International Business News - Carlin http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The late comedian George Carlin--famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV"--was honored Monday with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the only award he saw as a legitimate comedy prize. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172788-humor-prize.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/jon-stewart-lily-tomlin-honor-george-carlin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/jon-stewart-lily-tomlin-honor-george-carlin.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:40:51 EST The late comedian George Carlin--famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV"--will be honored Monday night with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the only award he saw as a legitimate comedy prize. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172685-humor-prize.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/jon-stewart-lily-tomlin-to-honor-george-carlin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/jon-stewart-lily-tomlin-to-honor-george-carlin.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:52:21 EST Just months before he died, George Carlin was looking into the face of death--and making it the butt of his jokes. "You know what I've been doing? Going through my address book and crossing out the dead people. It gives you a feeling of power, of superiority, to have outlasted another old friend," Carlin says on what turned out to be his final comedy album. The recording, "It's Bad For Ya," comes out Tuesday on Eardrum Records. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/george-carlin-gets-in-one-last-laugh-on-death.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:15:46 EDT He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82790-obit-george-carlin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/maher-and-shandling-honor-george-carlin-at-service.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/maher-and-shandling-honor-george-carlin-at-service.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:42:19 EDT More than 30 years after George Carlin pronounced "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," some of those words have lost their sting. Some of those words still aren't welcome on the public airwaves (or, for that matter, in print) and they are still being debated in the courts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/some-of-carlins-7-words-have-lost-their-sting.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:55:39 EDT More than 30 years after George Carlin pronounced "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," some of those words have lost their sting. Some of those words still aren't welcome on the public airwaves (or, for that matter, in print) and they are still being debated in the courts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/carlins-7-words-you-cant-say-on-tv-overheard.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:57:51 EDT From ranting about religion to musing about life's quirks, George Carlin reveled in getting down and dirty: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/jokes-from-carlins-career-in-standup-comedy.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:38:14 EDT When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," George Carlin became more than just the countercultural comedian. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77861-obit-george-carlin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/comedian-george-carlin-dead-at-age-71.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/comedian-george-carlin-dead-at-age-71.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:46:28 EDT