Though he rants with the best of them, George Carlin is not an angry old man. First off, he's only 63. Of his own child, a 30-something daughter, Kelly, he speaks glowingly.
People are very sensitive about their kids.
I can hear the audience gasping. I hear their sphincters closing. But they listen. And if they're offended, I'm happy. There's a theatricality to what I say onstage.