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George Carlin is Dead. No, I'm Not Kidding.

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  • milemile
    edited June 2008
    oh no, thought he was good in films, though his stand up was pants imo.
  • ewgfewgf
    edited June 2008
    usspeccyfan wrote: »
    This has officially ruined my day.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/arts/24carlin.html?ex=1371960000&en=38c143a26174e026&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

    I'm sorry to hear that someone you like has passed away, mate.

    I have to say though that I've never heard of him, maybe he's one of those entertainers who's very big in America but never really made it across to Britain, like Bruce Springsteen, or Richard Prior (though what very little I saw of Richard Prior was very good).

    If he was a good comedian then it's a very sad loss to the world, as most of todays "comediens" seem to be rubbish.
  • milemile
    edited June 2008
    ewgf wrote: »
    I have to say though that I've never heard of him, maybe he's one of those entertainers who's very big in America but never really made it across to Britain, like Bruce Springsteen, or Richard Prior (though what very little I saw of Richard Prior was very good).

    he was in a bunch of kevin smith films. he also played rufus in bill and teds excellent adenture.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2008
    Yeah must admit i'm ashamed to say i've never heard of him. But after what Miles posted of course i know him from the Bill and Teds movie (he was good in that !) but thats all i know about him
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited June 2008
    Such a shame. :(

    In light of this news, I think I'm gonna get a few buddies together, watch both Bill & Ted films back to back and sip a few cold ones.
  • milemile
    edited June 2008
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Such a shame. :(

    In light of this news, I think I'm gonna get a few buddies together, watch both Bill & Ted films back to back and sip a few cold ones.

    it would be more fitting to call one freind and get together in a phone box and have an adventure. and then kill yourselves in a suicide pact. just a thought.
  • SokurahSokurah
    edited June 2008
    >George Carlin is Dead. No, I'm Not Kidding.

    Well, why would you be kidding?...death is no laughing matter. Besides, he was old after all.

    That said, this news makes me very depressed. I've been a fan of George for some 10 years or so - he's clearly my favourite comedian and always makes me laugh.

    Luckily he leaves a great legacy behind - lots of material. Honestly though, not all of his material was equally good, but the good parts were really good.

    Rest in peace George - you will be missed greatly.

    PS.
    Don't give the big man with the white beard a hard time. :)
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  • sparkessparkes
    edited June 2008
    Sokurah wrote: »
    Don't give the big man with the white beard a hard time. :)

    After reinventing the Catholic Church and... oh wait that was a movie.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited June 2008
    mile wrote: »
    it would be more fitting to call one freind and get together in a phone box and have an adventure. and then kill yourselves in a suicide pact. just a thought.

    :lol:

    ... and then embark on a Bogus Journey, and come back from the dead to fight the evil robot version of me, on stage at a Battle Of The Bands gig, while sporting a really long ZZ-Top style beard, and then tearing into a really cheesy Kiss riff...
  • milemile
    edited June 2008
    GreenCard wrote: »
    :lol:

    ... and then embark on a Bogus Journey, and come back from the dead to fight the evil robot version of me, on stage at a Battle Of The Bands gig, while sporting a really long ZZ-Top style beard, and then tearing into a really cheesy Kiss riff...

    nah chances are you'll stay dead. :grin:
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited June 2008
    He was best in the 70's and even better in recent years.

    RIP George Carlin

    :-(
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2008
    I'm still dreading it when someone like Cliff Richard dies, the tv schedule will be full of Cliffs films, tons of his music on channels etc etc ;)

    Seriously i do hate it when someone dies who you kinda 'grew up with' whether its on TV or musically

    I'm still feeling quite ill when i read about Valerie Singleton going on about having sex with Peter Purves. Yuck, 70+ old woman talking about that, yuck !
  • VincentACVincentAC
    edited June 2008
    Bollocks!

    I haven't really seen much of his stand up, but he was great in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (even better in the deleted scenes).

    He always made me laugh.
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  • thingleythingley
    edited June 2008
    Damn...

    I actually own all of Kevin Smith's films on DVD and I'd not even made the connection that it was him in them!

    I do remember hearing some of his stand up routines tho' (through some ancient medium like radio I think) and the parts I heard were fabulous (the words you can't say on TV - was great!).

    Sad to hear he is no longer with us :(
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited June 2008
    Screw Kevin Smith's movies! GC was in them for a few moments and made the movies slightly better ... but that's not what he should be remembered for (and I sympathise with you that you don't know his earlier/recent standup/books/articles) that's the least of his stuff. I am glad that you guys know him at least from that but now it's time you guys go and check out his other stuff.


    /rant

    BTW I do like KS but he and GC should be kept separate. KS is a little bit like a modern-day GC and he has a lot to thank GC for ... and vise versa as GC wanted to be in movies but sadly only got cameos.

    /2ndrant
  • enzo1701enzo1701
    edited June 2008
    Sokurah wrote: »
    PS.
    Don't give the big man with the white beard a hard time. :)

    What? Santa?
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited June 2008
    Will there be a plaque or just a black lable?
  • ÆlitaÆlita
    edited June 2008
    It's always the good one's that go. Carlin..Hicks.

    He shoulda been Pope! but the fecking Jesuits have it all their own way.
    I stole it off a space ship.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited June 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Yeah must admit i'm ashamed to say i've never heard of him. But after what Miles posted of course i know him from the Bill and Teds movie (he was good in that !) but thats all i know about him

    exactly the same here.went over my head till somebody mentioned rufus :P
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  • ÆlitaÆlita
    edited June 2008
    To be fair, I'd never heard of Carlin until I came to America. I was extolling the virtues of Bill Hicks to someone, and that someone suggested that Hicks 'borrowed' quite a lot of his routines from Carlin. "Carlin who..?" I said. I was shocked, so I listened to Carlin..and yes..He was the original Bill Hicks and a lot of the material Hicks used was obviously lifted from Carlin.

    Still love Hicks though.
    I stole it off a space ship.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited June 2008
    I'm sorry but who?
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited June 2008
    Kaija wrote: »
    To be fair, I'd never heard of Carlin until I came to America. I was extolling the virtues of Bill Hicks to someone, and that someone suggested that Hicks 'borrowed' quite a lot of his routines from Carlin. "Carlin who..?" I said. I was shocked, so I listened to Carlin..and yes..He was the original Bill Hicks and a lot of the material Hicks used was obviously lifted from Carlin.

    Still love Hicks though.

    At the end of the day, everyone's inspired by someone else. Most Bill Hicks fans hate Denis Leary. Personally, I love Denis Leary, and I know most of his routines were based on Hicks routines, but Hicks was Leary's hero... It's to be expected really.
  • WhizzBangWhizzBang
    edited June 2008
    GreenCard wrote: »
    At the end of the day, everyone's inspired by someone else. Most Bill Hicks fans hate Denis Leary. Personally, I love Denis Leary, and I know most of his routines were based on Hicks routines, but Hicks was Leary's hero... It's to be expected really.

    I saw Denis Leary once and he just went on about how hard he was because he smoked cigarettes and how square other people are who don't like cigarettes. The whole act was reminiscant of a frustrated 15 child who has taken up smoking and is angry that his parents told him not to and so is having a little rebellion.
  • usspeccyfanusspeccyfan
    edited June 2008
    Kaija wrote: »
    To be fair, I'd never heard of Carlin until I came to America. I was extolling the virtues of Bill Hicks to someone, and that someone suggested that Hicks 'borrowed' quite a lot of his routines from Carlin. "Carlin who..?" I said. I was shocked, so I listened to Carlin..and yes..He was the original Bill Hicks and a lot of the material Hicks used was obviously lifted from Carlin.

    Still love Hicks though.


    I am quite familiar with how much you Brits love Bill Hicks. He was funny (and is my second favorite comedian after Carlin) but i'm more suprised that you guys only know George Carlin from films like "Bill and Ted" and "Dogma". I thought he was famous worldwide (typical American viewpoint). He was the Micheal Jordan (or...um....*searches for a similar reference for Soccer/Football*....David Beckham? I dunno) of American Comedy. He had 13 HBO specials (more than anyone else, but you guys in Britian don't get HBO), wrote three best selling comedy books, starred in a few TV shows and played the role of Mr Conductor in the American version of "Thomas The Tank Engine" (which was called "Shining Time Station" here and just put new live action shots over the British train animations, which they dubbed using an American voiceover guy for no particular reason whatsoever) which I always found ironic ("hey you know who we should get for this children's show? George Carlin!")

    Carlin's last HBO special, "It's Bad for Ya!" (from March) is still the funniest thing i've seen all year.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited June 2008
    I can search HBO show on Virgin T.V on Demand.
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited June 2008
    I know him!

    He's the one that said

    'Wheres yer tool?'
    'What tool?'

    *THWACK* 'That f**king tool! I'm the DADDY now'

    Then he shagged princess Di.
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2008
    usspeccyfan wrote: »
    I am quite familiar with how much you Brits love Bill Hicks. He was funny (and is my second favorite comedian after Carlin) but i'm more suprised that you guys only know George Carlin from films like "Bill and Ted" and "Dogma".

    Thats all i personally know him for - Bill and Ted and he wasnt exactly one of the two main characters. Never seen Dogma either. Didnt really know who he was until you brought him up for being in Bill and Ted. Just not that famous over here

    On a similar vein i hope you were saddened when the passing of the legendary UK comedian Dustin Gee happened years ago. His comic timing with partner Les Dennis was the stuff of legend
  • milemile
    edited June 2008
    fogartylee wrote: »
    I know him!

    He's the one that said

    'Wheres yer tool?'
    'What tool?'

    *THWACK* 'That f**king tool! I'm the DADDY now'

    Then he shagged princess Di.

    i think that's roy winston.
  • usspeccyfanusspeccyfan
    edited June 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Thats all i personally know him for - Bill and Ted and he wasnt exactly one of the two main characters. Never seen Dogma either. Didnt really know who he was until you brought him up for being in Bill and Ted. Just not that famous over here

    On a similar vein i hope you were saddened when the passing of the legendary UK comedian Dustin Gee happened years ago. His comic timing with partner Les Dennis was the stuff of legend

    I was born in 1989. Dustin Gee died in 1986.

    But really I'm suprised he's this unknown in Britian. Like I said, he is the most important and influential American comedian in the past 50 years (yes, more than Richard Pryor or Lenny Bruce). Almost every major news network (including BBC America) have mentioned his passing (BBC America actually did some sort of 10 minute recap of his career for the people in America who have somehow not heard of him). This is a HUGE story in America.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited June 2008
    usspeccyfan wrote: »
    he is the most important and influential American comedian in the past 50 years (yes, more than Richard Pryor or Lenny Bruce).

    I would have to agree with this mainly because of his influence and he did not only do stand-up but also write books/articles which were of (social-critique) importance to people/society. Sharp wit, sharp mind, well educated in how people and languages work. Sadly missed :-(

    The person I'd put in second place after Carlin as a (US) multi-talented "stand-upian" would have to be Steve Martin.
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