Influenced George Carlin: The Ritz Brothers: Hotel Anchovy: Watch Online

This is the first Ritz Brothers film from 1934 which prompted the films distributor Twentieth Century-Fox to sign the team to a contract which would turn into a career that lasted until their swan song comeback in 1975 with "Blazing Stewardesses".

As mentioned the team influenced the late great George Carlin however don't expect cutting edge political and social comedy (remember Carlin was also influenced by the song and dance comic Danny Kaye) - it's more a glimpse into the classic days of vaudeville and you can watch it in streaming video below direct from Youtube.

If you likez what you see click here to check out a bevy more Ritz Brothers titles on disc over at Amazon.com

George Carlin's last book: Last Words to be released in November

Coming from Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the book is co-written by Carlin with humorist Tony Hendra (National Lampoons writer)

Click here to pre-order direct from Amazon.com with a special pre-order price of 34% off MSRP.

and here to read the whole story direct from The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

George Carlin: Mark Twain Prize for American Humour: Watch Online

It's the entire PBS broadcast in embedded video direct from Youtube. I've included all parts as a playlist so they'll play one after another.

Featuring: Richard Belzer , Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Ben E. King, Dennis Leary, Bill Maher, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jon Stewart and Lily Tomlin

George Carlin honoured with Mark Twain award preview featuring Richard Belzer

It's a wonderful couple minute clip featuring Richard Belzer paying homage to the late, great, George Carlin during the Mark Twain Prize Ceremony for American Humor. You can also watch a promo from PBS below for the entire special which premieres on PBS February 4th.

George Carlin honoured with Mark Twain award coverage featuring Jon Stewart, Garry Shandling, Richard Belzer and more!

The event will be airing on PBS Feb 4th. Below the interview video of the red carpet check out the PBS promo spot.

World's oldest joke discovered...yes it's a fart joke plus George Carlin on farting

Well I guess it shouldn't be that much of a surprise that that world's oldest joe turned out to be a joke about flatulence but the big surprise is that the joke came from an old Sumerian proverb dating back to 1000BC in what is now southern Iraq.

So you're wondeirng what the joke is? well here it is:

"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap,"

Click here to read more about it and other historic jokes direct from The BBC

and check out some of the wonderful fart jokes the late, great, George Carlin left us below:

"Time for some fart jokes"

9/11: F.A.R.T vs. Taliban
(what Carlin thought should be done to the Taliban days after the September 11th attacks)


and a bit on pusy farts:

Linguist looks back at legacy of George Carlin

Click here to listen in embedded audio direct from NPR.org
Runs approx 6 minutes

and click here to read the prof's full essay direct from Berkley University

NPR.org: Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the life and language of the late comedian George Carlin, who died last month.

In the 1970s, Carlin observed: "There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are seven of them you can't say on television. What a ratio that is: 399,993 to seven. They must really be bad."

Then, famously, he proceeded to say them.

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A bevy of George Carlin bits and bytes

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George Carlin at NYC Borders book signing

Archive of American Television interview - December 17, 2007


Retro George Carlin does John F. Kennedy

Midnight Special:

Some Words

Occupation Foole

Dennis Miller interviews George Carlin

Runs approx 9 minutes

6-1-2001 George Carlin - Dennis Miller Live

Larry King tribute to George Carlin MP4 download

Click here to download in M4V format direct from CNN.com

(psst M4V is compatible with the Ipod and should play in Windows Media Player etc)
Runs Approx 40 minutes

Featuring interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher and Roseanne.


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George Carlin hosting an interview chat segment

Well I've never seen this before. George Carlin actually in the host's chair interviewing someone. I really couldn't care less about Stephanie Kramer (most known for being Fred Dryer's sidekick on Hunter) however it's neat to see Carlin actually doing the interviewing. Runs approx 7 minutes



newsboyarizona @ Youtube: This looks like it's from the original Late Show from the early days of Fox back in 1986-87. This is probably after Joan Rivers left the show, and they used guest hosts for a few months into mid-1987 before settling on an unknown comic, Arsenio Hall. Then they took it off and replaced it with the Wilton North Report which was cancelled within one month.

The George Carlin Show with Tommy Chong

Enjoy an episode of The George Carlin Show with special guest Tommy Chong below in embedded video direct from Youtube (as well as a series of promos for the series below). Just click the window once playing to go directly to Youtube to watch in full screen

and click here to view the entire series direct from AOL Video (Sadly USA only)







George Carlin Show promos

Retro George Carlin on Mike Douglas

Youtube: February 18, 1972 - The Mike Douglas Show
For a week in 1972, John Lennon & Yoko Ono took over the Mike Douglas Show as hosts. George's appearance was on the last of the 5 days. When asked about it, George said he didn't even recall being on the show that week. "Too many good drugs back then." This bit includes "New York Voices, The Hair Piece, and Sharing A Swallow"

George Carlin on Larry King circa 2001

From meesterm0le's Youtube channel (click it for a bevy more shorter gems from Carlin) comes this episode of George Carlin with Larry King for the hour in this pre-9/11 2001 interview.

George Carlin on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher

Up first? A nice reminder how the Bush administration doesn't give a crap about the enviroment as shown by who they appointed to positions of power after they stole the election from Gore in this pre 9/11 ep of PI.

Youtube: Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again

I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.

George Carlin on his arrest and "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television"

It's a short piece however the archival footage on Carlin's take on his arrest, and the reasons for it, is quintessential Carlin

and his mugshot below:

NPR Remembers George Carlin

Click here to listen in embedded audio direct from NPR.org
Runs approx 38 minutes

NPR.org: Fresh Air from WHYY, June 23, 2008 · In the 1970s, George Carlin's seven dirty words routine was the center of a famous obscenity case. More recently, the comic was named the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, an award scheduled to be presented at the Kennedy Center in November. Carlin died of heart failure Sunday the age of 71.

These interviews were originally broadcast on June 1, 1990 and November 1, 2004.

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Larry King remembers George Carlin

Includes testimonials from Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, Rosanne and Hugh Hefner.

RIP: George Carlin :(

The Master has died. He died yesterday of heart failure at 71.

No words can state the loss so I'll let his work speak for his legacy

George Carlin snags Mark Twain prize for humour

Variety: Comedian George Carlin hasbeen selected by the Kennedy Center to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The award and accompanying festivities will be staged Nov. 10 at the center’s Concert Hall, with the event slated for later broadcast on PBS.

Click here to read the full story direct from Variety.com


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