George Carlin rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s and '70s, reinventing himself multiple times over a career that reveled in the use of language and took sharp aim at society. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commenters were quick to laud Carlin’s razor-sharp commentary, coupled with his fearless take on controversial subjects. One wrote ...

For a comic who spent much of his career railing against America’s war culture, George Carlin had some pretty good war stories of his own from his tour of duty on the 1960s cultural battlefield. Once ...

The audience’s split second of shock is always palpable when it hears George Carlin say, “If there is a god, may he strike me dead.” So far, there have been no takers. After 50 years of doing it his ...

IN THE ’70S, HE WAS AT THE CENTER OF A FAMOUS OBSCENITY CASE OVER HIS comedy routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” At age 66, George Carlin is still provoking audiences with his stand ...

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Commenters were quick to laud Carlin’s razor-sharp commentary, coupled with his fearless take on controversial subjects. One wrote, “What was really impressive about George was not just that he was ...