Some final words coming from George Carlin

Some final thoughts are coming from George Carlin.

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Scenes from Grammy weekend

Death Cab for Cutie got playfully political on the red carpet at Sunday's 51st annual Grammy Awards, making a pitch to stamp out "autotune abuse in music."

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FBI didn't keep tabs on comedian Carlin's 7 words

Talk about irony. George Carlin spent decades pushing the bounds of free speech by saying the seven words you can never say on television, but not one of them made it into an FBI file on him.

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Jon Stewart to honor Carlin at the Kennedy Center

Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late comedian George Carlin at this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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George Carlin gets in one last laugh on death

Just months before he died, George Carlin was looking into the face of death — and making it the butt of his jokes.

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Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service

He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met.

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Carlin's `7 words you can't say on TV': Overheard?

More than 30 years after George Carlin pronounced "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," some of those words have lost their sting.

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Jokes from Carlin's career in standup comedy

From ranting about religion to musing about life's quirks, George Carlin reveled in getting down and dirty:

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Appreciation: Carlin, from straight comic to icon

When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," George Carlin became more than just the countercultural comedian.

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Carlin’s razor-sharp humor was universal

In the realm of stand-up comedy, there is nothing more objectionable than one comic swiping the material of another. It is an industry taboo, which could result in a drink in the face or a prop in the groin.

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George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero

Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without.

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George Carlin to receive Mark Twain humor prize

George Carlin will be awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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George Carlin Heads for Aspen Film Fest

Though he's approaching 50 years in show business, 70 years on the planet and decades of heart trouble, George Carlin says this is no time to slow down.

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Leno to Host Carlin, Coulter on Wednesday

"Tonight" host Jay Leno might want to consider wearing referee stripes on Wednesday's show when Ann Coulter and George Carlin are his guests.

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You know what we would also miss? When we're watching sports games, pretending like our lives are so great and rewarding and we're explaining how much of a better coach we'd be than the fat guy with the clipboard; we'd miss that wonderful commercial experience of having an invest …

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George Carlin: Words of wisdom

I received an email yesterday from a cousin of mine, Jackie. She is always sending me stuff like this, but as I read it once, and then again, those words said to be George Carlin's struck a chord in me.

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You can watch The Tipping Point pilot online at Rosanne's blog. There is a brief blurb on the page mentioning accepting donations for her new Free Speech TV network which will be broadcasting her Tipping Point talk show. Details on how to donate will be forthcoming.

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Censorship, Apathy, and Why Compound Words Like "Scum-Sucker" Are Bad [warning:strong language]

George Carlin once said "you can say 'I pricked my finger,' just don't say you 'fingered your prick.'"

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He got himself suspended for using the word "ass," then cursed again and got fired, which ended his run as a "people pleaser." Carlin created his own rules for the next 40 years; lucky for us, the urge to please never returned.

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"The F-word is one of the most graphic, explicit and vulgar words in the English language," U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre proclaimed last week during a Supreme Court hearing on the First Amendment case Federal Communications Commission v. Fox.

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At the same time a much loved comedy genius is awarded perhaps the most coveted award of achievement in his profession, the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing outside in protest of his long and distinguished -- but most definitely irreverent -- career.

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The Supreme Court specializes in law, not lexicography. But it will soon have to consider the meaning of that most versatile of four-letter words.

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Jay Dixit reports on a very extensive interview with George Carlin done the day before the comedian died.

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Swearing is another kind of word magic. People believe, contrary to logic, that certain words can corrupt the moral order—that piss and @!$%#! and @!$%#ing are dangerous in a way that pee and Shoot! and freakin' are not.

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Carlin is funny as @!$%#, must see Video

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Newsvine's Josh Yockey On Grawlix And The Profanity Filter

I counted over fifty grawlix in an article once. I don't think I knew quite the impact and character of the Newsvine profanity filter until then.

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If George Carlin tackled a topic, it stayed tackled. The ground was his. Carlin began his career in the mid-1950s as a conventional gag-teller. It was seeing Lenny Bruce in 1962 that changed everything; he saw just how powerful a lone figure talking in a club could be.

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Chris Rock, a famous comedian, talks about why he loved George Carlni.

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What Transcends Politics and Media Bias

Over the past few weeks the issues of unity, partisan politics, and media objectivity have been hotly debated.

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Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

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Like so many of his cultural brethren, Carlin could not begin to uncurl his fingers from the rosary beads he spat upon.

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Everyone loves a person who makes you laugh, and you naturally mourn when a comedian passes away. George Carlin made a lot of people laugh with his observational humor, and we're saddened by the loss.

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Yes, he spiced his delivery with expletives. He was angry. He, like Pacifica, gave voice to essential, dissident perspectives that have been almost entirely blocked from mainstream media. He said: "We were founded on a very basic double standard.

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Since I cite Lenny Bruce as the title of my Newsvine column right now, I thought I needed to note the passing of another comic great at 71: George Carlin.

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CNN has released a tribute to George Carlin, specifically his "Seven Words" routine. Ironically, they bleep out the words while discussing how some of them are no longer thought to be be so explosive.

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Carlin was one of the most-well known comedians of the past 50 years and was widely considered one of the top standup comics of all time. In a career that spanned half a century, he released 22 comedy albums earning him five Emmy nominations and four Grammys.

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THE honest truth is, for a comedian, even death is just a premise to make jokes about. I know this because I was on the phone with George Carlin nine days ago and we were making some death jokes.

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I know George didn't believe in heaven or hell. Like death, they were just more comedy premises.

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a very good writer friend of mine with some thoughts on the passing of george carlin...

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