1. Comment #26962 by Veronique on March 22, 2007 at 4:31 pm

What a delightful and uplifting video to accompany my breakfast. I know it's supposed to be old; I have never seen it. It has set my humour for the day and I am pleased.

I loved the size and raucousness of the audience. That is heartening as well. I keep on needing hope. Today will be a fine day.

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2. Comment #26963 by BaronOchs on March 22, 2007 at 4:38 pm

Veronique I was just watching it over supper lol!

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3. Comment #26964 by Yorker on March 22, 2007 at 4:41 pm

Yes, it's old but still makes me laugh. He did another one about The Ten Commandments that he reduces to The Two Commandments, very funny also.

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4. Comment #26965 by Yorker on March 22, 2007 at 4:45 pm

Here's George's Ten Commandments link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CitfTtMIx8

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5. Comment #26966 by Jared on March 22, 2007 at 4:50 pm

'God bless Joe Pesci!'

This has always been one of my favorite Carlin rants, without a doubt. Along the same lines, I also enjoy his revision of the Ten Commandments (which may have been posted here once before, I can't recall now). But if it hasn't been, it should be :)

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6. Comment #26967 by Jared on March 22, 2007 at 4:51 pm

Ha, Yorker beat me to it...should have refreshed the page before posting...funny stuff!

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7. Comment #26968 by shetlandforpeace on March 22, 2007 at 4:54 pm

This is great. Loved the bit about praying to Joe Pesci. I watched the last part of that Channel 4 programme on 'greatest stand-ups' with Billy Connolly at #1 - this guy wipes the floor with him.

Can someone help me out, though - I take it George Carlin is American but I've never heard of him. What's his story?

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8. Comment #26970 by Yorker on March 22, 2007 at 5:02 pm

7. Comment #26968 by shetlandforpeace

Yes, he's American - New Yorker I think. I first came across George in the USA, he's like a Noam Chomsky of comedy, not afraid to highlight the shortcomings of his own country. There's a lot of stuff on the net about him going way back to the start of his career. Like Conolly, I'm Scots but I prefer Carlin overall, he tackles serious issues in his own unique way.

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9. Comment #26971 by shetlandforpeace on March 22, 2007 at 5:04 pm

Just seen the Ten Commandments one - even better than the religion one! I love the sarcastic tone of this type of stuff. Why do believers deserve any respect? What makes them so special, at least in their own eyes?

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10. Comment #26972 by Yorker on March 22, 2007 at 5:11 pm

I'll try to find a great routine he did on the decline of American technical skills, it includes the marvellous line:

"You know, we can't make a VCR worth a fuck anymore but we can sure bomb the shit out of your country!"

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11. Comment #26973 by shetlandforpeace on March 22, 2007 at 5:13 pm

Cheers Yorker, when I get the time I'll look further into George. Hopefully he's got a web site.

I've never really got into Connolly. I think his material isn't as meaningful. Sure, he's got an amusing way of telling stories, but George's stuff seems to be cutting edge. He certainly expresses MY frustration.

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12. Comment #26976 by John P on March 22, 2007 at 5:27 pm

If you like Carlin, but are not that familiar with him, get his book, "When will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops", with his picture on the cover superimposed at the Last Supper. Better yet, get the audio book, because he reads his own book. It's like listening to a very long, hilarious stand up routine. I think this Religion bit is part of the book. So is the Ten Commandments.

Amazon Link


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13. Comment #26979 by catchy_nick on March 22, 2007 at 5:37 pm

Richard actually uses Carlin's bit "religion has actually convinced people...." in The God Delusion. Anyways I've seen this guy live and he is such a GOD!! (no pun intended). I strongly recommend his HBO specials, especially the ones after 1987. If you guys enjoyed this I strongly recommend a commedian named Bill Hicks.
P.S. I agree with John P about "When will jesus bring the pork chops", I also recommend, "Naplam and silly putty" and "Brain Droppings", both by Carlin.

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14. Comment #26994 by neander on March 22, 2007 at 7:30 pm

Great! I BELIEVE in Jo Pesci!

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15. Comment #26995 by AtheistJunkie on March 22, 2007 at 7:32 pm

"If there's a god, may he strike me dead"....................Nothing, ah well.

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16. Comment #27006 by fonex_86 on March 22, 2007 at 8:06 pm

AtheistJunkie,

I've been asking the same thing for 6 years now..... and you expect results in 6 seconds?!?!?!!

Shame on you, shame on you...... =D

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17. Comment #27008 by Estragon on March 22, 2007 at 8:13 pm

If there is a God may he knock this website off the web!

well if you're reading this god doesn't exist, as you may have already concluded.

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18. Comment #27011 by AtheistJunkie on March 22, 2007 at 8:32 pm

fonex, this comment is for this posting. I have been saying this since I doubted the existence of this fairy tale creature. And that was 23 years ago....Cheers

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19. Comment #27012 by Shuggy on March 22, 2007 at 8:33 pm

There's an excellent chart in Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_commandments

showing how the 10 Commandments are divided in three different denominations. As he says, having 10 is "a marketting decision"

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20. Comment #27018 by Lord_Satorious on March 22, 2007 at 9:33 pm

Along with Lenny Bruce (one of Carlins' influences) and Richard Pryor, George Carlin is one of the three godfather's of stand up comedy. His 'seven dirty words' bit is a classic, and still very relevant because he was criticizing the FCC. His old material when he acted goofy with fantastic cultural observations is still great, but his more modern social commentary material is especially critical and biting, yet remains hilarious. Only Carlin can make suicide and rape funny. Yes, rape, which involves Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd.

shetlandforpeace, I can't believe you've never heard of George Carlin! I recommend you check out pretty much anything by him. His HBO comedy specials (over a dozen!) are all excellent, but he's getting older now, and a bit rant prone lately.

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21. Comment #27021 by RickM on March 22, 2007 at 10:05 pm

These two vid's definitely belong on GodTube.Com

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22. Comment #27040 by Logicel on March 23, 2007 at 2:21 am

Carlin, native son of the NYC neighborhood, Morningside Heights, is a comic of such professional potency, effortlessly delivering lines perfectly via content, inflection and timing, that Joe Pesci can only be considered a lesser God to Carlin's supreme and dazzling divinity.

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23. Comment #27064 by Apemanblues on March 23, 2007 at 4:15 am

George Carlin is one of the best (if not THE best) stand-up comedians of all time.

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24. Comment #27074 by scottishgeologist on March 23, 2007 at 5:11 am

I find Carlin so funny, it actually starts to hurt. Man's a genius

And in amazing aside, he also did the voice for the American version of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"

Now that's versatility!

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25. Comment #27075 by Philip1978 on March 23, 2007 at 5:13 am

Should anyone need further info on George, please consult Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey! Also Kevin Smith's Dogma where ironically he plays a catholic priest!
I rate this guy completely from his 7 words you should never say on tv to the performances above, he is very funny! Still like that whole bit about god allowing hunger, rape, genocide etc but its ok cos "he loves you"!!!

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26. Comment #27089 by tieInterceptor on March 23, 2007 at 5:42 am

"These two vid's definitely belong on GodTube.Com"


! that webpage is scary

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27. Comment #27104 by Planeswalker on March 23, 2007 at 6:42 am

Awesome, really awesome

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28. Comment #27250 by Monsterbeach on March 23, 2007 at 4:21 pm

Absolutely dead on. Pure genius.

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29. Comment #27266 by Veronique on March 23, 2007 at 4:48 pm

Thanks Yorker for the link to the ten commandments. It's 10.30am here and I have just voted in our state elections. Time for a cuppa and another laugh!

Another good day coming up! I'll go to youtube and find more of Carlin. New Yorkers seem to have a talent for taking the piss. Good stuff.

Cheers
V

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30. Comment #27304 by Goodwithwood on March 23, 2007 at 8:08 pm

George Carlin's home page. http://www.georgecarlin.com/

Some Bill Hicks. http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/bill-hicks-p1.php

Enjoy

GWW

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31. Comment #27319 by DistrictSelectman on March 24, 2007 at 12:16 am

Some more Hicks:
http://www.sacredcow.com/index.php?pg=comedy&sid=35

And this is one of Carlin's best (and very prescient, coming in 1999):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRFqjmsHzKg

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32. Comment #28930 by Civilized Worm on March 31, 2007 at 4:50 pm

I love Bill Hicks but he had some strange seemingly drug based religious beliefs. And he was a conspiracy nut.

Carlin is almost unknown here and deserves to be far bigger than Billy "willy jobby bums lavvy" Connoly. Perhaps if he had died twenty years ago people would be more interested.

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33. Comment #34844 by simplemind on April 25, 2007 at 12:33 pm

great stuff! and off the back of the extra publicity were getting maybe there will be a new wave of comedians earning a living out of showing relegeon for wahat its really worth,"A good Lough"

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34. Comment #46977 by stevethomas on June 2, 2007 at 1:54 pm

First one is good. Second is just lame. I can't stand the illogic. In general, I prefer "What idiots we all are" (Gary Larsen) comedy over "What idiots those guys are" (Don Rickles) comedy. The second seems serious, worthy of serious talk, whereas the first seems like a good way to face our flaws.

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35. Comment #46979 by stevethomas on June 2, 2007 at 1:56 pm

Opps. That was unclear. Parse this: the first time I was talking about first and second, I meant the videos. The second time I was talking about the types of comedy.

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36. Comment #70041 by marcdesm on September 13, 2007 at 8:45 pm

"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation."

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37. Comment #82968 by Jaana on October 28, 2007 at 11:35 am

Those videos were removed, but I found them here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWEBbFwU1o

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38. Comment #117035 by JamieR on January 28, 2008 at 6:13 am

Cheers

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39. Comment #124752 by Lucius on February 10, 2008 at 6:41 am

Again, here is the YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

Carlin, as usual, was brilliant.

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40. Comment #129161 by asman on February 18, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Religeon and religeous belief is nothing but fairytales and babbles of ancient peoples. it is total stupidity. Satire is the befitting answer
to stupidity. Intellectual giants like Dawkins
hardly understant it.

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41. Comment #146760 by Bigorra on March 19, 2008 at 11:20 am

There are a lot of people who come to this site who are aware of him, but for comedy and thoughts on religion, Pat Condell offers a lot of food for thought and laughs. He can be found at:

http://www.patcondell.libsyn.com/

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