![]() ![]() Religion just happened to fit the bill, along with evil, manipulative politicians, a materialist society, an overtly PC culture that softens language to build an overly sensitive world, and the all-around general stupidity of human nature.Įspecially during the final two decades of his career, he proudly wore the badge of being the ‘cranky, unhinged, angry old man railing against a corrupt and misguided society’ that made his performances seem like raw and unfiltered regurgitations of his innermost complaints and grievances. Yet Carlin didn’t just hate religion, he hated hypocrisy, bullshit and willful ignorance, especially the American kind. Carlin fans should immediately point out the paradox of using a religious allegory while describing this great comedian, actor, artist, performer, philosopher and all around fearless shit-stirrer, since he was once of the first fervent anti-religion advocates in mainstream entertainment. ![]() ![]() Before I specifically get into the audio albums, I’d like to remind you of my general thoughts on George Carlin, as taken from my list ranking all of his comedy specials:Īs far as I’m concerned, the holy trinity of comedy consists of Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Bill Hicks. ![]()
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