RIP George Carlin

June 23rd, 2008 by Evil Beet


George Carlin, the provocative comedian who broke all sorts of barriers, has died of heart failure at the age of 71.

Mr. Carlin, thank you for your years of fighting the good fight.


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9 Responses to “RIP George Carlin”

  1. Lindsay says:

    my fave line from Mr. Carlin:
    “I don’t have pet peeves, I have major psychotic fucking hatreds!”

    hilarious! r.i.p., G.

  2. slouchy says:

    George, your famous “7 words” are now heard in a single sentence by lesser comedians.

  3. Lori says:

    rip george. no one will ever come close.

  4. Donkey Punch says:

    Fucking hilarious guy that looks like he would have been great to party with. Thanks George for the laughs.

  5. Mercy says:

    I am indescribably sad right now.

  6. Persistent Cat says:

    That made me sad too. One of my favourite things from him was something along the lines of, “why is your stuff called stuff but everyone else’s is shit?”

  7. FrozeRightHere says:

    Thank you for posting the clip, Beet.

  8. lolly says:

    may he rest in peace, he was a favorite.

  9. SazzyJane says:

    He was one of my favorites - a true legend. I had the opportunity to see him live last year and I’m so glad I did. RIP George!

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