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George Carlin Encouraged Michael Richards to Do Stand-Up, and Had Some Interesting Thoughts on His Racist Tirade
Carlin had a more nuanced take on Richards’s infamous Laugh Factory meltdown than most people who weighed in on it at the time
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The 'CKY' crew. 25 Years Ago, the Stars of ‘Jackass’ Made a George Carlin Poop Joke Obsolete in the Most Disgusting Way Imaginable
For 2001’s ‘CKY3,’ Chris Raab successfully challenged Carlin’s previous assertion that you never see anyone ‘taking a s*** while running at full speed’
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The ‘Devastating’ Rick Moranis Impression That Made George Carlin Reinvent Himself
Moranis imitated Carlin a few times in his ‘SCTV’ days, which reportedly had a profound effect on the comedian
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Photo: ginosphotos / Getty Images 10 Fourth of July Jokes From Some of Comedy’s Biggest Names
A selection of Independence Day jokes in celebration of America’s 250th birthday
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George Carlin Never Got Over Being Snubbed by One of His Comedy Heroes: ‘I Knew He Was Full of S***’
This whole meeting your heroes thing is starting to sound like it sucks
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Chris Delmas/Contributor/Getty Images Patton Oswalt on His New Stand-Up Special, Things That Haven’t Aged Well, and Doing Comedy for Almost 40 Years (Exclusive)
Ahead of his new special ‘Tea & Scotch,’ Oswalt talked to us about horror movies, his acting influences, and much more
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Photo: CaseyHillPhoto / Getty Images 10 Jokes From Famous Comedians on the Subject of Mother’s Day
A curated list of Mother’s Day-themed wisecracks to prepare you for whatever festivities await
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Gary Gershoff/Contributor/Getty Images 3 Stand-Up Comedy Legends Who Were Destroying Hecklers Before It Was Trendy
Before crowd-work clips became clickbait, old-school stand-ups were shutting down audience members on albums, specials, and dusty DVD extras
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Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images 5 Dream Comedy Collabs That Happened in Disappointing Ways
Some things aren’t as exciting as they sound on paper
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Mark Junge/Contributor/Getty Images The Posthumous George Carlin Album That Was Shelved Because of 9/11
The comedian planned to call his 12th HBO special ‘I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die’
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Easter bunnies (Photo by FPG/Getty Images) 9 Jokes From Famous Comedians on the Subject of Easter
A selection of holiday-themed zingers to help you get your mind off your annoying relatives
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Andrew Dice Clay (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Did Andrew Dice Clay Steal His Iconic Nursery Rhymes From Other Successful Entertainers?
Adult versions of famous children’s poems pre-date Clay’s act by a number of years
