George Carlin FAQ
Q: Who is George Carlin?
A: George Carlin was an American stand up comedian. He was also an actor and author who won four Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
Q: When and where was comedian George Carlin born?
A: George Carlin was born on May 12, 1937 in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Q: When did George Carlin first appear on a TV Show?
A: George Carlin first appeared on TV in 1960 on October 10th on Jack Paar's Tonight Show.
Q: What are George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words?
A: George Carlin's controversial comedy routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" includes the words Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker and Tits.
Q: How many HBO Comedy Specials did George Carlin taped?
A: Comedian George Carlin taped in his almost 50 years career not less than 14 HBO Comedy Specials.
Q: What were George Carlin's favorite themes?
A: Carlin was noted for approaching in his comedy shows delicate subjects such as politics, the English Language, psychology, religion, American Culture, death and other various taboo subjects.
Q: What did George Carlin do besides stand up comedy?
A: Carlin was not just one of the best of all time comedians, he was also a writer, a radio man, an actor and a frequent TV appearance.
8. Q: At what age did George Carlin die?
A: Comedian George Carlin died at the age of 71 on June 22, 2008.
Q: Where can I see George Carlin?
A: If you want to see George Carlin you have two options. You can either go search for his ashes after finding out where his relatives scattered it, or you can watch any of his comedy shows right here on www.bestcomedyonline.com.
Q: What awards did George Carlin received for his career?
A: The Comedian was awarded four times with Grammy Awards and three times with American Comedy Awards for his stand up career.
Q: How was George Carlin's personal life?
A: Comedian George Carlin married for the first time when aged 24 with Brenda Hosbrook whom he had a daughter Kelly with. After Brenda died in 1997 Carlin married Sally Wade who outlived him as he died two days before their 10th anniversary.
Q: What were George Carlin's religious beliefs?
A: The comedian was raised in the roman-catholic faith, but he later said several times that he didn't believe in god so he preferred worshiping the Sun because he could actually see it, and praying to comedy actor Joe Pesci because "he looked lie a guy who can get things done".
Q: What did George Carlin do besides being an entertainer?
A: Before he became a comedian, George Carlin tried to complete an Air Force enlistment as a radar technician but was discharged by his superiors labeled as an "unproductive airman".
Q: What was George Carlin's last show?
A: Comedian George Carlin's last comedy special is called "It's Bad for Ya!" and was taped at the Wells Fargo Center For The Arts in Santa Rosa, California.
Q: What does George Carlin's "bad history" contain?
A: The comedian was arrested at the same time with Lenny Bruce's arrest for obscenity because when the police asked George Carlin for his identification, he told them he did not believe in government issued IDs. Also to be mentioned that the comedian had some problems with drug and alcohol addictions.
Q: Where did George Carlin grew up?
A: Stand up comic George Carlin grew up in "White Harlem", as he and his friends called Morningside Heights, Manhattan to make it sound tougher.
Q: What was Carlin's tribute to the comedy scene of all times?
A: George Carlin was a "father-figure" for lots of young stand up comedians such as Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Carlos Mencia and many other who he influenced with his time lasting comedy routines.
Q: What was George Carlin's ranking on the comedy tops?
A: George Carlin was placed second after his friend Richard Pryor and before one of his mentors Lenny Bruce who took 3rd place, on the Comedy Central cable television network list of the 100 greatest stand up comedians of all time.
Q: What was George Carlin's full name?
A: Although not known by his full name on the comedy stage, the comedian was named George Denis Patrick Carlin.
Q: Which is George Carlin's best comedy special?
A: When you talk about George Carlin you can't think of any comedy show better than all the others. We recommend that you take a few days off at work and watch all of them.
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