The Language of George Carlin
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:06 pm
Making the rounds of the Public TV stations in the US is the 11th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which was awarded to George Carlin posthumously.
It's amazing to see his command of the English Language, including words of more than four letters. From "The Hippy-Dippy Weatherman" on the Carson show to "The Seven Words You Can't Say On Television" to his description of the difference between football and baseball on the premier of Saturday Night Live to his routines that used clichés from advertising and other modern-day language ("I'm an alpha male on beta blockers"), the man was a master of the language.
Catch it if you still can! I'm watching for a second time right now on Maryland Public TV. Then tomorrow I'll go back to finding a place for all my stuff at work.
It's amazing to see his command of the English Language, including words of more than four letters. From "The Hippy-Dippy Weatherman" on the Carson show to "The Seven Words You Can't Say On Television" to his description of the difference between football and baseball on the premier of Saturday Night Live to his routines that used clichés from advertising and other modern-day language ("I'm an alpha male on beta blockers"), the man was a master of the language.
Catch it if you still can! I'm watching for a second time right now on Maryland Public TV. Then tomorrow I'll go back to finding a place for all my stuff at work.