RIP: George Carlin on the Tonight Show (1966)

in Comedy | June 23rd, 2008 2 Comments

Here’s the obit. And here’s Carlin with Johnny Carson over 40 years ago, sporting a very different look. Rather remarkable to look at.

Also worth a look is his famous piece: Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Hear on TV because it formed the basis for a first amendment case that went to the US Supreme Court in the 1970s. Obviously, given the very nature of the content and case, you should know in advance that the video is not exactly “family-friendly” video.

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  1. George Carlin: The Modern Man in Three Minutes | Open Culture says . . . | May 21, 2011 / 11:23 am

    [...] years after George Carlin first stopped by The Tonight Show (1966), he made one of his last appearances, delivering a rap/poem that’s classic Carlin, a [...]

  2. Conformity Isn’t a Recipe for Excellence: George Carlin & Steve Jobs (NSFW) | Open Culture says . . . | December 5, 2011 / 5:02 am

    [...] to be Danny Kaye, a very mainstream star, when he was really an outlaw and a rebel at heart. (Watch him on The Tonight Show in 1966). Eventually, Carlin learned “not to give a shit,” to break with milquetoast [...]

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