George Carlin, one of my favorite comedians of all time, died yesterday. If you google you can find lot of stuff about him. But i just wanted to capture why liked Carlin.
I like standup comedy. Also I like comedy with intelligence – comedy that not only makes you laugh, but also makes you think. And Carlin was master of Intelligent Standup comedy.
He was very liberal and very irreverent. Mastery over English language is one of his unique strengths. I haven’t seen any other American comedian with such a mastery over English.
Here are some samples from performances that i enjoyed:
“House is just a place for your stuff”
10 Commandments
On Language
Also one should read his famous book Braindroppings.
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aniche // June 23, 2008 at 11:26 am |
one of the few human beings who used most of his brain capacity and the whole of his heart to promote comedy and rationale.
RIP! the only true legend and the supreme master of the English language!