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George Carlin wasn't funny. At least, that's what HE said the first time I spoke with him. It was sometime in the early '80s and he was a major star. He had made the transition from Al Sleet, the ...

Legendary comedian George Carlin passed away in 2008, but as you can watch firsthand in HBO Max’s new two-part documentary series, “George Carlin’s American Dream,” his material on issues ranging from ...

Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for? Credit...Illustration by ...

Judd Apatow first broke into show business as a comedy writer in the early 90s. He later came into his own as a stand up comic and eventually grew into a kingmaker to countless comedians and actors ...

Today, beards are commonplace, unremarkable bits of facial shrubbery. Even as conservative a figure as Sen. Ted Cruz sports one. But 50 years ago, a man choosing to wear a beard sent a political ...

George Carlin wasn’t just a comedian; if you've seen the documentary about his life you know he was a philosopher with a ...

The comedic genius had a way with words. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Every driver on the road thinks they’re doing it right, ...