Of course, the time immediately before domestic electricity was reasonably comfortable and civilized, with historic advances in science taking place without it. That’s a comedy routine, but it does give food for thought. ‘At camp.’” Then, having ended his reference to electricity, he continued with a dystopian vision of the resulting society. And among the many things that computers run that operate on electricity are all of the security systems…”Ĭarlin then went in the direction of the chaos in society when “suddenly, without electricity, all across America, the gates and cell doors of penitentiaries, and mental institutions, would fly open” releasing “the ones who’ve been away. No computers-and computers run everything. So is water, by the way, so no lights, no fuel, no water. He began as a radio disc jockey (1956), began performing nightclub acts with newsman Jack Burns (1960-62) then started solo career in 1962, appearing on numerous television shows from that time on. Generators couldn’t be refueled, because fuel is pumped electrically. ( - ) American comedian and satirist who has been called the most influential comedian of all time. You’re back to candles, lanterns, campfires and bonfires. All you’d have to do would be-eliminate electricity. Wouldn’t take much … to throw us right back into barbaric times. “This civilization of ours, that we’re so proud of, this civilization with its so-called civilized behavior-you ever stopped and realized how fragile all this is…how easily… break right down? Just break right down! Wouldn’t take much. This video was made by Bala to promote the Nirmukta community of Freethinkers who are concerned with promoting science, reason and Freethought in India. However, we can get some more insight into his thoughts on electricity, from a one of his standup acts, in which he said: George Carlin ‘s fiery takedown in kinetic typography. The subject quote, above, is an isolated witticism in his book, Napalm and Silly Putty, and there is no further context on the same subject therein.
HBO’s foray into documentaries about beloved late comics doesn’t end there, as they also aired Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind back in 2018.Įric is a New York City-based writer who still isn’t quite sure how he’s allowed to have this much fun for a living and will tell anyone who listens that Gotham City is canonically in New Jersey.Napalm and Silly Putty (2002) More George Carlin quotes on science > Īs the Collider article points out, HBO - who’ve yet to make a public comment on the project - would be an obvious fit for the eventual doc, as they previously paired for 2018’s The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. The hugely influential comic called HBO home, and the network also aired Apatow and Bonfiglio’s Garry Shandling documentary, to say nothing of Apatow’s own HBO ties between Girls, Crashing and his early days on The Larry Sanders Show. Starting in 1977, Carlin shot 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO, and though Apatow didn’t mention any network involvement, it stands to reasons that HBO would be the natural fit for a Carlin documentary. I think his work turned out to be very prophetic.” So I’m looking forward to watching a lot of Carlin interviews and specials. In the midst of promoting his upcoming Pete Davidson-starring film The King of Staten Island, acclaimed comedy writer, director, and producer Judd Apatow recently revealed in an interview with the Boston Globe that he’s working on a documentary about legendary stand-up comedian George Carlin.Ĭarlin, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 71-years-old, is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential American stand-up comedians of all-time.Īsked what’s next for his career, Apatow said he’s “about to start work with my partner Michael Bonfiglio on a documentary about George Carlin. His father was from Donegal, Ireland, and his mother was Irish-American. George Denis Patrick Carlin was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, to Mary (Bearey), a secretary, and Patrick John Carlin, an advertising manager for The Sun they had met while working in marketing.
Getty Image / Kevin Statham / Contributor George Carlin, Actor: Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure.
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