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Carlin Quotes

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin Picture Quote #1

Show me one guy or woman as funny as Rodney Dangerfield or as good as George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, or Joan Rivers. There are a lot of good comics out there, no doubt, but as far as the quality of the comics goes, I think what you have is a bunch of situational comics Picture Quote #1

You could teach [George] Carlin in college. It’s the construction of the word and the order of things and how they go. How all those sentences are timed perfectly Picture Quote #1

I’m telling you, I could teach at a university, [George] Carlin, a whole semester. The construction and deconstruction of the words, the language, the order Picture Quote #1

Everybody is different. Some comedy is more musical like Steven Wright. His is a pillar of comedy to me. He invented a whole form and all his jokes are poems. So it’s different. I wanted to do it like George Carlin. Now I do it like me Picture Quote #1

I had one really memorable line. It was all the words you’re not allowed to say on the airwaves, so it’s one long list of swear words. I knew it anyway, because I was a huge George Carlin fan Picture Quote #1

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If you were an actor, anybody could go on Broadway and take a George Carlin hour and do it on stage as a one man show. They’re all stand alone essays Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to think if there was ever the Lenny Bruce-y, observational, George Carlin kind of magician: You know what I hate is ... I don’t think that ever existed Picture Quote #1

George Carlin put it best. He said, My old act was so easy to do because there was so little of me in it Picture Quote #1

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy Picture Quote #1

One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that they were in the tradition of the one-man show. That’s why Richard Pryor was so great, and George Carlin, too. They prowled the stage, they used voices, they were really talents Picture Quote #1

Every day I think, ‘Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.’ But every time I start to get that edgy thing, I get kind of mean Picture Quote #1

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The jokes were perfect! Then George Carlin started talking about the seven dirty words you can’t say on television, then it evolved into social commentary Picture Quote #1

I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album Picture Quote #1

I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming Picture Quote #1

George Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It’s taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words Picture Quote #1

And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed Picture Quote #1

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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin (Carlin Quotes) Show me one guy or woman as funny as Rodney Dangerfield or as good as George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, or Joan Rivers. There are a lot of good comics out there, no doubt, but as far as the quality of the comics goes, I think what you have is a bunch of situational comics. (Carlin Quotes) You could teach [George] Carlin in college. It’s the construction of the word and the order of things and how they go. How all those sentences are timed perfectly. (Carlin Quotes) I’m telling you, I could teach at a university, [George] Carlin, a whole semester. The construction and deconstruction of the words, the language, the order. (Carlin Quotes) Everybody is different. Some comedy is more musical like Steven Wright. His is a pillar of comedy to me. He invented a whole form and all his jokes are poems. So it’s different. I wanted to do it like George Carlin. Now I do it like me. (Carlin Quotes) I had one really memorable line. It was all the words you’re not allowed to say on the airwaves, so it’s one long list of swear words. I knew it anyway, because I was a huge George Carlin fan. (Carlin Quotes) If you were an actor, anybody could go on Broadway and take a George Carlin hour and do it on stage as a one man show. They’re all stand alone essays. (Carlin Quotes) I’m trying to think if there was ever the Lenny Bruce-y, observational, George Carlin kind of magician: You know what I hate is ... I don’t think that ever existed. (Carlin Quotes) George Carlin put it best. He said, My old act was so easy to do because there was so little of me in it. (Carlin Quotes) George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy. (Carlin Quotes) One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that they were in the tradition of the one-man show. That’s why Richard Pryor was so great, and George Carlin, too. They prowled the stage, they used voices, they were really talents. (Carlin Quotes) Every day I think, ‘Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.’ But every time I start to get that edgy thing, I get kind of mean. (Carlin Quotes) The jokes were perfect! Then George Carlin started talking about the seven dirty words you can’t say on television, then it evolved into social commentary. (Carlin Quotes) I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album. (Carlin Quotes) I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming. (Carlin Quotes) George Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It’s taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words. (Carlin Quotes) And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed (Carlin Quotes)