George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlinwas an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 May 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
If a movie is described as a romantic comedy you can usually find me next door playing pinball
Most of the note-taking happens while I'm watching television. It's a broad window on the world, and a lot of things are already established in my mind as things I say, things that I'm interested in, things that are fodder for my [stand-up] machine. And when I see something that relates to one of them, I know it instantly and if it's a further exaggeration and a further addition, or an exception - if it plays into furthering my purpose, I jot it down.
Do you know the nicest thing about looking at pictures of a 1950's baseball park? The only people wearing baseball caps are the players.
I'll bet there aren't too many people hooked on crack who can play the bagpipes.
I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they need to be played.
You get to play with people's little danger zones.
Never underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.
Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards
If churches want to play the game of politics, let them pay admission like everyone else.
In comic strips, the person on the right always speaks first.
In labor news, longshoremen walked off the piers today; rescue operations are continuing
The bigger they are, the worse they smell
I'm having fun because I don't take it (life) seriously - the only things I care about are my family, friends, work and my lady, Sally. Philosophers for a long time have said 'why are we here?' - I'm here for the entertainment. If you're born in the world, you're given a ticket to the freak show; if you're born in America, you get a front row seat.
Excuse me, officer, but would you mind bringing the wreckage a little closer this way? My wife can't see