, my mom introduced me to his comedy when i was young; and yes he was one of the greats. i agree a very hip cat.
WE WANT COMEDY CENTRAL TO PLAY A TRIBUTE SHOW FOR THIS MAN OF LEGEND!
Anyone who agrees should send Comedy Central the same message, in remembrance. George Carlin, you will be greatly missed
A Special Tribute to George Carlin: ‘Seven Dirty Words You WOULDN’T Want to Say on Television’
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=1947
I demand a tribute to George Carlin. He dosen't deserve a day he deserves a month!
R.I.P George
I actually wore a shirt to 8th grade after buying it at his show the night before. It read "Simon Says Go Fuck Yourself!". I got suspended but it was so worth it!!!
Yes, and they need to do it un-cut, UNCENSORED- cuz thats the way George would have wanted it. Anything else would be a slap to the face!
I hope Comedy Central is pulling together as much Carlin as possible for a tribute.
There's so much you could do. There's a LOT of tribute material.
He was a part of the Holy trinity of comedy and I will miss him a great deal. Everything he said, I was saying the same thing and being called crazy for it!!!! I cant understand why comedy central will boost hacks mencia and dane cook and some other rather horrible joke tellers, and not put on more real, observant and damn funny comedians like carlin!!!!!!!!
Sirius radio is doing a tribute today for him.
The dailyshow better do for George carlin what MSNBC did for Tim Russert!
We all need a time to laugh and cry. Please pay tribute to this legend and lets all laugh and cry together.
We'll miss you georgie
Carlin is a classic, as Russert was to NBC. Bring on the tributes! We want to watch them.