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Noted especially for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology and religion along with many taboo subjects, George Carlin is considered by many to be a successor to the late Lenny Bruce and one of the best stand up comedians of all time.
Born in New York City, George Carlin grew up on West 121st Street, in a neighborhood of Manhattan which he later said he and his friends called "White Harlem", because that sounded a lot tougher than its real name, "Morningside Heights." At age 17, Carlin dropped out of high school and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he began working as a disc jockey on KJOE, a local radio station. He did not complete his Air Force enlistment. He was labeled an "unproductive airman" by his superiors. At the age of 18, he and Jack Burns, a new announcer at the station, assembled a comedy routine and began booking nightclubs. Soon the act broke up, but Carlin continued to work as a stand-up comic. In the 1960s, Carlin began appearing on television variety shows, notably Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. His most famous skits were:
* The Indian Sergeant ("You wit' the beads ... get outta line").
* Stupid disc jockeys ("Wonderful WINO ...")
* Al Sleet, the "hippie-dippie weatherman" -
Carlin became a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the Johnny Carson era, becoming one of Carson's most frequent substitutes during the host's three-decade reign. Eventually, Carlin changed his routines, and his appearance. He lost some TV bookings by dressing as a hippie, sporting a beard and earrings, but regained his popularity as the public caught on to his sense of style. In this period he also perfected what is perhaps his best-known routine, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," recorded on Class Clown, a routine which offended some. In 1973, a man complained to the FCC that his son had heard a later, similar routine, "Filthy Words broadcast one afternoon over WBAI, FM radio station in New York City. The controversy only increased Carlin's fame (or notoriety).
Carlin was the first-ever host of NBC's Saturday Night Live, debuting on October 11, 1975 (He also hosted SNL on November 10, 1984.) The following season, 1976-77, Carlin also appeared regularly on CBS Television's Tony Orlando & Dawn variety series. In 2001, Carlin was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual American Comedy Awards. In 2004, George Carlin was voted #2 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time, just behind Richard Pryor.
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