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| − | '''George Carlin''' is a satirist, actor, and stand-up comedian in the tradition of [[Lenny Bruce]] and [[Richard Pryor]]. Carlin is | + | '''George Carlin''' is a satirist, actor, and stand-up comedian in the tradition of [[Lenny Bruce]] and [[Richard Pryor]]. Carlin is famous for his effective satire of the [[English]] language, as well as various taboos associated with words (thus his "Seven words you can't say on [[television]] as well as many aspects of American culture. Carlin starred alongside [[Ben Affleck]] as the grandfather in ''[[Jersey Girl]]''. |
Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language: | Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language: | ||
Revision as of 17:06, April 17, 2008
George Carlin is a satirist, actor, and stand-up comedian in the tradition of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor. Carlin is famous for his effective satire of the English language, as well as various taboos associated with words (thus his "Seven words you can't say on television as well as many aspects of American culture. Carlin starred alongside Ben Affleck as the grandfather in Jersey Girl.
Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language:
- Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
- Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
- Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
- Are part-time bandleaders semi-conductors?
- Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop? [2]
Carlin is also an outspoken atheist, and is virulently anti-Christian and anti-religious. He has blamed the October 2007 wildfires in Los Angeles County on the people, saying that they "invaded the habitat, and are getting theirs."
Quotes
- "Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send *you* to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever til the end of time...but he loves you." [1]