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George Carlin

George Carlin

Acting

Born May 12, 1937, New York City, New York, USA

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 .

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (55)
  • 2024Daytime Revolution — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024Group Therapy — Self (archive footage)
  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024Zeitgeist: Requiem — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self (archive footage)
  • George Carlin's American Dream — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020Out of Shadows — Self (archive)
  • 2019I Am Richard Pryor — Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
  • 2016The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2016Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley — Self
  • 2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall — Self (archive footage)
  • 20122012 Crossing Over A New Beginning — Self
  • 2012The Reality of Me — Self
  • Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America — Self - Comedian
  • 2008George Carlin: Too Hip For The Room — Self
  • 2008History of the Joke — Self
  • 2008Zeitgeist: Addendum — Self (voice) (archive footage)
  • 2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s — Self (archive footage)
  • 2007Unmasked with George Carlin — Self
  • 2007Zeitgeist: The Movie — Self (voice) (archive sound)
  • 2006The N Word — Self
  • 2005The Aristocrats — Self
  • 2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party — Self
  • 2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003George on George — Self
  • Real Time with Bill Maher — Self - Guest
  • 2001The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool — Self
  • 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time — Self
  • The Chris Rock Show — Self
  • The View — Self
  • The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest
  • 1994But... Seriously — Self (archive footage)
  • Inside the Actors Studio — Self
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
  • 1990Comic Relief '90 — Self
  • 1986TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines — Self
  • Fridays — Self
  • 1977The People's Command Performance: '77 — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
  • Dinah! — Self
  • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest — Self
  • The Midnight Special — Self
  • The Flip Wilson Show — Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
  • Away We Go — Self
  • The Carol Burnett Show — Self
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour — Self
  • The Hollywood Palace — Self
  • The Merv Griffin Show — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self - Guest Host
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
  • Today — Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
  • Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary — Self (archive footage)
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