Community Chat

[alliswell]

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@excpa wrote:

I don't miss the language but I do miss the substance.

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I do too, as well as Joan Rivers.  

[momtochloe]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

I viewed him to be as much a philosopher as a comedian.

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Great post @deepwaterdotter, thank you for this as for me it is spot on!

[Plaid Pants2]

I was lucky enough to see his show a few months before he passed away.

I can only imagine what he would be saying today if he were still alive.

[aprilskies]

I was just thinking the same thing the other night when I caught a skit on YouTube.  He was just the best.  I do miss him. He would be a riot with everything going on. 

[Carmie]

I loved him too and went to see him in person weeks before he passed.

i thought his performance was a little off and he wasn't himself at all.  When he was done, he just walked off of the stage.  He got a standing ovation, but never returned to acknowledge the audience.

The poor man was probably not feeling well.  He sure was funny and hit us to laugh at everyday life

[Perkup]

Like many of you I loved the substance of his "messages" but not necessarily the language used to deliver them.  I realy liked his airport report.

It's been a long time since I laughed out loud at television.  George Carlin always got me laughing, as did Johnny Carson.  The only thing I laugh at anyore is the old episodes of The Golden Girls. 

[Daysdee]

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@kivah wrote:

Comedians being funny and making us laugh ---------- that was so long ago.

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You are so right!   I miss George Carlin too.

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[SUHsE]

Absolutely loved George.  He could get some zingers that totally made you think!

So spot on!  More than a comedian, he was a social commentator!

And there were times he made me laugh, till I cried.  

RIP George.  Thanks for sharing your gift!

[kivah]

@Vivian

I totally agree. Sometimes we don't realize how talented, brilliant and entertaining these comedians were - until they're gone. I'm the best audience --- I literally Laugh Out Loud. A number of years ago, I went with a group of people to a comedy club in Ventura, CA. There were several comedians on -- some had performed on tv -- and I didn't realize how Loud I Was Laughing - until I went to the restroom. A woman pointed at me and said, "You have the Best Laugh". I literally laugh til I cry. 

[Lapdog]

My earliest memory of George is when a neighbor had a tape I listened to.  I must have led a sheltered life because the language was more than I had ever experienced. 

Later on I thoroughly enjoyed his piece on your "Stuff"  and the things you had to take with you.

I also enjoyed his wisdom on many subjects.  He is missed for sure. 

I hope he and Jonathon Winters and Robin and Sam Kinison and John Candy are having a hilarious time in Heaven.