Merged George Carlin

[Cosmic Yak]

Well I don't see the thread being moved out of the "Conspiracy Theories" section.

Must be a conspiracy.

 

[shankara]

Must be a conspiracy.

What other explanation could there be?

 

[Cosmic Yak]

What other explanation could there be?

What does your intuition- sorry, your INTUITION, tell you?

 

[shankara]

What does your intuition- sorry, your INTUITION, tell you?

Man, that was humor.

 

[abaddon]

Man, that was humor.

Thank you captain obvious. Got any substance to offer or are you completely low rent?

 

[shankara]

Thank you captain obvious. Got any substance to offer or are you completely low rent?

Obviously I have some kind of complex about potentially being misinterpreted. Oedipal probably.

 

[beachnut]

Comedian searching for material to entertain, mistaken for a conspiracy theorist

Well y'know, seemed like a good way to start conversation on a topic.

What is the topic to discuss?

"George Carlin
I figured I'd put this in the Conspiracy Theory section because it seems that Conspiracy Theorists is what we label people who speak against the powers that be."

Carlin, not a "conspiracy theorist", a "comedian theorist". Searching for material and a routine. Maybe “Uncle Dave” was a CTer.

From - His last interview -

You were central in the Supreme Court case in which justices affirmed the government's right to regulate your “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” act on the public airwaves. How do you think about the role of vulgarity in your humor?

I used to point out that when I was a little boy in the 40s, I was told to look up to and admire solders and sailors, policemen, firemen, and athletes, were objects of childhood hero worship. We all know how they talk. So apparently these words do not corrupt morally. This was the thing I couldn’t put together.

I use the words because I’m from that ethos. I’m from the street in New York, hung around in a tough neighborhood. It was common to curse, you make your point. It’s a very effective language. I try not to overdo it. It’s never to shock. I know where it fits, it’s never to shock. There’s no shock value left in words. Humor is based on surprise, and surprise is a milder way of saying shock. It’s surprise that makes the joke.

 

[mgidm86]

Carlin himself said that the part of a routine that is funny is the exaggerated bit. I didn't always agree with him but he's my all-time favorite comedian. Comedic genius.