A new George Carlin special is out. But it's not really George Carlin, the brilliant and audacious comedian who died in 2008, just days after he was named to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American ...

If George Carlin were still around, he’d probably have something brutally honest (and probably hilarious) to say about the state of the world. But even though he’s gone, his voice is everywhere today ...

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Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Colby Droscher These George Carlin quotes prove his sharp humor and brutal honesty still speak truth decades later. Each one captures his fearless wit and uncanny ...

The 1970s and 1980s are widely considered one of the most important eras in stand-up comedy. Comics like George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, and Richard Pryor dominated the era, becoming some of the ...

The estate of George Carlin has filed a federal lawsuit against the comedy podcast Dudesy for an hour-long comedy special sold as an AI-generated impression of the late comedian. But a representative ...

According to published reports, George Carlin’s estate settled right of publicity and copyright claims relating to an AI-scripted comedy special using a “sound-alike” of George Carlin which performed ...

For a comic who spent much of his career railing against America’s war culture, George Carlin had some pretty good war stories of his own from his tour of duty on the 1960s cultural battlefield. Once ...

After more than four decades, George Carlin's career can be summed up as a study in opposites. A ninth-grade dropout, he has built his career on a skill with words any writer would envy. He started ...

With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and others look back. By Dave Itzkoff When it debuted 50 years ago, ...