George Carlin

"The Kelly Carlin Show" debuts at 6 p.m. today on the SiriusXM satellite radio Raw Dog Comedy channel, which is #99. On the first Sunday of every month, Kelly will interview a famous comedian about life, careers and the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. First up today is Robin Williams  

Do we really have freedom of choice? George Carlin was a brilliant man able to get the message across using comedy as the tool. Perhaps we should have listened more and laughed less when he spoke.  

George Carlin's daughter Kelly Carlin is taking her talents to Sirius XM with a new monthly radio show, the New York Times reports. Carlin will be the host of "The Kelly Carlin Show,"  in which she'll converse with a variety of comics about their industry as well as their lives. "I'm always curious about their [...]  

At a time when it seems that everyone and his brother has a show or podcast about comedians, Sirius XM believes it has found a new wrinkle on the format: a program hosted by Kelly Carlin, the daughter of the famous stand-up George Carlin. On Thursday the satellite radio broadcaster is expected to announce that [...]  

Book Review: Last Words: A Memoir by George Carlin and Tony Hendra Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 04:15 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 [...] Carlin brilliantly describes being arrested along with one of his black friends in segregated 1950s Louisiana (for the crime...  

This list ranks George Carlin's albums in terms of overall quality, with special attention paid to both straight hilarity as well as philosophical pertinence. I chose albums rather than specials for three reasons: 1) most of Carlin’s albums ...  

Quote of the Day: George Carlin. Posted on January 30, 2012 by Palm Trees & Bare Feet. “It's never just a game when you're winning.” ~ George Carlin. Share this: Share. Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Email ...  

George Carlin was one of my all-time favorite comedians, and I loved to hear him ridicule our institutions.So I was seriously distressed to hear what he said about bicyclists in this short piece posted on YouTube a few years ago. It wasn't the profanity that got to me, it was his apparent unbridled animosity toward bicyclists.So I was ...  

Where is George Carlin when you need him? You might recall that Carlin, now deceased, was the comedian who made a big splash, especially on the college lecture circuit, back in the ’70s. His most famous bit was about the “seven words you can’t say on television.” read more  

Who should regulate the content on network television? Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the FCC should still have a role in policing the nation's airwaves or whether its indecency regulations violate guarantees of free speech and ...  

Much has changed in the media landscape since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1978 that the Federal Communications Commission could put a radio station on official notice for airing George Carlin's monologue about the seven words no one can say ...  

COMEDY: George Carlin's daughter, author/storyteller Kelly Carlin, will talk about the span of her dad's career from straight comic to culture hero and social commentator at A Carlin Home Companion: Life, Love and Laughter with George ...  

I’m not going to lie: this is the time of year when I’m clutching at tees to fill the Golf Guide with worthwhile content. And the day after Christmas is especially quiet on the local golf front. So after being reminded of this particular ...  

George Carlin was the comedic voice of the counter-culture generation — an icon widely considered one of the great American comedians of all time. Just as Lenny Bruce did before him, Carlin paved the way for a generation of comedians like ...  

Just days before Carlin died in 2008 at the age of 71, it was announced he was being awarded the John F. Kennedy Center's annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Tonight, you can see why his iconic status remains fully intact in George Carlin ...