Library of Congress adds George Carlin’s “Class Clown” to national registry for preservation
by The Library of Congress picked George Carlin’s seminal 1972 comedy album, “Class Clown,” as one of its 25 annual selections to add to the National …
Tag: George Carlin
An oral history of the making of The Aristocrats movie, 10 years later
“The Aristocrats!” the punchline to an old myth of a joke that few people knew or had even heard of, became an instant classic film …
George Carlin portrait added to The Smithsonian museum gallery wall
George Carlin today has his own space on the wall of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and it’s because you wanted to “Recognize” him there. …
New York’s comedy community turns out to dedicate George Carlin Way on West 121st Street
More remarkable than anyone who spoke at last week’s dedication of George Carlin Way were the throngs of comedians in the background, humbly present to …
Mark Your Calendars: “George Carlin Way” street sign unveiling, party set for Oct. 22, 2014
The city of New York recently approved renaming the Morningside Heights street where George Carlin grew up as “George Carlin Way” in honor of the …
Who would make it onto the Mount Rushmore of Comedy?
This May, in celebrating Don Rickles on his 88th birthday, Jerry Seinfeld said of his elder hero: “”On the Mount Rushmore of stand-up comedy, there are …
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Kelly Carlin digs deep for a new memoir and a posthumous live CD or CDs from her father
For the better part of the past six years, Kelly Carlin (photographed above by Dan Dion) has been processing and sharing the lessons from her life …
Joan Rivers on her stand-up comedy contemporaries, then and now
Joan Rivers has made several headlines already this month while promoting her new book, “Diary of a Mad Diva.” In her latest interview, a sit-down …
NYC block of West 121st Street officially renamed George Carlin Way
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed a bill late Wednesday to place street signs naming the 400 block of West 121st Street — between …
Comedians in Courthouses Getting Cuffed: Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, December 1962
On Dec. 5, 1962, Lenny Bruce was both comedy icon and outlaw at the age of 37. He had played Carnegie Hall and released the …