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POLO react to Richard Pryor stand up he also wrote all the N jokes for the famous movie "Blazing Saddles" you should react to that too if you do movies..
He said in an interview once that his act was precisely written, and before it ever was seen/heard on stage it had been practiced and performed in front of a mirror a hundred or more times. George was one of the best there ever was...at virtually every stage of his career, once he got his feet under him. In the seventies, he released a series of record albums, recordings of stand-up gigs he did at colleges and other large venues. I know that those albums can be found on RUclips. I'd highly recommend finding and listening to the one called Class Clown, whether for reaction or just for your own fun.
Absolutly correct, those of us that grew up with him consider him an extraordinary wordsmith & a comic genius. & while this early stuff is light hearted fun. In his later years he got into hard hitting social commentary. But his genius and wordsmith abilities never faded with time.
Heinz Erhardt a German comedian who performed between the end of the 1920's and into the 60's was also someone who would be very meticoulous on the performance. His humor was clean and maybe sometimes silly but at the same time he was really gifted in writing funny poems and playing around with the German language. His daughter said that once in an interview about him at least (in terms of his work ethic and preparation).
ure he wrote it. He wrote all his stuff. then refined it, memorized it, then shot his special. Heres the insane part... he did this EVERY YEAR. Most comedians these days Will take 2 years or a lil longer to write, refine, and film a special.
I’m told that George would write 8 or 9 pages of writing his routine. He treated it like a regular job. HBO was the way to better exposure and am I glad he did. HBO gave George a vehicle in which to do it his routines in full and unfiltered. And he’d do it every year.
Carlin took comedy to a different level that will hard to be surpassed. The intelligence mixed with humor, and let's not forget the dedication to writing these.
I think you would like Modern Man by George Carlin. I have no idea why more reactors haven’t discovered this. There is a great George Carlin interview by Jon Steward at a comedy festival that’s very interesting as well. Loved your reaction to this. It’s crazy that this man had over 40 years in comedy.
Around 60% of the impression we make on people comes from our voice.. He started his entertainment carreer in Radio first, then switched to stand up comedy. That's why he's so mesmerizing.
I was a George Carlin fan the moment I saw him be the Hippie Dippy Weatherman in the 60's. As a 10 year old, I was enthralled with his humor. I bought his comedy albums and then saw him live in the 70's. I never laughed so hard. I hope you dig further into his comedy. Richard Pryor, also is someone you need to watch. His comedy was great.
Next, I’d do “the seven words you can’t say on tv.” And maybe one of his older ones from 1960s. THEN do his legendary stuff from the 2000s. He’s a top 5 GOAT of comedy.
You are absolutely right when you all him a genius. Very few comedians can blend humor with philosophy as brilliantly as George. Thankfully today we have Chappell, Burr, and until his untimely death Norm.
Carlin was brilliant. On top of everything you noted, which was a lot, he gave the audience the respect of not stopping to explain anything. He gave you just long enough to think about what he was saying and you got it, in the same instance, he did a whole bit on expressions of time! The fact that you said Jerry’s name in the same hemisphere of thought as Carlin was a compliment to Jerry and I think Seinfeld would take it that way!
I have to commend you, because you are the FIRST reactor I have seen that had looked at George's EARLIER routines. NO one else has. They are mostly his later ones and the one he did not too long before he died. Which is not to say that those routines were not good, they are all EXCELLENT and worthy of watching, but so are his earlier ones that you are reacting to. You have also picked up on things that some reactors don't comment on, like his facial expressions. I have been watching George Carlin since I first saw him on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 when I was 20 years old. Back then he was in a suit and tie and a "business man's haircut." Not long after though he started growing his hair and beard, changed to casual clothes, which most adults said , he went "Hippy on us." The one thing I always loved was his facial expressions and how it added to what he was saying. It was always hard to listen to his records because those facial expressions, of course, are lost on a recording. It really did lose something IF you couldn't SEE him. I have loved George Carlin through the years and when watching all these routines again, I see how RELEVANT a lot of his later material is to our world today. It is almost like he could see the future, but it also shows how much has not changed. He was a GENIUS and his routines ALWAYS made you THINK and/or LEARN something, He said many things that maybe a lot of us would have loved to say, but didn't have the courage. I MISS him and I can ONLY imagine WHAT he would say if he was still with us. I hope you do more reactions on George Carlin, there are SO many routines to pick from on You Tube! I HAVE SUBSCRIBED. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR REACTION! P.S. I think you would REALLY enjoy his "THINGS THAT MAKE US SIMILAR," "YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS." "FLYING, and THE AIRPORT," "STUFF" and "SAYINGS that are meaningless"
If this is the first time you’ve heard Carlin, you are in for a wonderful discovery of a brilliant comedian. His books were great too. “Brain Droppings, Napalm and Sillyputty, When will Jesus bring the pork chops?” They are practically ALL his material.
I sift through a lot of these "Reactions" pod cast channels and have to say Polo, your observations, and references are really informed, and on target.
His voice work was astounding on his first album, "Take Offs and Put Ons". He does all the voices for characters on day-time television on an entire side of an album.
George Carlin has always been a master of words. It's a different form of observational humor. Most comedians talk about situations that come up in life. Carlin focuses more on the words that are said than the actions. My favorite in this set was him talking about the guy that said "I've been in this line forever!" Carlin's genius comes from the absurdity of words being used - that they aren't nearly as accurate as first thought. Like Polo said Carlin's facial expressions and body language conveys his message and makes it fun. The words alone, as clever as they are, wouldn't be enough to make you laugh. But his inflections, voice changes, and timing makes him one of the Kings of comedy.
I think this is my first time watching a younger George. I am used to his last 15-20 years of stand up. He has a lot of specials. Can find them on Amazon prime and HBO, sure there are others too. But those are the ones I watch the most. His specials are always well thought out. He isn't necessarily one of those laugh out loud, belly aching, comedians. It's all critical thinking and points. Very similar to this one, but all different kinds of topics. This was pretty tame for him.
Bro I watch that Winding desk toy of yours in the background every video just waiting for the base rod to make a full rotation I feel like the Office with the TV icon
Funny how Carlin ended up w/the roll as The Time Keeper in the movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, now it’s came clearly full circle ⭕️ as to the why and the how my favorite comedian landed said role!!! I now have a new appreciation for the creative process of writing that nostalgic 80’s flick
He wrote his own stuff and he was on a lot of drugs on and off during this era, mostly on. He once said he wasn’t a performer who wrote his own material, he was a writer who performed his own material.
You should check out the stuff he did in the 60’s. He did a Vegas stint in the 60’s as part of a duo. Less cerebral stuff and more character driven and he’d do voices too. Check out his compilation album called ‘Put ons and Put offs’ not a swear on it. Very funny, but when he recorded ‘Occupation Foole’ was when he went through his first evolution. He was the greatest stand up philosopher of our time.
Not only all the references to time but trying to rember all of them in his act?? Gezzz.. Look into some of his older stuff.. GC was GOAT.. The best RIP GC
Sorry, a jiffy is shorter than a flash. In the Standard Model it is the amount of time that it takes light to travel about the diameter of a proton, roughly the shortest interval of time that has any meaning, about 3 x 10E-24 seconds.
The most ironic thing about this particular sketch he was later in a movie called bill and Ted's excellent adventure where he played a guy named Rufus that was from the future and he was there guy to go back and forth In time
Carlin writing reminds me of Eminem. They both think way outside the box, will tell you exactly how they feel about a subject, and write so impeccably. Genius on another level 🐐
A Place For My Stuff is probably my favorite Carlin album, funny stuff. George here left out, "standing on my head", I can do that standing on my head. Carlin is my favorite comedian of all time. Even the stuff he did when he was older and angrier was spot on, just more biting and probably not for everyone.
If you "have the time," I recommend you watch the HBO documentary on George Carlin. It will clue you in on his lifelong career in early radio, television, and his transition to stand up comedy. George Carlin put his lumps in for a long time before he became super famous. RIP, Mr. Carlin.
The great thing about George Carlin he can tell a great story with jokes in the story all the great ones did that Like Richard Pryor and redd fox and many more
If this was the show in 1972 I think that he was arrested walking off the stage after he did the 7 words you can't say on television. An before the show ended George's wife ran up to him to tell him they were going to arrest him and he handed her the bag that was in his pocket so they couldn't get him on that charge too.
If you're enjoying watching George Carlin, check out some of his books. He explains more about his writing process and how he practiced over and over to get it perfect. Some great insights into his thinking process. He was one of the best and my favorite. RIP
His books are hilarious. You don't have to read it from start to finish. You can just pick it up, read a segment, and go on your way with a smile on your face. He never just mails it in - he takes great pride in his work and loves to entertain people in his own way. Loved Carlin.
@@SportsBoss999 That was the best part of his books. Each segment, as you said (better word than chapter, btw) could be read on its own. And the titles were just as funny. "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?"
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POLO react to Richard Pryor stand up
he also wrote all the N jokes for the famous movie "Blazing Saddles" you should react to that too if you do movies..
He said in an interview once that his act was precisely written, and before it ever was seen/heard on stage it had been practiced and performed in front of a mirror a hundred or more times. George was one of the best there ever was...at virtually every stage of his career, once he got his feet under him. In the seventies, he released a series of record albums, recordings of stand-up gigs he did at colleges and other large venues. I know that those albums can be found on RUclips. I'd highly recommend finding and listening to the one called Class Clown, whether for reaction or just for your own fun.
His breakout album and it just kept getting better from there.
Absolutly correct, those of us that grew up with him consider him an extraordinary wordsmith & a comic genius. & while this early stuff is light hearted fun. In his later years he got into hard hitting social commentary. But his genius and wordsmith abilities never faded with time.
Heinz Erhardt a German comedian who performed between the end of the 1920's and into the 60's was also someone who would be very meticoulous on the performance. His humor was clean and maybe sometimes silly but at the same time he was really gifted in writing funny poems and playing around with the German language. His daughter said that once in an interview about him at least (in terms of his work ethic and preparation).
Class Clown, was one of if not the best album.
ure he wrote it. He wrote all his stuff. then refined it, memorized it, then shot his special. Heres the insane part... he did this EVERY YEAR. Most comedians these days Will take 2 years or a lil longer to write, refine, and film a special.
DJT knows!
I’m told that George would write 8 or 9 pages of writing his routine. He treated it like a regular job. HBO was the way to better exposure and am I glad he did. HBO gave George a vehicle in which to do it his routines in full and unfiltered. And he’d do it every year.
Carlin took comedy to a different level that will hard to be surpassed. The intelligence mixed with humor, and let's not forget the dedication to writing these.
I think you would like Modern Man by George Carlin. I have no idea why more reactors haven’t discovered this. There is a great George Carlin interview by Jon Steward at a comedy festival that’s very interesting as well. Loved your reaction to this. It’s crazy that this man had over 40 years in comedy.
Around 60% of the impression we make on people comes from our voice.. He started his entertainment carreer in Radio first, then switched to stand up comedy. That's why he's so mesmerizing.
This is genuis writing!! Wow, what a legend this man is! Pure genius 👌
Comedian/Philosopher. A legend.
Thanks for appreciating George. I appreciate you.
He started life, as a very observant child.
Started a career in radio, with a face for stage,and became a comedy legend .
I grew up listening to his albums. I've seen everything he's done! He's the most intelligent, hilarious word smith there ever was.
I like that comment "word smith". You're spot on. He was a master of words.
I was a George Carlin fan the moment I saw him be the Hippie Dippy Weatherman in the 60's. As a 10 year old, I was enthralled with his humor. I bought his comedy albums and then saw him live in the 70's. I never laughed so hard. I hope you dig further into his comedy. Richard Pryor, also is someone you need to watch. His comedy was great.
I remember the Hippy-Dippy weatherman too. Carlin's style and play on words is unique and original. That's why he last so long as a top comedian.
Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman!
he has a musical tempo, like jazz
Great reaction Polo!! You picked out so many wonderful things about George and what makes him the GOAT
Next, I’d do “the seven words you can’t say on tv.” And maybe one of his older ones from 1960s. THEN do his legendary stuff from the 2000s. He’s a top 5 GOAT of comedy.
You are absolutely right when you all him a genius. Very few comedians can blend humor with philosophy as brilliantly as George.
Thankfully today we have Chappell, Burr, and until his untimely death Norm.
We lost a rare gem when he left. RIP
Carlin was brilliant. On top of everything you noted, which was a lot, he gave the audience the respect of not stopping to explain anything. He gave you just long enough to think about what he was saying and you got it, in the same instance, he did a whole bit on expressions of time! The fact that you said Jerry’s name in the same hemisphere of thought as Carlin was a compliment to Jerry and I think Seinfeld would take it that way!
He is simply brilliant. He sees things in everyday matters that people may have thought but didn't know how to express.
I love George! He's awesome in so many ways!
I have to commend you, because you are the FIRST reactor I have seen that had looked at George's EARLIER routines. NO one else has. They are mostly his later ones and the one he did not too long before he died. Which is not to say that those routines were not good, they are all EXCELLENT and worthy of watching, but so are his earlier ones that you are reacting to. You have also picked up on things that some reactors don't comment on, like his facial expressions. I have been watching George Carlin since I first saw him on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 when I was 20 years old. Back then he was in a suit and tie and a "business man's haircut." Not long after though he started growing his hair and beard, changed to casual clothes, which most adults said , he went "Hippy on us."
The one thing I always loved was his facial expressions and how it added to what he was saying. It was always hard to listen to his records because those facial expressions, of course, are lost on a recording. It really did lose something IF you couldn't SEE him. I have loved George Carlin through the years and when watching all these routines again, I see how RELEVANT a lot of his later material is to our world today. It is almost like he could see the future, but it also shows how much has not changed. He was a GENIUS and his routines ALWAYS made you THINK and/or LEARN something, He said many things that maybe a lot of us would have loved to say, but didn't have the courage. I MISS him and I can ONLY imagine WHAT he would say if he was still with us. I hope you do more reactions on George Carlin, there are SO many routines to pick from on You Tube! I HAVE SUBSCRIBED. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR REACTION! P.S. I think you would REALLY enjoy his "THINGS THAT MAKE US SIMILAR," "YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS." "FLYING, and THE AIRPORT," "STUFF" and "SAYINGS that are meaningless"
George was a genius with word play. Please react to "Stuff"
If this is the first time you’ve heard Carlin, you are in for a wonderful discovery of a brilliant comedian. His books were great too.
“Brain Droppings, Napalm and Sillyputty, When will Jesus bring the pork chops?”
They are practically ALL his material.
I sift through a lot of these "Reactions" pod cast channels and have to say Polo, your observations, and references are really informed, and on target.
CARLIN WAS A CLASSIC ... RIP GEORGE!
GENIUS, THAT'S WHY HE IS SO FUNNY!
Keep digging Polo....
Guys brilliant!!
Imagine Carlin and Robin William's sitting down to lunch with each other
His voice work was astounding on his first album, "Take Offs and Put Ons". He does all the voices for characters on day-time television on an entire side of an album.
You don't tell time. Time tells you. Great line
You should see his bit "Words you can't say on television"
These are not jokes but insightful, humorous observations.
Love George. He has much better bits- especially as he got older 💜
Like fine wine he got better with age though he was more animated when he was younger. Best i've seen of his was his 92 special he did in new york
disagree..
his later stuff while still funny was just too bitter and hateful to hold a candle to his younger happier self..
George was one of the best comedians of all time. Richard Pryor was equally as brilliant. Different style, but equally brilliant
LOVE George Carlin! My favorite is 'You Have No Rights'
Nice touch with the perpetual motion machine in the back.
George Carlin has always been a master of words. It's a different form of observational humor. Most comedians talk about situations that come up in life. Carlin focuses more on the words that are said than the actions. My favorite in this set was him talking about the guy that said "I've been in this line forever!" Carlin's genius comes from the absurdity of words being used - that they aren't nearly as accurate as first thought. Like Polo said Carlin's facial expressions and body language conveys his message and makes it fun. The words alone, as clever as they are, wouldn't be enough to make you laugh. But his inflections, voice changes, and timing makes him one of the Kings of comedy.
I think this is my first time watching a younger George. I am used to his last 15-20 years of stand up. He has a lot of specials. Can find them on Amazon prime and HBO, sure there are others too. But those are the ones I watch the most. His specials are always well thought out. He isn't necessarily one of those laugh out loud, belly aching, comedians. It's all critical thinking and points. Very similar to this one, but all different kinds of topics. This was pretty tame for him.
George was very intelligent and observant.
I’m still here for that weird gravity thing in the back. I can’t stop watching it.
Nice! I like his bit about littering and how the concept is made up.
Saw him in Fairbanks Alaska in 74. What a funny man
One of the greatest of all time!
I had the privilege to see Carlin try new shit out in Vegas roughly a year before he passed. Man was still grinding until he died.
Language was the central subject of George's material for his entire career.
One of the greats for sure 👍
If you want to check out George Carlin and Richard Pryor on Jonny Carson in 1981 pretty darn funny
He just gets better and better and his comedy is very intelligent
There is a great documentary about George that just came out. It really shows what he went through to get his act.
Check out his interview on the Actor’s Studio. He explains how he writes and refines his act.
Bro I watch that Winding desk toy of yours in the background every video just waiting for the base rod to make a full rotation I feel like the Office with the TV icon
you should check out George playing the cardinal in the movie Dogma! he is hilarious.
George Carlin ,hero of my youth. There is something very Zen in his concept of time
Funny how Carlin ended up w/the roll as The Time Keeper in the movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, now it’s came clearly full circle ⭕️ as to the why and the how my favorite comedian landed said role!!! I now have a new appreciation for the creative process of writing that nostalgic 80’s flick
Wow. Talk about cerebral comedy. He is amazingly clever.
He wrote his own stuff and he was on a lot of drugs on and off during this era, mostly on.
He once said he wasn’t a performer who wrote his own material, he was a writer who performed his own material.
I suggest you look up George speaking to The Washington Press Club. His use of language is mind blowing.
"Do you know what time it is?"
YES 😁
I'm glad someone finally reacted to Carlin's older material. I look forward to your future reactions as you explore his work further.
#Carlin4God
You should check out the stuff he did in the 60’s. He did a Vegas stint in the 60’s as part of a duo. Less cerebral stuff and more character driven and he’d do voices too. Check out his compilation album called ‘Put ons and Put offs’ not a swear on it. Very funny, but when he recorded ‘Occupation Foole’ was when he went through his first evolution.
He was the greatest stand up philosopher of our time.
You get it! You've got it!
Yes, Polo! Genius😜the common sense comic!❤
The list of words is another awesome memorized skit he does 😂 George was the man 🤘
Not only all the references to time but trying to rember all of them in his act?? Gezzz..
Look into some of his older stuff.. GC was GOAT.. The best RIP GC
Sorry, a jiffy is shorter than a flash. In the Standard Model it is the amount of time that it takes light to travel about the diameter of a proton, roughly the shortest interval of time that has any meaning, about 3 x 10E-24 seconds.
Please watch the HBO documentary George Carlin's American Dream! It's pretty amazing!
Brilliant!!
The most ironic thing about this particular sketch he was later in a movie called bill and Ted's excellent adventure where he played a guy named Rufus that was from the future and he was there guy to go back and forth In time
I always felt watching his acts was a glimpse into a mind that was way beyond conventional thinking.
Superb analysis.
I’ve listened to all his albums. I saw him in a show years ago. It was about stuff.
If you like impressionists, you should definitely check out Frank Caliendo. He's always spot-on, with the facial expressions to match.
Carlin was one of the best.. Up there with Robin Williams, Richard Pryor ect.
My favorite skits are from his early days as The Hippy Dippy Weatherman.
You must listen to his seven words you can't say on television routine. His taking confessions routine is fun too.
My Dad loved George Carlin ❤
I recommend Saving the Planet. Thanks.
Carlin writing reminds me of Eminem. They both think way outside the box, will tell you exactly how they feel about a subject, and write so impeccably. Genius on another level 🐐
We always said 'it's skin over bone' o'clock. When not wearing a watch
You have to check out his 7 dirty words you can’t say on television! One of his first brilliant acts! ❤
You have to listen to old George... he only got better in my opinion. His HBO specials in the 90s were amazing.
Watch some more. He’s a Genius
E.P. Thompson (historian) had some interesting writings on the concept of time.
A Place For My Stuff is probably my favorite Carlin album, funny stuff. George here left out, "standing on my head", I can do that standing on my head. Carlin is my favorite comedian of all time. Even the stuff he did when he was older and angrier was spot on, just more biting and probably not for everyone.
Yo Polo, need to check out his bit called "Modern Man".
If you "have the time," I recommend you watch the HBO documentary on George Carlin. It will clue you in on his lifelong career in early radio, television, and his transition to stand up comedy. George Carlin put his lumps in for a long time before he became super famous. RIP, Mr. Carlin.
You should check out " A Place for my Stuff"
People who are high don't usually come up with very good ideas or material... i would say he had a naturally expanded mind.
Legend.
The great thing about George Carlin he can tell a great story with jokes in the story all the great ones did that Like Richard Pryor and redd fox and many more
Amazing
If this was the show in 1972 I think that he was arrested walking off the stage after he did the 7 words you can't say on television. An before the show ended George's wife ran up to him to tell him they were going to arrest him and he handed her the bag that was in his pocket so they couldn't get him on that charge too.
This show was from the mid 70s...this was an hbo special ...he was arrested at a festival.
Only comedian to stand toe to toe with George is Chapelle.....funny with insight and wisdom beyond the norm.
Ck out “A Trillion Uncle Daves” masterpiece of writing and delivery
If you're enjoying watching George Carlin, check out some of his books. He explains more about his writing process and how he practiced over and over to get it perfect. Some great insights into his thinking process. He was one of the best and my favorite. RIP
His books are hilarious. You don't have to read it from start to finish. You can just pick it up, read a segment, and go on your way with a smile on your face. He never just mails it in - he takes great pride in his work and loves to entertain people in his own way. Loved Carlin.
@@SportsBoss999 That was the best part of his books. Each segment, as you said (better word than chapter, btw) could be read on its own. And the titles were just as funny. "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?"
He is the best comedian of all time!!
I would also suggest Tim Minchin. He is very much like Carlin,but with a piano.
George Carlin is a master of his craft. 7 dirty words you can't say on TV is one of his best known bits.
I still know them 😂
GOAT status. Nobody better than Carlin.