Pages tagged “george carlin”

Full-Length Classic Television Interviews Now on YouTube

By Emily Riemer on 2:30 PM on September 15, 2009

Just in time for your-post Emmys time wasting, YouTube has launched a channel for the Archive of American TV devoted to showing interviews with classic television figures.... read more

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Saturday Night Live commemorates George Carlin

By Julia Reidy on 10:31 AM on June 27, 2008

The type of sappy eulogizing inevitable after a celebrity passes away would likely have disgusted George Carlin (case in point). We can be relatively sure, however, the tribute NBC has planned in Carlin's honor would have been to his liking. The network is not talking about him. It's always generally been a good call to shut up and let Carlin do the talking, and in that spirit, NBC is replaying one of his finest and funniest moments.... read more

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George Carlin: Bullshit Detector

By Steve LaBate on 3:46 PM on June 23, 2008

Nobody questions things in this country anymore ... people are too fat and happy; people are way too fucking prosperous for their own good. Everyone’s got a cell phone that’ll make pancakes and rub their balls now. —George Carlin, It’s Bad For Ya!... read more

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George Carlin: 1937-2008

By Rebecca Bowen on 9:22 AM on June 23, 2008

“I am who I am, and was who I was—past tense of Popeye—and I’m happy with it and proud of it. I only wish I were two people, so I could’ve done twice as much...” read more

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George Carlin on...

By Steve LaBate on 3:34 PM on September 25, 2007

... his first HBO broadcast, his film career, disc-jockey days, IRS troubles, heart attacks, being a "fallen atheist," and what's on his iPod... read more

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George Carlin

By Steve LaBate on 3:20 PM on September 25, 2007

Love him or hate him, George Carlin has a knack for getting under people’s skin. Since the ’60s, when he decided to forsake the comedic mainstream, he’s never looked back, and never shied from speaking his mind or using his chosen form of expression... read more

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