there are so many candidates. but for my money, it might have to be George Carlin. He's been on top of his game now for 30 years.
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Ayeka
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then there's the ones who obviously were world class but died.
Sam Kinison (his scene as the professor in Back to School....oh man!)
Chris Farley
John Belushi
and Phil Hartman!! stupid bint killed him.
Sam Kinison (his scene as the professor in Back to School....oh man!)
Chris Farley
John Belushi
and Phil Hartman!! stupid bint killed him.
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I mean, since I've been a baby Carlin has been coming up with killer routines.
the Seven words you can't say on TV
Football v. Baseball
in fact you know what...Carlin's greatest mainstream recognition may have came in the most lame parts of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, an otherwise stellar movie.
the Seven words you can't say on TV
Football v. Baseball
in fact you know what...Carlin's greatest mainstream recognition may have came in the most lame parts of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, an otherwise stellar movie.
of course the pure text can't include his vocal nuances and emphasis, but still:
"You know the 7, don't you, that you can't say on television?
"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits"
Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul,
curve your spine, and keep the country from winning the war.
"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits"
Wow! ...and Tits doesn't even belong on the list. That is such a friendly
sounding word. It sounds like a nickname, right? "Hey, Tits, come here,
man...It sounds like a snack, doesn't it? Yes, I know, it is a snack. I don't mean your sexist snack. I mean New Nabisco Tits!, and new Cheese Tits, Corn Tits,
Pizza Tits, Sesame Tits, Onion Tits, Tater Tits. "Betcha Can't Eat Just
One." That's true. I usually switch off. But I mean, that word does
not belong on the list. Actually none of the words belong on the list,
but you can understand why some of them are there. I'm not
completely insensitive to people's feelings. I can understand why
some of those words got on the list, like CockSucker and
MotherFucker. Those are heavyweight words. There is a lot going on
there. Besides the literal translation and the emotional feeling.
I mean, they're just busy words. There's a lot of syllables to contend
with. And those Ks, those are agressive sounds. They just jump out at
you like "coCKsuCKer, motherfuCKer. coCKsuCKer, motherfuCKer."
It's like an assualt on you. We mentioned Shit earlier, and 2 of the
other 4-letter Anglo-Saxon words are Piss and Cunt, which go
together of course. A little accidental humor there. The reason that
Piss and Cunt are on the list is because a long time ago, there were
certain ladies that said "Those are the 2 I am not going to say. I
don't mind Fuck and Shit but 'P' and 'C' are out.", which led to such
stupid sentences as "Okay you fuckers, I'm going to tinkle now."
And, of course, the word Fuck. I don't really, well that's more
accidental humor, I don't wanna get into that now because I think
it takes to long. But I do mean that. I think the word Fuck is a very
imporrtant word. It is the beginning of life, yet it is a word we use to
hurt one another quite often. People much wiser than I am said,
"I'd rather have my son watch a film with 2 people making love
than 2 people trying to kill one another. I, of course, can agree. It is
a great sentence. I wish I knew who said it first. I agree with that but
I like to take it a step further. I'd like to substitute the word Fuck for
the word Kill in all of those movie cliches we grew up with. "Okay,
Sheriff, we're gonna Fuck you now, but we're gonna Fuck you slow."
"You know the 7, don't you, that you can't say on television?
"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits"
Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul,
curve your spine, and keep the country from winning the war.
"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits"
Wow! ...and Tits doesn't even belong on the list. That is such a friendly
sounding word. It sounds like a nickname, right? "Hey, Tits, come here,
man...It sounds like a snack, doesn't it? Yes, I know, it is a snack. I don't mean your sexist snack. I mean New Nabisco Tits!, and new Cheese Tits, Corn Tits,
Pizza Tits, Sesame Tits, Onion Tits, Tater Tits. "Betcha Can't Eat Just
One." That's true. I usually switch off. But I mean, that word does
not belong on the list. Actually none of the words belong on the list,
but you can understand why some of them are there. I'm not
completely insensitive to people's feelings. I can understand why
some of those words got on the list, like CockSucker and
MotherFucker. Those are heavyweight words. There is a lot going on
there. Besides the literal translation and the emotional feeling.
I mean, they're just busy words. There's a lot of syllables to contend
with. And those Ks, those are agressive sounds. They just jump out at
you like "coCKsuCKer, motherfuCKer. coCKsuCKer, motherfuCKer."
It's like an assualt on you. We mentioned Shit earlier, and 2 of the
other 4-letter Anglo-Saxon words are Piss and Cunt, which go
together of course. A little accidental humor there. The reason that
Piss and Cunt are on the list is because a long time ago, there were
certain ladies that said "Those are the 2 I am not going to say. I
don't mind Fuck and Shit but 'P' and 'C' are out.", which led to such
stupid sentences as "Okay you fuckers, I'm going to tinkle now."
And, of course, the word Fuck. I don't really, well that's more
accidental humor, I don't wanna get into that now because I think
it takes to long. But I do mean that. I think the word Fuck is a very
imporrtant word. It is the beginning of life, yet it is a word we use to
hurt one another quite often. People much wiser than I am said,
"I'd rather have my son watch a film with 2 people making love
than 2 people trying to kill one another. I, of course, can agree. It is
a great sentence. I wish I knew who said it first. I agree with that but
I like to take it a step further. I'd like to substitute the word Fuck for
the word Kill in all of those movie cliches we grew up with. "Okay,
Sheriff, we're gonna Fuck you now, but we're gonna Fuck you slow."
Ayeka
Hell Bent For Leather!
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
There's a few that I'd put up there; George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Dennis Miller, and a personal favorite, Richard Jeni. I don't think anyone has consistently made me laugh as hard or as often as Jeni.
Zod
Zod
haha
Ayeka, you haven't seen the original Excellent Adventure movie? must. get. now.
maybe Carlin was less than stellar because his role wasn't comedic, he essentially was like a guide from the future who helped bill and ted use the time-travelling phone booth to collect their historical figures (Joan of Arc, Billy the Kid, Napoleon, Socrates (So-craytes
, Genghis Khan) for the oral report they needed to pass to keep Ted out of military school.
that movie combined with Fast Times at Ridgemont High were easily the most hilarious movies from the mid eighties.
Ayeka, you haven't seen the original Excellent Adventure movie? must. get. now.
maybe Carlin was less than stellar because his role wasn't comedic, he essentially was like a guide from the future who helped bill and ted use the time-travelling phone booth to collect their historical figures (Joan of Arc, Billy the Kid, Napoleon, Socrates (So-craytes
, Genghis Khan) for the oral report they needed to pass to keep Ted out of military school.that movie combined with Fast Times at Ridgemont High were easily the most hilarious movies from the mid eighties.
NAD
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Naturally enough, Walmart banned that book because of the cover, and when I was given tickets to see Carlin as a birthday present last year, he took pride in that fact. Greatest standup ever? Fuck yeah.
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
George Carlin is pretty unruly, I'm not familiar enough with his standup but his work in movies kicks ass. "Dudes, be excellent to each other." 
Richard Pryor is one of the funniest people ever.
Gene Wilder rules too.
Chris Farley, John Belushi, and other members of the Big Fat Dead Guy Crew.
Richard Pryor is one of the funniest people ever.
Gene Wilder rules too.
Chris Farley, John Belushi, and other members of the Big Fat Dead Guy Crew.
almost everyone we've mentioned has had either a quick, massive popularity, or a really up and down career.
Carlin, baby - soooo consistent for sooooo long.
Carlin, baby - soooo consistent for sooooo long.
MFJ
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not hilarious per se, but here, Carlin decides ten commandments are too many, so he explains how to boil them down.
http://www.georgecarlin.com/mp3/Geo...ing the Pork Chops - The Ten Commandments.mp3
http://www.georgecarlin.com/mp3/Geo...ing the Pork Chops - The Ten Commandments.mp3
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