George Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008)

[Machias Banshee]

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2339172520080623

OS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle)


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[VaughnMichael]

Awww my mom's gonna be so sad! I met him in LA he was a really nice guy, may he rest in peace.

[GK Punk]

Wow... The loss of a legend.

[Raph's Girl]

Oy... saw this on the news just now...they're dropping like flies! :cry:

[愛]

A true humor virtuoso. He will be missed by all lovers of comedy. :(

[ThirdMarioBro]

Goddamn, first we loose the best newsman of our generation, and then we loose the greatest comedian of any generation. Hard month.

This is very sad for me. I'm a big fan of stand-up comedy, and as far as I'm concerned, George Carlin is the god of the art form. He always will be. Nobody has ever made me laugh so hard for so long that I vomited my dinner on the living room floor (and just kept on laughing) except that man.

Rather than say something meaningful or God related, which I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o) that. I'll just say, "Thanks for all the bullsh*t all these years. Nobody will replace that laughter."

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A great (and underrated) linguist, and the all-time master of the word "fu*k".

So damn funny.

[Jester]

No way....Carlin died. That sucks.

[That Matt Guy]

no big surprise here, he had like 3 or 4 heart attacks in the past.

[Ninjinister]

I read an e-mail from a co-worker about this just as I started work today. Sure ruined my day, but at least now we're all streaming Carlin Youtube videos in memoriam.

[Mars-Chan]

I loved Carlin and his work....especially on the Bill and Ted movie... :cry:

[Jester]

My dad has a couple of his LPs I may have to listen to them

[Brodie]

This blows, I just saw it on the news...

[Spike Spiegel]

So many people that were so important to modern American culture are dying.....:cry::cry::cry:

[Jester]

Indeed. It's been a bad couple weeks with Tim Russert and now Carlin. :(

[Machias Banshee]

The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!

[VaughnMichael]

The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!
Well after watching the TVland Awards My guess would be Jonathan Winters, Jack Klugman, or Bea Arthur

[Ninjinister]

I think the big-time comic actors triad is complete (if you buy into that theory)

Dick Martin -- Harvey Korman -- George Carlin

[Storm Wolf]

KROW text me this news this morning...it completely blew my mind! I mean...yeah...his heart wasn't in good shape, but you still have to admit it's a shock when someone dies so suddenly! Especially such a feisty comedian as Carlin.

Rest In Peace Carlin.

He'll most definitely be played again and again on my T.V. and computer.

:(

[ThirdMarioBro]

I was thinking he looked considerably older and tired on that last HBO special, but I didn't put much thought into it because I was laughing so hard. :(

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

We just keep on losing the cool people... R.I.P. Carlin. :cry:

[ThirdMarioBro]

Here's the one I was looking for. More obscenities than anything. My all-time favorite routine. Ever.

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[Warhorse]

The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!

Well, you had sports legend Jim McKay that died back on the 7th. So maybe George Carlin was the third one?

[cqb101]

The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!

I consider Carlin the third. Stan Winston passed away last week.

[VaughnMichael]

I consider Carlin the third. Stan Winston passed away last week.
Omg had now Idea! :(

[CudleyCowlick]

I held back tears when I heard the news, this means that now 2 of my 3 all-time favorite comedians have passed away. The other was Bill Hicks, who died far too soon, but continued to tour (& smoke!) up until the day the cancer took him. At least Carlin led a long life and had a fulfilling career.

Still with us is Ron White, who I applaud for his taste in alcohol, but only wish he would be a little more prolific and separate himself from the idiotic blue-collar comedy tour before his lifestyle takes him too

[RAM BAM]

George Carlin was a huge influence on the way I think, especially to question and examine everything deeper than at the face value that the status quo takes everything at.

Gonna miss you George - shake up wherever you are going a bit!

[Mars-Chan]

I made this today on I can haz Cheezburger...hope you all enjoy...

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/6/25/hewasawsumr128589148206598067.jpg

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