George Carlin

As George Carlin brings his Off-Base and On Target tour to Austin, area comics talk about this savagely funny and influential stand-up artist

"...This week, George Carlin was supposed to have finally brought his Off..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Happily N'Ever After

The animated Happily N'Ever After isn't just cynically humorless, it's shoddy-looking to boot.

"...all while Fairy Tale Land's rightful ruler (of sorts), George Carlin's Wizard, is off golfing in Scotland. Seriously. And..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Aristocrats

The gleefully profane The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the business.

"...process of taking it apart. Comedians as diverse as George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Paul Reiser, Jackie Martling, Robin Williams,..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where He Got That Pony

Steven Wright on his inspirations and stand-up origins

"...While they share some of the semantic playfulness of George Carlin and the philosophical bent of Woody Allen –..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Experience Joy

The quality comedy at SXSW 2012 is worth making extra time for

"...for me – I managed to squeeze in Kelly Carlin's one-woman show, A Carlin Home Companion, on Saturday afternoon...."

March 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

TV Eye

TV Eye enters week three of no TV (okay, with an itty-bitty cheat)

"...Hulu, and Verizon Wireless' V Cast Video service. Remembering George Carlin..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Scary Movie 3

Third outing is 90% chaff, 10% wit, and pure Children of the Corny.

"...Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Peter Boyle and George Carlin. Enough already. This third and, it is to..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wash

"...Directed by: Dj Pooh. Starring: George Wallace, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. I could easily..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Freak Show

Freaks, maybe with beaks, at Antone's tomorrow!

"...When George Carlin passed away earlier this week, I got to..."

June 26, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Jersey Girl

Ben Affleck plays a widower dad in this family dramedy from an uncustomarily sweet Kevin Smith.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Raquel Castro and Jennifer Lopez. Before Jersey Girl..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Prince of Tides

"...Directed by: Barbra Streisand. Starring: Nick Nolte, Melinda Dillon, George Carlin and Blythe Danner. Streisand and her collaborators, including..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Two Austin Art Shows You Don't Want to Miss

One closing, one opening, both extraordinary

"...akin to how, in the world of stand-up comedy, George Carlin was funny, sure, but what he said also..."

Sept. 29, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

"...adventure. Sadly, that means writing around the loss of George Carlin as Rufus, but in his stead comes his..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cop Out

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.

"...Smith who directed the saccharine but tolerable (thanks to George Carlin) Jersey Girl. This is like some Bizarro World..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow, Part II

Jazz patron Bill Cosby's cutting contest

"...mixed in amongst all the other used $1 albums: George Carlin, Cheech & Chong, Richard Pryor, Monty Python, Steve..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Critics Poll

"...CALIGIURI Paul Newman, Levi Stubbs, George Carlin..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

F*ck

Like the very word this documentary examines, F*ck can be found all over the place.

"...saints of profanity's freedom of expression: Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. F*ck divides its survey into sections which examine..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cars

Muscling for rank in the crowded box-office speedway, this Pixar contender takes an early lead but loses momentum in the middle third.

"...with an alien invasion) keep churning out the jokes (George Carlin is a VW minibus with psychedelic flashbacks and..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Smith turns his stoner Greek chorus into leading men on a mission.

"...with a bizarre nun (Carrie Fisher), a perverse hitchhiker (George Carlin), and finally a quartet of sex-bomb outlaws led..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Can Austin Waste Not?

City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero

"...George Carlin once joked that the only reason human beings..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Jim Gaffigan

Pack up the kids: Comedian Jim Gaffigan is back, taping his Austin shows for cable

"...George Carlin called it the "little world," the minutiae that..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

What We’re Listening to Right Now

DJ Jester & DJ Marz, Willie Nelson on Billy Joe Shaver, Lisa Morales, High Heavens, and ZZ Top

"...on "Still Tippin'," but also counterpoints with a genius George Carlin sample. If this tape came to be an..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...beware of drunks who find Jesus. Here we got George Bush, who got an upmarket conversion with Billy Graham,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The state department says good journalism is treason; and San Antonians fight a golf course over the aquifer.

"...this is a satire, surely this guy really is George Carlin or some other outlandish comedian pulling our leg,..."

July 12, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Turns the Tables on Comedy Connoisseur Dick Cavett

The veteran talk-show host matters because he took the art of being funny seriously

"...comedians of subsequent generations in conversation about their art: George Carlin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Paula Poundstone,..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Better Off With East Cameron Folkcore

Planet Earth at its worst, ECF at their best

"...doesn’t care,” continues Moore. “It makes me think of George Carlin’s bit on environment: ‘She’ll just shake us off..."

Sept. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Booze Delivery Apps at Your Fingertips

Get lit without changing out of your pajamas

"...closed, making it the opposite of user-friendly. Quotes by George Carlin, Coco Chanel, and Chelsea Handler make the app..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Food Feature by Spencer Beghtol

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...to Bill Evans to Miles; pioneers of comedy, from George Carlin to Rodney Dangerfield, Firesign Theatre to Cheech and..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

When Magic is a Real Darling

This popular Austin magician tells it like it appears to be

"...with it, putting his own spin on it, quoting George Carlin, dealing with the volunteers. One of the guys..."

May 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Conspirare's Christmas at the Carillon with Ruthie Foster

The season's most glorious sounds – performed beyond the Carillon.

"...What did George Carlin say? Something about how the only good thing..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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