George Carlin

**George Denis Patrick Carlin** (12 Mei 1937 – 22 Junie 2008 Santa Monica) was 'n Amerikaanse komediant, akteur en dagbladskrywer. Hy was bekend vir sy rolle in die rolprente ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* (1989) en *Dogma'' (1999).

## Lewe 
Carlin het in Manhattan grootgeword. Hy en sy vriende het hul buurt "White Harlem" genoem omdat dit beter as "Morningside Heights" geklink het.

Carlin is 'n Rooms-Katoliek grootgemaak, maar het ontwikkel tot 'n heftige verdediger van ateïsme. In onderhoude sowel as in optredes het hy dikwels Katolisisme en godsdiens in die algemeen gekritiseer. Hy het die idee van "Frisbeetarianisme" voorgehou as 'n parodie van ware godsdiens, met die sentrale oortuiging dat in hierdie godsdiens die siel na die dood op 'n dak beland, op 'n plek waar niemand daaraan kan raak nie.

Hy het in 'n sekere skets die aanbidding van die son verdedig, omdat mens dit kan sien.

Carlin het gedurende sy lewe baie aan hartprobleme gely. Hy het drie hartaanvalle oorleef, wat hom gereeld gedwing het om sy drink- en leefstyl aan te pas. Op 22 Junie 2008 is Carlin in die Santa Monica-hospitaal opgeneem nadat hy van borspyn gekla het. Hy is later die dag weens hartversaking dood. Hy was 71 jaar oud.

## Temas 
Carlin se temas het 'n redelike mate van kontroversie in die Amerikaanse media veroorsaak. Hy het dikwels verwys na die "bullshit" van die mensdom. Daarmee het hy verwys na die dinge wat die mens doen. Dit sluit moord, massamoord, oorlog, verkragting, korrupsie en ander minder as wenslike aspekte van die menslike beskawing in. Hierdie temas word gewoonlik in 'n misantropiese en nihilistiese konteks geplaas.

As voorbeeld het hy die volgende gesê:

"I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse.

— Carlin in *Life is Worth Losing*. 

## Werke 
### Diskografie 
* 1963: *Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight*
* 1967: *Take-Offs and Put-Ons*
* 1972: *FM & AM*
* 1972: *Class Clown*
* 1973: *Occupation: Foole*
* 1974: *Toledo Window Box*
* 1975: *An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo*
* 1977: *On the Road*
* 1981: *A Place for My Stuff*
* 1984: *Carlin on Campus*
* 1986: ''Playin' with Your Head*
* 1988: *What Am I Doing in New Jersey?*
* 1990: *Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics*
* 1992: *Jammin' in New York*
* 1996: *Back in Town*
* 1999: *You Are All Diseased*
* 2001: *Complaints and Grievances*
* 2006: *Life Is Worth Losing*
* 2008: *It's Bad for Ya*
* 2016: *I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die*

### Filmografie 
* 1989: *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure*
* 1999: *Dogma*
* 2003: *Bitter Jester*
* 2004: *Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party*
* 2005: *The Aristocrats*
* 2006: *Happily N'Ever After*
* 2009: *42nd Street: River to River*
* 2011: *GrowthBusters*
* 2011: *The Reality of Me (TROM)*
* 2012: *Occupy Los Angeles*
* 2012: *Owned & Operated*
* 2012: *2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning*
* 2012: *Elvis What If?*

### Televisiereekse 
* 1966: *The Kraft Summer Music Hall*
* 1967: *Away We Go*
* 1967: *How's Your Mother-in-Law?*
* 1970: *Flip*
* 1973: *The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour*
* 1973: *The Helen Reddy Show*
* 1974: *Tony Orlando and Dawn*
* 1975: *The Smothers Brothers Show*
* 1975: *The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show*
* 1976: *On Location*
* 1989: *Shining Time Station*
* 1989: *The Byron Allen Show*
* 1990: *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures*
* 1994: *The George Carlin Show*
* 1995: *The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder*
* 1996: *Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales*
* 1999: *Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean*
* 1999: *Storytime with Thomas*
* 2009: *Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America*

### Televisierolprente 
* 1967: *John Davidson at Notre Dame*
* 1976: *Perry Como's Hawaiian Holiday*
* 1977: *The People's Command Performance: '77*
* 1983: *Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?'*
* 1985: *Apt. 2C*
* 1988: *Get Out the Vote*
* 1988: *An All Star Celebration: Vote '88*
* 1990: *Working Tra$h*
* 1991: *The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show*
* 1994: *Fox Halloween Bash*
* 1995: *Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time*
* 1995: *Shining Time Station: One of the Family*
* 1995: *Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day*
* 1995: *Shining Time Station: Second Chances*
* 2008: *11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin''

### Video's 
* 1994: ''Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick*
* 1994: *Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz*
* 1996: *George Carlin: George's Best Stuff*
* 1999: *10 Years of Thomas & Friends*
* 2003: *George on George*
* 2005: *Tarzan 2*
* 2005: *A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show*
* 2006: *Thomas & Friends: Halloween Adventures*
* 2007: *Zeitgeist*
* 2007: *Archive of American Television Interview with George Carlin*
* 2008: *Zeitgeist: Addendum*
* 2008: *Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud*
* 2009: *Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express*
* 2010: *Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories*
* 2012: *Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends*
* 2017: *R Spasoff Comedian and George Carlin Ronnie Schell and Gary Ownes Web Series 7*
* 2017: *Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Holiday Collection*
* 2018: *Real Eyes Realize Real Lies''

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