Posted by Migo on Jun 23rd, 2008
George Carlin, counterculture hero to countless people, passed away last night at the age of 71 of heart failure. Carlin, most notable for his skit “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” and character Rufus in the Bill & Ted movies, had recently won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and it will be presented to him posthumously.
Carlin had a huge impact on present-day comedians and film makers, including Kevin Smith who remembered “his hero” in an article for Newsweek earlier today. “Far from a self-obsessed jerk, he was mild-mannered enough to be my Dad.”, Smith reminisced about his first encounter with Carlin. After playing hitchhiker who instructed Jay & Bob on the unwritten book of the road he asked Smith to write him into his “dream role”, which turned out to be a priest who strangles children. This was classic Carlin, no-holds barred and nothing was off limits. Smith finished his article by saying “Without a hint of hyperbole, I can say he was a god, a god who cussed.”
So, George, wherever you are we know you’re giving someone a good time. Thanks for the laughs and you’ll always live on in reruns.
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