2014年10月29日 星期三

Immortal Legend: George Carlin

If you ask one thousand Americans who is their favorite stand-up comedian. Most of their answers would probably be George Carlin.

Comedian George Carlin is shown in a publicity photograph promoting his 2008 HBO TV special 'George Carlin It's Bad for Ya.' REUTERS-Robert Sebree-HBO-Handout

Well, I'm not kidding you. This old guy is not a homeless, he is George Carlin.
George Carlin is an American,and his performance often related to politics, region and nature. You might underestimate him by his appearance. However, he actually had made 14 episodes of stand-up comedy for HBO, and he had participated in many TV programs and films too.



Perhaps George Carlin's most popular and well-known performance is "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" in 1970s. It includes too much inappropriate content, so if you are interested in this show,you should search for more details by yourself. There is a short story: after the program was published,George Carlin was arrest for lots of dirty words and jokes in the program. Nonetheless, he was released soon!

George Carlin had made so many funny performances that he got "life time achievement award" from American Comedy Award. However, he had serious health problems. He had stopped working because of a heart attack,and he passed away in 2008. Some websites has made survey for the most popular stand-up comedian, George Carlin is still the top.1.(reference:wikipedia)

today's video is related to our first class:English sayings(33:04~42:08)
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  1. I really like the parts you choose. They are all amazing!

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