RIP George Carlin

[Cyndalie]

Man what a great commedian. I sure am going to miss him.

I have 2 of his books. One of his last comedy specials "life is worth losing" was pretty dark and almost hostile.

He died of heart failure at 71 yesterday.

[Casa Nova]

He was such a great comedian.. It's sad to see him go.

I remember watching him on Shining Time Station when I was a kid. He also was the narrator in thomas the tank engine or w.e that show was called.

[Evil Chris]

Classic comedy guy... he'll definitely be missed.

I always think of him in the Bill and Ted movies even though he's done a ton of way better things of course.

My favourite from him will always be his comedy album "Class Clown". We used to listen to it when we were kids (we weren't supposed to really).

[TheLegacy]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/23/carlin.obit/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- George Carlin, the influential comedian whose routines used profanity, scatology and absurdity to point out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, has died. He was 71.


George Carlin, here in 2007, kept up a busy schedule, performing as recently as last weekend in Las Vegas.

Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, died of heart failure Sunday, according to publicist Jeff Abraham. Carlin went to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain, and died at 5:55 p.m. PT.

http://www.playboy.com/blog/upload/2007/06/carlin.jpg


http://blog.nj.com/ledgerentertainment/2007/07/large_GEORGE%20CARLIN.jpg

From the 70s on I have laughed throughout the years at his brilliant comedic roles. "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue was brilliant - it's like loosing a family member to me

[Panky]

He will always remain one of my favorite comedians. I'll never forget seeing him live. It was a truly awesome experience.

[Cyndalie]

I really wish I could have seen him live, that must have been so fun!

[Evil Chris]

I never saw him perform live. That would have been a trip!
We used to go see a lot of stand up in Montreal, though.

Our just for laughs comedy fest (http://www.hahaha.com/) is apparently the biggest comedy festival in the world.

[Way3]

Fantastic comedian with great delivery! Truly one of the great ones! He will be missed!

[Kenny B]

He was a brilliant man, what a shame!

[dyonisus]

So this is why my room mate was watching an interview with him on TV last night...

He was hilarious...