George Carlin Reads to You, George Carlin
George Carlin Reads to You, George Carlin
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George Carlin Reads to You
An Audio Collection Including Recent Grammy Winners Braindroppings and Napalm & Silly Putty

Author: George Carlin, George Carlin

Narrator: George Carlin

Abridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor

Synopsis

Great comedy and a good deal, this new gift set gathers three timeless Carlin recordings including two Grammy® winners.

Please note: This is a historical recording. The audio quality represents the technology of the time when it was produced.

About George Carlin

Born in New York City in 1937, George Dennis Patrick Carlin was one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time.  He appeared on The Tonight Show more than 130 times, starred in an unprecedented thirteen HBO Specials, hosted the first Saturday Night Live, and penned three New York Times bestselling books. Of the twenty-three solo albums recorded by Mr. Carlin, eleven were Grammy nominated and he took home the coveted statue five times, including a 2001 Grammy win for Best Spoken Comedy Album for his reading of his bestseller Brain Droppings. In 2002, Carlin was awarded the Freedom of Speech Award by the First Amendment Center in cooperation with the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, and he was the named eleventh recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in June of 2008. George Carlin passed away at age seventy-one on June 22, 2008 in Santa Monica, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on April 12, 2017

I liked hearing Carlin read his own stuff. And I needed a laugh. Maybe even better is this standup stuff. Are you stressed? Worried about the state of the world? Take a few minutes and listen to Carlin. We need him now. One of the best standup comedians of all time, a disciple of Lenny Bruce. Seven......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on August 07, 2019

I don't know if it's because George is becoming a little dated or because being exposed to seven straight hours of his material affects how I view it, but I didn't get as many flat out laughs from this as I was expecting. There is much here that is dated. If he were the same age now as he was when he......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on October 01, 2018

Love George Carlin, my favorite was the meeting of the village when the idea of human sacrifice is first presented. The puns are very "punny"!......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on August 23, 2021

The greatest comic ever. I do not even consider him a comedian. He was more of a purveyor of exploiting bullshit that everyone should listen to.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on March 08, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen, the late and irreplaceable Geroge Carlin. In George's world, no person or topic is exempt from being the target of a joke. So be prepared, you will be reminded that no one should ever take him or herself too seriously. But don't worry, George's command of language and his dark......more

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