George Carlin dead

[Black Lushus]

poor Yuna...her claim to infamy...that and her gay slash fetish.

[2GOLD]

 

It could be worse. She could be starting need to license people to have babies discussions. She should have ran with it and did a full out investigation. If it proved true, we would have all looked like fools to her Elliot Ness ways!

[BruiserKC]

"Got into an argument this morning with my Rice Krispies. I distinctly heard, "Snap, Crackle, FUCK HIM!" "

 

"Running isn't a sport because it's something everyone can do. Anything everyone can do can't be a sport...I can run and you can run. My mother can run, you don't see her on the cover of Sports Illustrated."

 

"New Jersey gets my vote as Tollbooth Capital of the United States. You can't even get out of your driveway without some schmuck in a hat wanting 50 cents. And I don't mind paying tolls, but every 37 feet? BULLSHIT!"

 

And my all-time fave line of his...

 

"Have you ever noticed that most people that are against abortion are people you wouldn't fuck in the first place?"

 

 

George Carlin was the greatest comedian ever. Period. Very few people managed to stay funny and relevant over as long as he did stand-up. He changed his schtick several times over the 40-plus years he performed and never got stale. I think I'm going to listen to some of his albums tonight in memory of him.

 

RIP, George, we hardly knew ye...

[foleyfanforever88]

I read two of Carlin's books before I ever actually saw him perform, and I have to say..I enjoyed reading his work more. However, he was hilarious in person and in print. RIP.

[bob_barron]

RIP, George, we hardly knew ye...

 

He was 71

[Dandy]

Maybe he should have said, "Since we had never been formally introduced, I didn't know you at all."

[Bruiser Chong]

I'm one of those people who got exposed to Carlin's bitter old man persona long before I saw any of his early work. That said, I was actually more a fan of the former. He got a little too out there these last few years and I wasn't a fan of special before his last one. He'd become too reliant on gross-out humor and his negativity toward everything had become more spiteful rather than humorous.

 

At least this thread hasn't degenerated into a "discussion" about how he's burning in Hell right now.

[Bored]

Nope, his soul is in a garage in Buffalo right about now. I guess that would be hell.

[Lil' Bitch]

Thank you for the memories, George. You were truly of the best. Rest in peace.

 

[strummer]

I much preferred "Bitter Old man" Carlin of the 90s/early2000s then the political/social satirist of the 70s and 80s. Of course that was the style I was most exposed to.

 

He did seem to get very bitter towards the end and his bit about hoping the whole world was destroyed by bombs just made him seem real creepy instead of funny

 

I did like his short lived sitcom on Fox in the early 90s

 

RIP

[imajackoff?]

An absolute genius with words. With Pryor and Carlin gone, Cosby is the last one left from the Triumvirate of Comedy that showed that stand-up could be an art form.

[Nighthawk]

I'm going to be torn to shreds when Cosby dies. It might not bleed over onto the board too much, but I will seriously not take that well. Pryor was expected and Carlin I could give a shit about, but the Cos will devastate me.

[Hawk 34]

Does our generation (as in, the people after Pryor/Carlin/Cosby) have any comedians that will generate that type of reaction when they die?

[Dandy]

As bad as I hate to say it, Larry The Cable Guy. He appeals to a large fanbase. He is nowhere near those guys mentioned, but if he continues to hold that fanbase for another 15 years or so (and stops making horrid movies), their will be much weeping when he passes. I am not a big fan of the guy, just weighing in on the question.

[Jingus]

...what? You could've said Dave Chappelle, or Jerry Seinfeld, or Chris Rock, or various SNL veterans, but you went with... Larry the Cable Guy? I know you're from West Virginia and all, but, dude.

[Dandy]

I am not a big fan of the guy, just weighing in on the question.

 

[Ravenbomb]

...what? You could've said Dave Chappelle, or Jerry Seinfeld, or Chris Rock, or various SNL veterans, but you went with... Larry the Cable Guy? I know you're from West Virginia and all, but, dude.

 

Hell, Dane Cook would've been a better choice than Larry the Cable Guy.

[Jingus]

I'm not even talking about the quality of performance, more about overall popularity, longevity, and impact on the artform. Larry is mostly known for being one of Jeff Foxworthy's sidekicks.

[Dandy]

Larry the Cable Guy has started a phenomenon similar to "Where's the Beef?" He popularized the Git 'R Done thing that is emblazoned on shirts, bumper stickers, decals, tattoos, you name it. Because of his target audience, he is one of the more well-known comedians of this era. I honestly believe that if you conducted a poll, more people would recognize the name Larry the Cable Guy than Dane Cook. The guy is one dimensional and a total gimmick, but that's just the way I see it. He is known by the masses, and if he can keep or grow that fanbase for another 15 years, as I said, there will be an awful lot of sad people the day he dies.

 

Again, I am not even a fan of the guy, but he is everywhere.

[Maztinho]

I'm not even talking about the quality of performance, more about overall popularity, longevity, and impact on the artform. Larry is mostly known for being one of Jeff Foxworthy's sidekicks.

 

Shit Jeff Foxworthy is more a likely candidate for mass weeping on his death than Larry the Cable Guy.

[Bruiser Chong]

I will personally murder anyone devastated by the death of Larry the Cable Guy.

[Dandy]

Be prepared to commit genocide on every area that has a high redneck population.

[Ravenbomb]

No big loss.

[Maztinho]

I will personally murder anyone devastated by the death of Larry the Cable Guy.

 

I'll take out my store director for you. I hear Git R Dun at least 6 times a day, and that's only because he's usually on the other side of the store and leaves me alone.

 

 

[bob_barron]

Larry the Cable Guy has started a phenomenon similar to "Where's the Beef?" He popularized the Git 'R Done thing that is emblazoned on shirts, bumper stickers, decals, tattoos, you name it. Because of his target audience, he is one of the more well-known comedians of this era. I honestly believe that if you conducted a poll, more people would recognize the name Larry the Cable Guy than Dane Cook. The guy is one dimensional and a total gimmick, but that's just the way I see it. He is known by the masses, and if he can keep or grow that fanbase for another 15 years, as I said, there will be an awful lot of sad people the day he dies.

 

Again, I am not even a fan of the guy, but he is everywhere.

 

Dane Cook was the first comedian since the 1970s to chart a Billboard comedy album- he's huge.

[Dandy]

I didn't know that. Everywhere I go, I see and hear references to LTCG. I'm not just talking about WV, either.

[Noah]

RIP George. You were always one of my favourites.

[Hawkius Maximus]

I attribute a lot of my personality, and views from being exposed to George Carlin...I randomly found one of his specials nine, ten years ago when I was around 11 or 12. I became a huge fan immediately.

 

I have a personality completely alien to anyone I've ever known or met. And really, most of my views came from his routines. Good or bad, he made a huge impact on how I view the world. Institutions, people, thoughts, I wouldn't say I adopted them, but he put me on the path.

 

I can't say I'm sad about him passing...He lived until he was 71. He had a good life, and he died quickly. I think in the end, what will be missed is his wit, intelligence, and his ability to be one of the few people who truly saw through the veil of bullshit in the world.

 

I will say, it's odd to see all these memorials of his life when he was highly critical of the practice, and thought the idolizing those that passed as idiotic and artificial. Now it's happening to him. It's just...odd.

[RHR]

I am ashamed that someone mentioned fucking Dane Cook and Larry the Cable Guy in a thread devoted to George Carlin.

 

George Carlin would not have pissed on either of those guys if they were on fire.

 

 

In the future, I can see Chris Rock being a "Fuck, that sucks" kind of death, with Eddie Izzard being one my friends and I will do a shot over.

 

Last night we did many...everyone had to drink after a Carlin reference. It was fun.

 

RIP Rufus

[Fökai]

Does our generation (as in, the people after Pryor/Carlin/Cosby) have any comedians that will generate that type of reaction when they die?

All I can come up with are Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy, but no one will come close to the previous three in terms of influence. It's a strange thing when comedians from different generations all have the same influences, and it goes back to the original three.