George Carlin dead

skwee · 06-23-2008, 02:25 AM

I can't find a news report for it online,but comidian George Carlin died today.He was a really funny,and intelligent comidian with a long running,sucessful career.If you find an article please post.

kluang · 06-23-2008, 02:37 AM

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Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine called "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television." A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of the routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the 1978 case, Federal Communications Commission vs. Pacifica Foundation, the top U.S. court ruled that the words cited in Carlin's routine were indecent, and that the government's broadcast regulator could ban them from being aired at times when children might be listening.

Carlin's comedic sensibility often came back to a central theme: humanity is doomed.

"I don't have any beliefs or allegiances. I don't believe in this country, I don't believe in religion, or a god, and I don't believe in all these man-made institutional ideas," he told Reuters in a 2001 interview.

Carlin, who wrote several books and performed in many television comedy specials, is survived by his wife Sally Wade, and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall.

May he rest in peace

**Mal** · 06-23-2008, 03:00 PM

I just heard that on the radio today, it's too bad. He really was the most intelligent comedian around.

Narutobaka · 06-28-2008, 12:51 AM

I was actually mad about this. Not sure why, but his dying just ticked me off. He was a great comedian!

**Tsuna** · 06-28-2008, 12:53 AM

RIP, man. He was epic.

G · 06-28-2008, 02:06 AM

This sucks, dude owed me 5 dollars.

edit: no really I liked this dude, R.I.P. man

06-23-2008, 02:25 AM	#1
skwee Hunter-Nin Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under your bed. Age: 21 Posts: 1,098 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	George Carlin dead I can't find a news report for it online,but comidian George Carlin died today.He was a really funny,and intelligent comidian with a long running,sucessful career.If you find an article please post. __________________ "There are things you want to hear,and things you need to hear, and I am here to tell them to you..."-Skwee

06-23-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,098 Thanks: 12,844 Thanked 10,811 Times in 3,836 Posts	Re: George Carlin dead I just heard that on the radio today, it's too bad. He really was the most intelligent comedian around.

06-28-2008, 12:51 AM	#4
Narutobaka Chuunin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youtube, CR, and gaming sites atm. Age: 35 Posts: 627 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: George Carlin dead I was actually mad about this. Not sure why, but his dying just ticked me off. He was a great comedian! __________________ Blasphe-me! Blasphe-you!Blasphe-everybody in the room!

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Tsuna ♪S♥NE~소녀시대♪♪ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 4,221 Thanks: 193 Thanked 2,472 Times in 1,140 Posts	Re: George Carlin dead RIP, man. He was epic.

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G S-Ranked Negro Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The Heights Posts: 2,756 Thanks: 393 Thanked 1,261 Times in 458 Posts	Re: George Carlin dead This sucks, dude owed me 5 dollars. edit: no really I liked this dude, R.I.P. man __________________ Last edited by G; 06-28-2008 at 03:12 AM.

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