Comments on: George Carlin, 1937-2008

By: True_Q

True_Q — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:37:38 +0000

Great comic
Even here, in Poland we’ve heard of him and watched his great sketches.
Farewell Mr. Carlin, C U Nowhere!

By: terri

terri — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:40:08 +0000

Nobody is going to be able to replace George. I am still majorly bummed that he is gone and I’ll no longer get to listen to his brilliance

By: Jason Grossman

Jason Grossman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:47:24 +0000

Barak: that’s very funny (and right).

By: Barak A. Pearlmutter

Barak A. Pearlmutter — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:09:56 +0000

George Carlin didn’t “pass away.”

He FUCKING DIED!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:42:56 +0000

George was the first comic that really shined on stage. His ideas and his takes on life infuence me still today. I wish I could have met him in person. I know we would have been good friends.
George, May your place in heaven be a big bright light shining on you for everyone to see. And I know the Almighty will laugh at your jokes.
God Bless

By: cynic

cynic — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:58:46 +0000

Not being American, I only know of George through his role in the Bill and Ted saga. Nonetheless he created a real impression. Who can do more than ‘Be excellent (to each other)’ and ‘Party On’. A top dude by all accounts – a pity that I’ve only found out about his wider oeuvre now that he’s gone,

By: will

will — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:38:11 +0000

The ability to make me think as hard as I laugh is more than just entertainment. He actually made me feel more human by appealing to so many of my mind’s faculties. I hope that others with such talents are also inspired. If not his death really will be a loss.

George, if I know you as well as I think I do we will never meet in the after life becasue there isn’t one in the first place, but thanks for everything.

By: none-of-the-above

none-of-the-above — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:06:43 +0000

Carlin was the Jonathan Swift of our generation. Like Swift his humour was firmly grounded on an underlying bedrock of moral outrage. But there was a gentle sweetness to him that belied his feigned misanthropy [fond memories of his "hippy-dippy weatherman"]. A clear, fearless, and funny advocate for the truth, he will be missed.

Rest in peace, man!.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:50:10 +0000

in addition to being hilarious he was the finest and most insightful critic of the use of language to manipulate opinion and perception that I know of – like Noam Chomsky channeling Lenny Bruce (or Richard Pryor for ppl of my generation). His riff on the linguistic progression over time from “shell shock” through “battle fatigue” up to today’s “post traumatic stress disorder” is as fine a piece of socio-linguistic criticism as you can find in any milieu, and unlike academic criticism it’s also direct, gut-wrenchingly funny and sad (as opposed to pompous, tedious and obscure).

He was a great force in the fight for mental liberation, and according to those who knew him post-cocaine, he was also a kind and decent fellow. I already miss him.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:29:50 +0000

George was one of my all time favorite comedians. It is sad to see him leave. He WILL be missed.
And even though I was one of those church going robots when I listened to him, and was often offended, he still made me laugh and question, where few others could.
In the end, I have ditched religion, but hang on to faith.

Thank you George.

By: doG ma

doG ma — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:44:25 +0000

One day the world may understand how hard you tried to save them from themselves? If not, it will be only because human beings no longer exist! LoveYa George and You Will Be Missed More Than You Will Know…

By: Ijon Tichy

Ijon Tichy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:08:35 +0000

You can’t make fun of people who believe in fairies. Everyone (well everyone that counts) thinks fairy belief is ridiculous. If I was an American citizen (phew!) I’d look forward to the day when you couldn’t make fun of religion any more. Because then you’d know it was dead. Till then, people like Carlin will chip away at the edifice.

By: Haelfix

Haelfix — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:50:19 +0000

One of my fav stand up comedians. He’ll be missed

By: drunk

drunk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:54:33 +0000

George Carlin, you’re no bullshit!!
George Carlin, you did the RCC some good by screwing them for a change.
George Carlin, you’re a pretty good comedian.
But, George Carlin, you’re one giant human being.

R.I.(no bullshit)P.

By: Neil B.

Neil B. — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:56:21 +0000

Yeah, I thought George was funny and he was clearly a smart man too. It’s a loss of a clever talent. George often made fun of Catholic education, and I remember him bringing up the old Medieval saw, “Hey Father, can God create a stone so heavy that even he can’t lift it?” Hmmm … As you guys know all too well, I am the expert on theo-logic >, so here is how God does it: being an omnipotent being, he can turn himself into a mouse without all of God’s former powers. Then he makes a modest size stone which he can’t lift. So there!

By: Jeff Adkins

Jeff Adkins — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:48:46 +0000

Mr. Carlin,

Thank you, thank you, and again thank you! As with Lenny Bruce your words inspired so many including myself to say and think FUCK the establishment …our right as free thinking members of this F’d up species. Your consistent individualistic thinking and expressions were a key part of the counter culture movement. And if people did not understand your stream of thoughts, conscience, and spoken word…fuck them, they are idiots !

May the inhabitants of heaven (or whatever is next) with true enlightenment welcome you and get the HELL OUT OF YOUR WAY !!!

I cannot wait to sit down one day and talk with you. Until then I’m stuck here surrounded by assholes. I am sure you know what I mean.

My thoughts are with you and all those who love and adore you.

Sincerely and Respectfully,

Jeff Adkins

By: Lawrence B. Crowell

Lawrence B. Crowell — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:30:24 +0000

I’ll have to listen to my Carlin recordings, and of course the dvd of “Dogma,” where Carlin plays the Bishop plugging the “Buddy Jesus.”

Lawrence B. Crowell

By: John R Ramsden

John R Ramsden — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:59:21 +0000

Mods! Quick, over here! There’s someone using coarse language! (#5).

Oh wait, um, naver mind..

Seriously, although I’d never heard of the guy, it’s bad news when a good comedian one has known and, in a way, loved pops off. The younger ones rarely seem as good, but perhaps they are to a new generation.

By: Brian Mingus

Brian Mingus — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:34:52 +0000

I love this image of him..iconoclast.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:22:27 +0000

George Carlin was not just a comedian, he was also a philosopher. This is a sad loss.