When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?..., George Carlin
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?..., George Carlin
6 Rating(s)
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

Author: George Carlin

Narrator: George Carlin

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations.

Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on everything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians to the media to dead people. Nothing and no one is safe!

Despite the current climate of political correctness, Carlin is not afraid to take on controversial topics:

Carlin on the media: The media comprises equal parts business, politics, advertising, public relations, and show business. Nice combination. Enough bull for Texas to open a chain of branch offices.Carlin on the battle of the sexes: Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.Carlin on hygiene: When did they pass a law that says the people who make my sandwich have to be wearing gloves? I'm not comfortable with this. I don't want glove residue all over my food; it's not sanitary. Who knows where these gloves have been?Carlin on evasive language: Just to demonstrate how far using euphemisms in language has gone, some psychologists are now actually referring to ugly people as those with "severe appearance deficits." Hey, Doctor. How's that for "denial"?Carlin on politics: No self-respecting politician would ever admit to working in the government. They prefer to think of themselves "serving the nation." To help visualize the service they provide the country, you may wish to picture the things that take place on a stud farm. The thinking person's comic who uses words as weapons, Carlin puts voice to issues that capture the modern imagination. For instance, why are there Ten Commandments? Are UFOs real? What will the future really be like? This brand-new collection tackles all that and more.

In When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Carlin's razor-sharp observations demolish everyday values and leave you laughing out loud--delivering exactly what his countless fans have been waiting for.

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 Diamond on August 17, 2023

George Carlin was probably one of the funniest and most inlightened people on this planet. This is a book of some of his commedy ruteens. I listened to George Carlin reading it on youtube. I highly recommend this book to all.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on September 25, 2015

George is one of my favorite commedians. In this book he explains his take on the American culture and Uphamistic language of the yuppy PC class. It is very funny. Nothing is sacred to this man. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to think and have a good laugh. Enjoy and Be Blessed. Diamond......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 09, 2008

This is pretty much what you expect from Carlin - acerbic, abrasive, disrespectful, challenging language that doesn't give a good goddamn what anyone else thinks. Which means there'll definitely be something in there that you disagree with, and probably something that pisses you off. Not me, of cour......more

Goodreads review by Eugenio on December 02, 2017

An entirely biased rating as I have a soft spot for Carlin and love his standup. This book was a great read of some of his routines and other works. As his standup held a light up against society in a humorous and sometimes dark way, this book also does the same.......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on August 12, 2017

Warning: when listening to the audiobook, use headphones. George Carlin is my favorite comedian. I've been watching him since I was eight-years-old, probably not the best decision my father has ever made. And since his death 10 years ago, I've rewatched every standup more times than I can count, and......more