George Carlin - Article Index

Encyclopedia - George Carlin: Encyclopedia Ii - George Carlin - Biography
George Carlin grew up on West 121st Street, in a neighborhood of Manhattan which he later said he and his friends called "White Harlem", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Carlin: Encyclopedia Ii - George Carlin - Biography
George Carlin grew up on West 121st Street, in a neighborhood of Manhattan which he later said he and his friends called "White Harlem", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Dirty Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Dirty Words - History
In 1973, comedian George Carlin had recorded a monologue known as "Filthy Words" containing seven different obscenities. (Carlin's monolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1937: Encyclopedia - 1937
1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1937 - Events. January 1 - Anastasio Somoza be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1601 Mark Twain: Encyclopedia - 1601 Mark Twain
[Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a humorous work by M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia - Prostitution
Prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse, for money. A person selling sexual services is a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups Of All Time: Encyclopedia - Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups Of All Time
Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time was a special television show aired on Comedy Central in April, 2004. It was hosted by D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - America The Beautiful: Encyclopedia - America The Beautiful
"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song which rivals "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Bronx: Encyclopedia - The Bronx
The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. It is coterminous with Bronx County of the State of New Yor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Encyclopedia - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) is a comedy/science fiction film based on the idea of time travel. It is also a prime example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Bell: Encyclopedia - Art Bell
Arthur "Art" Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoerotic Asphyxiation: Encyclopedia - Autoerotic Asphyxiation
Autoerotic asphyxiation, or AEA, is the practice of self-strangulation, typically by the use of a ligature, while masturbating. The decre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Dice Clay: Encyclopedia - Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew "Dice" Clay (born September 29, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian and actor born Andrew Clay Silverstein. Notori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Profanity: Encyclopedia - Profanity
Profanity is a word choice or usage which its audience considers to be offensive. The original meaning of the term was restricted to blas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celebrity Culture: Encyclopedia - Celebrity Culture
Celebrity culture is a term for how some people are unknown, and others are well-known in history. Celebrity culture - Brief history of c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heliolatry: Encyclopedia - Heliolatry
Heliolatry is worship of the sun. One who worships the sun is a heliolater. Comedian George Carlin is said to be a heliolater. W.B. Yeat'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Dirty Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Dirty Words - The Seven Dirty Words And Cable Tv
The FCC obscenity guidelines have never been applied to non-broadcast media such as cable or satellite radio. It has widely been held tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Dirty Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Dirty Words - Fcc Regulations Regarding Obscenities On Broadcast Tv
During the court case over Carlin's monologue, the Supreme Court established in the "Pacifica" decision the safe harbor provision that gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wbai: Encyclopedia - Wbai
WBAI is a non-commercial, listener sponsored New York radio station, located at 99.5 MHz FM. The station broadcasts from 120 Wall Street,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dane Cook: Encyclopedia - Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972 in Cambridge, Massachusetts), is an American stand-up comedian and screen actor. Cook grew up in A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cars Film: Encyclopedia - Cars Film
Cars will be the seventh Pixar film and is scheduled for release June 9, 2006. The movie's 2001 working title was Route 66, but in 2002,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia - Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire where topics and events normally treated seriously – death,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dave Barry: Encyclopedia - Dave Barry
David Barry, Jr. (born July 3, 1947) is a bestselling American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who wrote a nationally syndicat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nigger: Encyclopedia Ii - Nigger - Uses Of Word
"In 1600 I was a darkie, until 1865 a slave. In 1900, I was a nigger, or at least that was my name. In 1960, I was a negro..." —Gil Sco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures - Christianity
List of fictional clergy and religious figures - Roman Catholic Church. Adso of Melk (Benedictine)- The Name of the Rose novel & ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Famous New Yorkers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Famous New Yorkers - Native New Yorkers
The following were born in New York City. Some became famous after they moved away. List of famous New Yorkers - A. Aaliyah - singer K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedians - Comedians English Language
List of comedians - A. Bud Abbott (1895-1974) Roger Abbott (1946-) Russ Abbott (1947-) Chris Addison (19??-) Joe Alaskey (1949-) Carlo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Atheists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Atheists - Influential Or Outspoken Atheists
List of atheists - Living. Phillip Adams (1939-) - Australian broadcaster, writer, film-maker, left-wing radical thinker, iconoclast, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Little Jack Horner: Encyclopedia Ii - Little Jack Horner - Origins
Jack was actually Thomas Horner, steward to Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury. Legend has it that, prior to the Abbey's dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saturday Night Live: Encyclopedia Ii - Saturday Night Live - Infamous Moments
Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Bell: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Bell - Background
Bell's original program in Las Vegas was a political call-in talk radio show, but he tired of the format, believing there were too many s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - History
New Jersey was once inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans. New Jersey was settled by the Dutch in the early 1630s, who formed a settle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Talk: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Talk - Main Game
The game was between two teams, each with a contestant and celebrity. The object was for the team to work together and decipher puzzles t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slang - Pejorative Usage
Derogatory slurs are used to refer to members of a given sexual minority, gender, sex, or sexual orientation in a derogatory or pejorativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old King Cole: Encyclopedia Ii - Old King Cole - Colchester
One may have lived in the third century, and was the eponymous founder of the city of Colchester in Essex, England. "Colchester" means "C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slang - General Usage
In the popular jargon of many cultures, the use of sexual slang is a form of humor or euphemism that often creates controversy over its p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Maher: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Maher - Worldview
Bill Maher - Political views. Maher describes himself as a libertarian and celebrates libertarian figures such as Larry Elder and P.J. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faggot Epithet: Encyclopedia Ii - Faggot Epithet - Etymology
The origins of the word in this sense have been clouded by mythology. Faggot epithet - Bundle of sticks. It has been frequently said th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Word "fuck": Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Word "fuck" - Modern Usage
Most literally, to fuck is to copulate, but it is also used as a more general expletive or intensifier. Some instances of the word can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morningside Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Morningside Heights - Academic Acropolis
The label Academic Acropolis has been used to describe the area, since it sits on one of the highest natural points in Manhattan and cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saturday Night Live: Encyclopedia Ii - Saturday Night Live - Infamous Moments
Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 In Television - Television Shows
1975 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders Of Cardinalate
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is presently divided into three orders: the episcopal ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fcc V. Pacifica Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fcc V. Pacifica Foundation - The Bench
The makeup of the Supreme Court and its opinions was: FCC v. Pacifica Foundation - Opinion. Written by: Justice John Paul Stevens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Déjà Vu: Encyclopedia Ii - Déjà Vu - Types Of Déjà Vu
According to Arthur Funkhouser, Ph.D., there are three types of déjà vu: Déjà vu - Déjà vécu. Usually translated 'already experi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dozens: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dozens - History And Practice
The dozens can be a harmless game of casual, good-natured jibes, an exchange of malicious insults, or, if tempers flare, a prelude to phy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fuck: Encyclopedia Ii - Fuck - Etymology
The etymology of fuck has given rise to a great deal of speculation, which should be regarded skeptically. The authoritative Oxford Engli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Profanity: Encyclopedia Ii - Profanity - History
Terms of profanity have historically been taboo words. Some words originally considered profane have become much less offensive with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Timing: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Timing - Examples Of Comedians Who Employ Comic Timing
Comic timing - George Carlin. Carlin's most famous routine is his "Seven Words You Can't Say On Television", in which much of the humou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hollywood Squares: Encyclopedia Ii - Hollywood Squares - Revivals
There have been several revivals, each with variations in the prize-winning rules but still based on the core premise. Hollywood Squares...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inside The Actors Studio: Encyclopedia Ii - Inside The Actors Studio - About The Program
The program began as a televised craft seminar for students of the Actors Studio Drama School, a joint venture of the Actors Studio and N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of The Simpsons Episodes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of The Simpsons Episodes - The Series
These are the full 22-minute long episodes that premiered before Christmas of 1989 as a spinoff of the shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dozens: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dozens - History And Practice
The dozens can be a harmless game of casual, good-natured jibes; an exchange of malicious insults; or, if tempers flare, a prelude to phy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Anarchists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Anarchists - Z
¹ - These individuals have not applied the label "anarchist" to themselves, perhaps because they predated its popular usage (as with Tho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - View Askewniverse: Encyclopedia Ii - View Askewniverse - Characters
View Askewniverse - Recurring Actors. Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upper West Side: Encyclopedia Ii - Upper West Side - Landmarks And Institutions
Upper West Side - Corporate. American Broadcasting Company - Headquarters located on Columbus Avenue, in Lincoln Square Central Saving...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - Characters From The Series
Annie - Thomas' first beloved coach. Annie is brown color and cuboid shape. She can only hold passengers. She and her sister Clarabel w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Aristocrats: Encyclopedia Ii - The Aristocrats - The Joke
The Aristocrats - Three parts. This joke almost always has these elements — alternate versions may change this form, but such version...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krusty: Encyclopedia Ii - Krusty - Biography
The episode "Like Father, Like Clown" (based on the film The Jazz Singer), first released on October 24, 1991, expanded on his origin. Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scary Movie 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Scary Movie 3 - Box Office
US Gross Domestic Takings: US$ 110,003,217 + Other International Takings: $110,670,000 = Gross Worldwide Takings: $220,673,217 ... Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Girl 2004 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Girl 2004 Film - Plot Outline
Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is a powerful media publicist in New York City who loses his wife (Jennifer Lopez) in childbirth. To avoid his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Selling Out: Encyclopedia Ii - Selling Out - Music
The phrase is often heard in the musical community, where it is used to imply that an artist has compromised their artistic integrity in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Smith - Biography And Film Career
Kevin Smith grew up in Highlands, New Jersey. After graduating from Henry Hudson Regional School, Smith enrolled at the New School for So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stand-up Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Stand-up Comedy - History
American stand-up comedy has its roots in various traditions of entertainment popular in the late 19th century, ranging from vaudeville a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York-new Jersey English: Encyclopedia Ii - New York-new Jersey English - Linguistic Features
New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation. See the article International Phonetic Alphabet for explanations of the phonetic symbols u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morningside Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Morningside Heights - Famous Residents
Comedian George Carlin grew up on West 121st St. in Morningside Heights, and in the piece "Morningside Heights" (which appears on his "Oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four-letter Word: Encyclopedia Ii - Four-letter Word - Similar Euphemisms In Other Languages
Four-letter word - Group of profane words. Dutch: A similar tradition occurs with "three-letter words": (kut, pik, lul, gvd) Four-le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faggot Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Faggot Slang - Etymology
The origins of the word in this sense have been clouded by mythology. Faggot slang - Bundle of sticks. It has been frequently said that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Bell: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Bell - Background
Bell's original program in Las Vegas was a political call-in talk radio show, but he tired of the format, believing there were too many s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dogma Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Dogma Film - Plot Synopsis
Two fallen angels – Bartleby (Affleck), who is a Grigori, and Loki (Damon), who was the Angel of Death – were banished by God to spen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saturday Night Live Animal Sketches: Encyclopedia Ii - Saturday Night Live Animal Sketches - The Killer Bees
The Killer Bees were the first characters to recur on SNL. According to a Lorne Michaels interview for the book Live From New York, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stardust Resort & Casino: Encyclopedia Ii - Stardust Resort & Casino - History
The Stardust is one of the oldest hotels on the strip, opening in 1955. When the hotel opened, it had the largest casino in Nevada and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inherently Funny Word: Encyclopedia Ii - Inherently Funny Word - Comedy
Some influential comedians have long regarded certain words in the English language as being "inherently funny" and have used these to en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greenwich Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Greenwich Village - History
Greenwich Village is located on what was once marshland. In the 16th century Native Americans referred to it as Sapokanikan ("tobacco fie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fuck: Encyclopedia Ii - Fuck - Usage History
Fuck - Early usage. Its first known use as a verb meaning to have sexual intercourse is in "Flen flyys" (see above) some time before 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dave Barry: Encyclopedia Ii - Dave Barry - Biography
Barry was born in Armonk, New York, where his father, David Barry, Sr., was a Presbyterian minister. He was educated at Pleasantville Hig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dane Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Dane Cook - Career
When he was a teenager, Cook would discover his comedic talent when his father, former radio personality George Cook, gave him a tape rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is divided into three orders: the episcopal order (Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Works
Black comedy - Literature. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - Characters From The Series
Thomas and Friends may have the largest cast of any children's television series. Over the years, literally dozens of characters have put...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Bronx: Encyclopedia Ii - The Bronx - History
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York State. The pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Plot
Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Reeves), simply referred to as "Bill & Ted," are teenagers in San Dimas, Cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hollywood Squares: Encyclopedia Ii - Hollywood Squares - Revivals
There have been several revivals, each with variations in the prize-winning rules but still based on the core premise. Hollywood Squares...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Irish People - Art
Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists List of Irish people - Architecture. Eileen Gray James Hoban, designer of White Hou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1937: Encyclopedia Ii - 1937 - Events
1937 - January. January 1 - Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 - The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celebrity Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Celebrity Culture - Modern Celebrity Culture
A common complaint of modern celebrity culture is that the public, instead of seeking virtues or talents in celebrities, seek those who a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Union City New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Union City New Jersey - Noteworthy Landmarks
Saint Michael’s Monastery & Church The largest Catholic church in Hudson County, the grounds of St. Michael’s Monastery are locat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Deity - Missing Sun
The "missing sun" motif is a theme in the myths of various cultures. It may have served to explain any of several natural phenomena, incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welcome Back Kotter: Encyclopedia Ii - Welcome Back Kotter - After The Show
Following the 1979 cancellation, the stars enjoyed varying degrees of success. After several strong showings, Travolta's film career took...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Time Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Time Station - Cast
Shining Time Station - Season 1 regulars. Ringo Starr - Mr. Conductor (1984-1986) Leonard Jackson - Henry 'Harry' Cooper (1989-1991) J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wayne Gacy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wayne Gacy - Life
Gacy was born and raised Catholic in Chicago, Illinois. He had a very troubled and distant relationship with his stern and abusive alcoho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Smith - Biography And Film Career
Kevin Smith grew up in Highlands, New Jersey. After graduating from Henry Hudson Regional School, Smith enrolled at the New School for So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lenny Bruce: Encyclopedia Ii - Lenny Bruce - Overview
Bruce, like his contemporary Mort Sahl, helped change stand-up comedy from the practice of telling jokes to a more daring and experimenta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Socio-economic And Legal Status Of Prostitution
There is a significant range in the socioeconomic status of prostitutes in Western countries. At the low end, a significant number of pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Selling Out: Encyclopedia Ii - Selling Out - Music
The phrase is often heard in the musical community, where it is used to imply that an artist has compromised their artistic integrity in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - America The Beautiful: Encyclopedia Ii - America The Beautiful - History
The words are by Katharine Lee Bates, an English teacher at Wellesley College. She had taken a train trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slang - General Usage
In the popular jargon of many cultures, the use of sexual slang is a form of humor or euphemism that often creates controversy over its p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weekend Update: Encyclopedia Ii - Weekend Update - History
Weekend Update was created by original anchor Chevy Chase, and appeared on the first SNL broadcast on October 11, 1975. Chase popularized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back: Encyclopedia Ii - Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back - Plot
Jay and Bob find out that Bluntman & Chronic, the comic book based on their likenesses, has been adapted into a film in production by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Dice Clay: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Dice Clay - Early Career
Under the name Andrew Clay, he made sitcom appearances on M*A*S*H and Diff'rent Strokes, and had a regular role on Crime Story. He then l...   » Read the article