George Carlin

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 12, 1937 (88 years old)

George Carlin

Known For

Daytime Revolution
1h 48m
Movie 2024

Daytime Revolution

For one extraordinary week in February 1972, the Revolution WAS televised. DAYTIME REVOLUTION takes us back in time to the week that John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic Mike Douglas Show, at that time the most popular show on daytime television, with a national audience of 40 million viewers each week. What followed was five unforgettable episodes of television, with Lennon and Ono at the helm and Douglas gamely keeping the show on track.

Zeitgeist: Requiem
1h 30m
Movie 2024

Zeitgeist: Requiem

In the fourth installment of the Zeitgeist series, director Peter Joseph explorers the fundamental incompatibility of our economy and the culture it has created with our future survival as a species, while posing solutions based on system’s science and cybernetics.

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
1h 34m
Movie 2022

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.

George Carlin's American Dream
TV Show 2022

George Carlin's American Dream

A look at the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
1h 10m
Movie 2022

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor.

Bill & Ted Face the Music
1h 32m
Movie 2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Yet to fulfil their rock and roll destiny, now middle-aged best friends Bill and Ted set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they are helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures and a few music legends — to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony to the universe.

I Am Richard Pryor
1h 32m
Movie 2019

I Am Richard Pryor

The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.

The Last Laugh
1h 29m
Movie 2016

The Last Laugh

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception
2h 8m
Movie 2016

The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception

The Alphabet of Truth" is a documentary series consisting of 24 chapters of varying lengths. It is freely available on the internet solely for informative purposes. The series does not delve into conspiracy theories but focuses on real events. It serves as a collection of information, excerpts from documentaries, seminars, and research conducted by both Greek and international independent researchers, journalists, YouTubers, and bloggers.

Streets of Laredo
2h 5m
TV Show 1995

Streets of Laredo

Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza, a new kind of killer, only a boy, who kills from a distance with a rifle.

Biography

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor.  He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Carlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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