George Carlin..."The Greatest Comic of All Time"...6 words u won't hear from most people

June 29th, 2008

With the Greatest Comic of All Time...George Carlin... passing away June 22nd, 2008 there is only 2 comics still standing and breathing from the greatest generation of stand-up comedy (late 50's to the early 70's), Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory. There are a few other comics from this period who are still performing and doing a good job and I mean no slight to them but Bill and Dick are the remaining performers from that time in history who had a huge impact on the stand-up genre that can still be felt today

But I wanted to take a few moments to contribute to the endless amount of blog memorials that are being posted about Mr. Carlin. He was the ultimate comic storyteller and nobody has done more to raise the 'intelligent bar' in the world of comedy like George did for the last 45 years (comedian Bill Hicks was the closest thing we had to the next Carlin but illness cut his life short in the early 90's)

Carlin made u think about yourself and the daily grind of life as well as make you laugh at things and situations u never thought had comedic flavor. He's among 2 or 3 comics that I study and look up to in my career and I strive every day to reach the levels of superior communication thru laughter that he reached. With George it wasn't always about making the audience laugh at every punchline, he was building a Tale-Story that had a beginning, middle and end....material and structure u don't hear or see from comics in the 21st century, unfortunately

What made G.C. the greatest was his ability to perform at the top of his game for most of his career..a career that lasted 45 years...no comic in the history of Stand-Up Comedy can stake claim to that resume and for that reason alone... perseverence, creative fresh material and consistency...George Carlin is the greatest comic of all time!

p.s......some would argue that the late 70's and the decade of the 80's produced the greatest comics of all time (Seinfeld, Leno, Eddie, Wright etc) and that would be a great argument but when it comes down to it they don't hold water to the likes of Cosby, Richard, Bruce, Carlin, Woody, Gregory, Foxx, etc....if u don't believe me do the research