June 24, 2008
George Carlin
The comedian George Carlin died Sunday, and amidst all the glowing accolades for his free-speech routine about seven dirty words you can't say on TV, I found myself thinking, "When was the last time I thought Carlin was actually funny as opposed to just being angry?"
Turns out I wasn't the only one.
Stephen Green, aka VodkaPundit, had this to say:
It’s been nearly 30 years now since George Carlin was funny, other than a handful of somewhat amusing movie appearances. It will be said that he’ll be missed, but I’ve missed him for ages.
I think the last time I laughed out loud at one of Carlin's routines was back in the late '70s, so it seems that Green and I are on the same humor timeline.
Seems like Carlin suffered from that syndrome where comedians decide that making people laugh just isn't good enough.
"Why are you laughing? I'm talking social commentary, not jokes. Take me seriously, dammit!"
So, like Vodkapundit, I'm afraid I lost the Carlin I enjoyed a long, long time ago.
Condolences to his family.
Posted by Mike Lief at June 24, 2008 07:27 AM
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