When I was 16 my family moved from suburban Stockholm, Sweden to suburban Dallas, Texas because of my father’s job. Do I even need to explain what a horrific culture shock that was? I’m 43 and I still haven’t gotten over it.
I have lived and now again live in Dallas. Dallas isn’t even the worst of America; I assure you it could’ve been much worse-you should be grateful you were spared the bottom of the barrel.
You probably had it easy because it happened to you at a young age when things were still fresh, it likely would have been far bigger of a shock to you if it happened if you were 30 or 40 when you left and had a better understanding of how the system works. Anyway, apparently, things started to get much worse from around the early 1980's and progressively got worse and me personally, I started to notice it from around 2000 onwards and I feel the dividing lines are showing between EU countries and the US, in favour of the EU, especially over the last 2 decades and on the lower and middle classes in society and I really do have to wonder how bad things will get before it becomes a braking point that people have had enough, we've already seen an early warning sign with Trump getting into power, to me, that was a clear indicator that a lot of people in the US are not happy with how things are and wanted to stick it to the mainstream in politics, but unfortunately for Americans, Trump wasn't the answer, in fact, he's part of the problem and I don't see any signs of things turning around with Biden in power.
I can only imagine lol.. TX is TX lol. Texans know what I mean. I'm from Alabama myself. So when I got stationed at Ft. Hood, TX, it took some getting used to lol. But! You have a good Governor! 👍🏻 He truly cares for Texas. Good Vibes 🤘🏻
It's just as good as his closer about aliens not wanting to come down here. He's got you thinking, he's got you laughing, then he lists out a few human atrocities to close the show.
That lead up at the end was just epic. He was telling the truth whether or not people wanted to believe. And that bomb he dropped at the end - "It's called the American Dream, because you have to be ASLEEP to believe it." is probably the toughest thing he ever said in his DECADES long comedy career. He recorded this routine in 2005, and died in 2008. Requiescat In Pace to one of the greatest comedians to ever entertain people. He got pretty philosophical in his later years, so even though things may not have been laugh out loud funny as much as before, he was trying to spread the truth in a somewhat comedic way.
George's trademark is his ability to memorize lists. Usually on every special he has a long, speedy, complicated list of words that amaze people spewing so fast and cleanly out of his mouth.
In fact, he memorizes everything. There are several of his same performances on RUclips from different periods, maybe 10-15 years apart. Even this performance about stupid Americans is available in an older version. And yet it is word for word exactly the same, same lyrics, same diction, same delivery. George said it in an interview that he doesn't like improvisation and unpreparedness. He has every performance perfectly rehearsed. And yes, that's why he often has these passages where he lists a lot of things quickly.
@@ScalexCzech yeah he has a good memory.....but in the part about religion when he was talking about worshiping the sun.....i beleive he forget a punch line and then back to say it in the correct way....idk exaclty what in his mind......but when he stoppes and said "first of all i can see the sun" ithink he missed something there that ican put my hand on it
I have about 12 major shopping malls within a 30 minute drive from my house. And, that doesn't include all the smaller shopping centers. Brilliant man, George Carlin. My favorite comedian since the 70's. Loved his style of comedy. His observational humor & social commentary could be rough but mostly accurate. Always impressed with him every time I saw him on TV or one of his specials. No one like him. RIP George. Gone but not forgotten. And yes, I have about 12 major shopping malls within a 30 minute drive of my house. And, that doesn't include the mini malls, strip malls, etc. A shoppers paradise if you are into that. Not that I haven't spent my share of time in malls but it's not something I really enjoy like some many people that can spend the day in the mall. I'm a "get what I need & get out" shopper. lol.
Not gonna lie, a hot-dog/corn-dog triple bacon cheeseburger-deep-fried butter-dipped pork fat/cheez-whiz-mayonnaise-soaked BBQ-mozzarella patty melt would hit the spot right now.
George Carlin was so ahead of his time. Watching him is such a unique experience compared to other comics. While funny, He makes you think. I mean really think… about subjects that most people just don’t pay much attention to. He was always teaching as much as he was making people laugh. Truly one of a kind💯 that line: “It’s called the the American dream, cause you have to be asleep to believe it.” Goosebumps every time I see that clip and hear that. Yes we in America have it pretty good compared to a lot of countries. But to say our Government doesn’t lie to us or our media doesn’t brainwashes us, would be an outright lie.
RHYTHYM, TIMING, CADENCE, AND MORE, HE WAS JUST FARRRRRR ABOVE AND BETTER THAN ANYBODY!!! 😊YEAH GUYS, HE PASSED ON AFTER A 4TH HEART ATTACK 😮 22 JUN 2008
Carlin is *not* wrong in *any* of these observations. Brilliant delivery; magnificent mind. Oh how I miss being in the midst of intelligence... RIP George
Malls are sort of falling out of favor these days. Used to be a large enclosed corridor with hundreds of stores. The big box stores and online retail have decimated them. Then stores started leaving and the malls became a hangout for teens, which didn't always work well for the customers. Huge shopping centers, big box stores and outlets seem to be the most popular today
Despite being a genius when it comes to his deconstructing of things like English and American society, he never went to college. In fact, he used to run away a lot and failed subjects in high school. He was even expelled in his first year.
I’ve heard this routine 100 times and it made me laugh every time because I agreed with him and still do 100%; I don’t know why but today listening to it I was fighting tears. And they weren’t tears of joy.😩
George's face is so full and round in this performance because he was in cancer treatment at the time. A common side effect of the medications he was on is having a "moon face." 🌝
@@sFalcon_86 What is your point? I didn't say anything about his death. I explained why his face was swollen in this performance, as Gaynor pointed out.
In America a mall is enclosed, and the shops are all within the building, and you dont have to go outside to get from one to another. A shopping center has multiple store fronts but are not all inside one building.
In Australia a shopping centre is what you would call a mall. A mall here is a pedestrian mall, with a pedestrian street down the middle and shops on both sides.
I love George. I grew up watching him, and he was always my favorite comedian. I also like Denis Leary around that time, his No Cure for Cancer stand up was awesome live. Bill Burr is a current favorite. I also like Pete Davidson, but you either love him or hate him.
Early on you was asked about how he can remember such tight dialog. He WORKS at it. He is one of the most diligent comedians around. He worked hours at his craft every day, either writing or rehearsing. He has written several books that are entertaining; some are available on tape with him reading them.
In America, a “mall” is a large indoor shopping center full of department and chain outlet stores and it usually has a food court and sometimes an arcade. Unfortunately, American malls are dying out
As George got older he moved from doing pure comedy to wanting to talk about substantive issues. He knew the message he wanted to deliver, and spent his writing time crafting humour around his message. By doing so, he elevated the art of humour, and subsequently elevated himself to a statesman of comedy. There is not a list of the best English speaking comedians of all times, that does not have George right at the top.
Shopping centres usually are groupings of stores which each have their individual entrances directly outdoors. Malls are enclosed and often multi -story with each store entrance facing indoors (though large stores may also have outdoor entrances on the ground floor).
I have a challenge for you. George has a routine called Modern Man and you have to have an insane memory to pull it off. I challenge you to repeat at least half of it without messing up.
A mall is a bunch of stores under one roof with a covered walkway in front of the stores. A shopping center is either one big store or a strip of stores with no roof over the walkway. Everything is outdoors. But, malls in America are going out of style. Only lonely people go to the malls anymore. It's like a ghost town now that we have online shopping. If gas was cheaper you might see an increase of people at the mall. During the holidays in December the malls are still full of people. Malls are slowly becoming the place where people used to hang out.
Am a Filipino, and I once used MALL instead of the shopping centre while conversing with my old workmates and was told how the F did I found a MALL when I F.... live in England😂
George Carlin's parents and grandparents are of Irish origins, and George's father was a national champion of oublic soeaking in the early 1900s, plus his mother was also very intelligent as she worked for a advertising company and earned a lot of money in those days for the job she did, as George recalled his mother saying, "I make a man's salary". One thing about George is that his most honest moment about himself was in his last HBO Special, "It's bad for ya", when he said, "I like people, but I like them in short bursts.... Once I get upto a miniute/minute and a half, I gotta get the fuck outta there.... I kust have a low tolerance level for stupid bullshit!" and it's easy to see that the older George became, the less he cared about hiding his intolerance for all the stupid bullshit going on in the world and called it all out for what it is.amd he didn't give a damn about whether anyone agreed or got offended by it because he oived by the simple motto, 'Facts don't give a fuck about feelings!'. Great reaction video guys and sadly, yes, the same shit that George talked and warned us about is going on in most countries and sadly, many of us in the UK are dealing with the same bs by the wankers in Westminster in all political parties.
It is in fact, just America. Every country has its issues but no country is as commericalized and run by a tiny group of wealthy billionaires like the US is. I could list many things that Americans don't get that exists in the entire western world and even some 3rd world/developing nations. Fair wages and guaranteed maternity leave being two of those things, ambulances costing thousands of dollars, extreme hospital bills, working conditions being clean and sanitary is also not a guarantee in the US. I was awestruck the first time I learned just how bad America really is for the non rich. There have been people arrested just for feeding the homeless in America. You should also see the horrific anti homeless architecture in America. It is astounding.
Nearly 20 years old, but even more relevant today. What he would make of Trump, Putin, Wun dum fuc from North Korea and the smarmy UK millionaire politicians we have today is beyond imagination. We need the George Carlin's of this World.
His early stuff was more pure comedy...he slowly morphed into somewhat of a comedic philosopher. I'll disagree with him being the greatest but he is absolutely one of the all time greats.
@@lazyblazer: Well, that’s why I added IMHO……he has never really ever been laugh out loud funny, but he makes you think and laugh, at the same time. Who would you place in the top spot?
@@johncurtis7186 I completely agree. Imo a lot of the biggest and most successful comedians are certainly not the most talented on stage. As far as pure stand up goes I would put Chappelle, Pryor, Carlin, Hedburg, Patrice, Lois C.K, Burr, Murphy, Bernie and Attell as some of the guys at the top of my list. To me there isn't really a clear cut #1 GOAT but if I had to pick I'd probably go with Chappelle.
@@lazyblazer : Chappelle is definitely in my top 5, and the others you mention, are definitely amongst the greats. I’d also have to add Chris Rock, Daniel Tosh, and Gregg Giraldo to my list of favorites.
If you haven`t done any of Jim Jefferies stand-ups, you need to.. He`s in the same caliber as George, but with a manly Australian freespeaking working class perspective on things.. "Freedumb", "Religion", "God is drunk at a Party " is a good start..or "Gun Control" part 1+2...
George Carlin called it! All you need to get into college is a pencil and the willingness to go into lifelong debt- Test scores, grades, IQ… naw, just sign your soul over all those other things don’t matter, literally! And look at all these low IQ professionals we have now, inept doctors, inept engineers, inept nurses, teachers…. If anything we should’ve made college harder to get into, only le crème o crème But, that wouldn’t benefit the college industry or banks or government programs, it would’ve just benefited society-
Very interesting and not at all surprising to hear it’s not just America like this. I’ve never traveled outside the US, so I can’t really form any kind of baseline opinion outside of reading what other countries are like in terms of a political landscape. And even then, I’m too skeptical of the sources to take anything as fact. Just not knowing which reporting to trust makes it hard to decipher the reality. Propaganda and misinformation is abundant because of the internet. It’s sad that it’s not shocking to hear first hand from someone living outside the us, but again, kind of just confirms that the same type of people have infiltrated government around the world. Greedy people who are only concerned with how much they can get, rather than people who genuinely want to make life better for citizens.
Carlin was truly unique. I can think of no other comedian who dared to call out America's consumer obession: "spending money they don't have on things they don't need." Only Carlin dared to call out how our economy works only for multobillion dollar global corporations. Today, a comedian is tagged "controversial" or "offensive" is they talk about race, feminism, or LGBT issues. But Carlin went after what I'd say is the most taboo cultural topic in America: our capitalist culture that says you can't buy enough worthless junk, and don't you dare ask why working class Americans are losing their pensions, are thousands of dollars in debt just to get a decent college education, and the minimum wage doesn't even keep up with inflation. Only Carlin dared ask! RIP George.
The only other stand-up along the lines of Carlin was Alan King who did routines speaking out about corporations, insurance companies, airlines, & was sued a few times because "the big guys" didn't like it the truth about themselves to be known.
Funny how he made MILLIONS just standing on a stage bashing the country that provided him the opportunity to make those ....and all he had to do was walk from one side if the stage to the other, holding a Microphone. Then if his performance was recorded ,,...he could sit back and make even MORE money selling his Albums, Tapes, CDs where people could hear his act that he DIDN'T EVEN have to repeat!
While he is spot on about "how things really are" you have to realize he is a classic antisocial personality with a criminal record. Many criminals feel bitter at the 'system". I had my own bitterness I had to work through after serving the military, getting injured/sick in the service, and then having the government Veteran's medical staff constantly verbally push for me to commit suicide as they did for numerous years. Just to get me out of their way. Otherwise he's funny as hell. Thanks!
I think he was funnier and more enjoyable in his younger years . His older years was more into fiery social commentary with contempt of life .. I do understand about the change of America as a very fit nation to extremely fat since the Nixon Administration back when Americas were in good shape..
Yeah, Americans are the number one “dumb” stereotype, but British are number two haha. I’m talking stereotypes, not saying either one is necessarily dumb.
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When I was 16 my family moved from suburban Stockholm, Sweden to suburban Dallas, Texas because of my father’s job. Do I even need to explain what a horrific culture shock that was? I’m 43 and I still haven’t gotten over it.
I have lived and now again live in Dallas. Dallas isn’t even the worst of America; I assure you it could’ve been much worse-you should be grateful you were spared the bottom of the barrel.
You probably had it easy because it happened to you at a young age when things were still fresh, it likely would have been far bigger of a shock to you if it happened if you were 30 or 40 when you left and had a better understanding of how the system works.
Anyway, apparently, things started to get much worse from around the early 1980's and progressively got worse and me personally, I started to notice it from around 2000 onwards and I feel the dividing lines are showing between EU countries and the US, in favour of the EU, especially over the last 2 decades and on the lower and middle classes in society and I really do have to wonder how bad things will get before it becomes a braking point that people have had enough, we've already seen an early warning sign with Trump getting into power, to me, that was a clear indicator that a lot of people in the US are not happy with how things are and wanted to stick it to the mainstream in politics, but unfortunately for Americans, Trump wasn't the answer, in fact, he's part of the problem and I don't see any signs of things turning around with Biden in power.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Hope you kept the swedish citizenship
Bro you literally went to Karen central. I swear the Karen meme was born out of the Dallas suburbs.
I can only imagine lol.. TX is TX lol. Texans know what I mean. I'm from Alabama myself. So when I got stationed at Ft. Hood, TX, it took some getting used to lol. But! You have a good Governor! 👍🏻 He truly cares for Texas. Good Vibes 🤘🏻
When I was younger I used to think that Carlin was just a grumpy bitter old man but the older I got the more I realized that Carlin was spot on.
I've always loved that last part "It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
The ultimate mic drop.
It's just as good as his closer about aliens not wanting to come down here. He's got you thinking, he's got you laughing, then he lists out a few human atrocities to close the show.
He was so ahead of his time. And when you think about it he was right.
He was right, is right and stays right... sadly enough.
The Mall of America in Minnesota is so large that it has a whole amusement park inside it.
And one of the few places with its own Zip Code
@@JAB2010And it’s own police station in it. I worked there for 10 yrs. The best and worst experience of my life! LOL
I'm sure it's almost dead now. Man why would you want to go to a mall today for anything except the crappy food?
So does West Edmonton mall in Edmonton Alberta Canada
I'm pretty sure people even get married there
This woke me up as a kid when I heard it.
Thank you George.
Rest In Peace you brilliant man.
He is giving the Donald Trump racist rant. Please don't vote or have kids.
@@StanSwan how is this racism. Please explain it to me.
@@StanSwan I will have you know that I hate Donald Trump. I have never voted for him and I never will. I am about as left wing as someone can be!
@@florenmage A racist never admits they are one.
@@StanSwan plenty of them do. Ask any KKK member of Nazi.Now please explain to me how what my Carlin said is racist.
"Nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care." Truer words never spoken.
That lead up at the end was just epic. He was telling the truth whether or not people wanted to believe.
And that bomb he dropped at the end - "It's called the American Dream, because you have to be ASLEEP to believe it." is probably the toughest thing he ever said in his DECADES long comedy career.
He recorded this routine in 2005, and died in 2008. Requiescat In Pace to one of the greatest comedians to ever entertain people. He got pretty philosophical in his later years, so even though things may not have been laugh out loud funny as much as before, he was trying to spread the truth in a somewhat comedic way.
George's trademark is his ability to memorize lists. Usually on every special he has a long, speedy, complicated list of words that amaze people spewing so fast and cleanly out of his mouth.
In fact, he memorizes everything. There are several of his same performances on RUclips from different periods, maybe 10-15 years apart. Even this performance about stupid Americans is available in an older version. And yet it is word for word exactly the same, same lyrics, same diction, same delivery. George said it in an interview that he doesn't like improvisation and unpreparedness. He has every performance perfectly rehearsed. And yes, that's why he often has these passages where he lists a lot of things quickly.
@@ScalexCzech yeah he has a good memory.....but in the part about religion when he was talking about worshiping the sun.....i beleive he forget a punch line and then back to say it in the correct way....idk exaclty what in his mind......but when he stoppes and said "first of all i can see the sun" ithink he missed something there that ican put my hand on it
Dude speaks nothing but facts
Amazing... That was from 18 yrs ago and is even more true today than it was back then. He is truly missed.
George Carlin was a national treasure. The first comedy album I ever bought was his 1981 album "A Place for My Stuff." It's absolutely hilarious!
not really
I have about 12 major shopping malls within a 30 minute drive from my house. And, that doesn't include all the smaller shopping centers. Brilliant man, George Carlin. My favorite comedian since the 70's. Loved his style of comedy. His observational humor & social commentary could be rough but mostly accurate. Always impressed with him every time I saw him on TV or one of his specials. No one like him. RIP George. Gone but not forgotten.
And yes, I have about 12 major shopping malls within a 30 minute drive of my house. And, that doesn't include the mini malls, strip malls, etc. A shoppers paradise if you are into that. Not that I haven't spent my share of time in malls but it's not something I really enjoy like some many people that can spend the day in the mall. I'm a "get what I need & get out" shopper. lol.
George was onto the owners before everyone else.
Not gonna lie, a hot-dog/corn-dog triple bacon cheeseburger-deep-fried butter-dipped pork fat/cheez-whiz-mayonnaise-soaked BBQ-mozzarella patty melt would hit the spot right now.
He literally explained the issue, and look, 20 years later people still going along to get along.
George Carlin was so ahead of his time. Watching him is such a unique experience compared to other comics. While funny, He makes you think. I mean really think… about subjects that most people just don’t pay much attention to. He was always teaching as much as he was making people laugh. Truly one of a kind💯 that line:
“It’s called the the American dream, cause you have to be asleep to believe it.”
Goosebumps every time I see that clip and hear that. Yes we in America have it pretty good compared to a lot of countries. But to say our Government doesn’t lie to us or our media doesn’t brainwashes us, would be an outright lie.
The Great Philosopher!
We Could have really Benefited from his presence the past 8 years. RIP George
George carlin was a treasure...he spoke the raw truth.
George didn’t have cue cards. All of what he is saying is off the top of his head. Greetings from California USA.
He’s a great example of the court jester. He tells the truth in the form of jokes.
Good catch. In fact, he sometimes uses a jester's bow on stage. And it's obviously not unintentional at all.
RHYTHYM, TIMING, CADENCE, AND MORE, HE WAS JUST FARRRRRR ABOVE AND BETTER THAN ANYBODY!!! 😊YEAH GUYS, HE PASSED ON AFTER A 4TH HEART ATTACK 😮 22 JUN 2008
He died in 2008. Only 3 years after this special was made... yetbhe was still soo good at his craft
Carlin is *not* wrong in *any* of these observations. Brilliant delivery; magnificent mind. Oh how I miss being in the midst of intelligence... RIP George
Malls are sort of falling out of favor these days. Used to be a large enclosed corridor with hundreds of stores. The big box stores and online retail have decimated them. Then stores started leaving and the malls became a hangout for teens, which didn't always work well for the customers. Huge shopping centers, big box stores and outlets seem to be the most popular today
Shopping malls in America are dying. I think Amazon hurt them a lot. You can just lay in bed, order anything you want, and have it the next day.
This. Definitely this.
I'd love to hear Carlins take on our current culture. The man would rip this generation to shreds
Despite being a genius when it comes to his deconstructing of things like English and American society, he never went to college. In fact, he used to run away a lot and failed subjects in high school. He was even expelled in his first year.
I’ve heard this routine 100 times and it made me laugh every time because I agreed with him and still do 100%; I don’t know why but today listening to it I was fighting tears. And they weren’t tears of joy.😩
This routine was at the height of the George W Bush presidency. I can't even imagine what Carlin would have said during the Trump years.
I like that Aiden looks up stuff on his phone instead of debating an easy answers for 5 minutes like the blokes do. 😂
his comments about social security were so prescient. they're trying to come for social security right now
Love George. He was real talent.
George's face is so full and round in this performance because he was in cancer treatment at the time. A common side effect of the medications he was on is having a "moon face." 🌝
He died from heart failure not cancer
@@sFalcon_86 What is your point? I didn't say anything about his death. I explained why his face was swollen in this performance, as Gaynor pointed out.
Obituaries in major newspapers make no mention of Carlin ever having had cancer. His first wife? Well, that's different.
To be fair... He was a kind person:)
In America a mall is enclosed, and the shops are all within the building, and you dont have to go outside to get from one to another. A shopping center has multiple store fronts but are not all inside one building.
In Australia a shopping centre is what you would call a mall. A mall here is a pedestrian mall, with a pedestrian street down the middle and shops on both sides.
I like it when it’s the two ladies alone
I love George. I grew up watching him, and he was always my favorite comedian. I also like Denis Leary around that time, his No Cure for Cancer stand up was awesome live. Bill Burr is a current favorite. I also like Pete Davidson, but you either love him or hate him.
Professor Carlin was spot on
Early on you was asked about how he can remember such tight dialog. He WORKS at it. He is one of the most diligent comedians around. He worked hours at his craft every day, either writing or rehearsing. He has written several books that are entertaining; some are available on tape with him reading them.
That’s why Family is so important💪
This was in 2005, 3 years before George passed away at age 71.
It’s called The Mall because instead of going to one store you are going to TheM all.
In America, a “mall” is a large indoor shopping center full of department and chain outlet stores and it usually has a food court and sometimes an arcade. Unfortunately, American malls are dying out
As George got older he moved from doing pure comedy to wanting to talk about substantive issues. He knew the message he wanted to deliver, and spent his writing time crafting humour around his message. By doing so, he elevated the art of humour, and subsequently elevated himself to a statesman of comedy. There is not a list of the best English speaking comedians of all times, that does not have George right at the top.
Shopping centres usually are groupings of stores which each have their individual entrances directly outdoors. Malls are enclosed and often multi -story with each store entrance facing indoors (though large stores may also have outdoor entrances on the ground floor).
I have a challenge for you. George has a routine called Modern Man and you have to have an insane memory to pull it off. I challenge you to repeat at least half of it without messing up.
A mall is a bunch of stores under one roof with a covered walkway in front of the stores. A shopping center is either one big store or a strip of stores with no roof over the walkway. Everything is outdoors. But, malls in America are going out of style. Only lonely people go to the malls anymore. It's like a ghost town now that we have online shopping. If gas was cheaper you might see an increase of people at the mall. During the holidays in December the malls are still full of people. Malls are slowly becoming the place where people used to hang out.
"Mall" implies a single roof over the stores of interest.
Hi G!
George died on June 22, 2008 of heart failure. 😢
This skit aged so accurately.
Am a Filipino, and I once used MALL instead of the shopping centre while conversing with my old workmates and was told how the F did I found a MALL when I F.... live in England😂
I consider Malls, many stores under one roof. A shopping Center is several stores grouped together outside. A strip mall is a row of stores.
0:09 "Iron Maiden" 😂😂😂😂
I’ll be happy when his words are no longer true. People need to wake up and take over.
Dam you guys edited out the best reaction at the end of his bit 😂
I want a shirt that says "Stupid Heads" with an arrow pointing up and one pointing down.
George Carlin was the best President that America never had.
R.I.P George Carlin ❤
You should do his video "Indian Sergeant" on the Mike Douglas Show. He was very young, wore suits and never used foul language.
Hes fantastic 😅😂
You should do a video of Soph watching cat videos!
I love this special. Pure fucking bile lol.
It's ok. You can call us dumb guys. We have a president who said he cured cancer.
And advised drinking bleach to protect from COVID.😂
@@pacmanc8103 No, that was the game show host. I'm talking about the dementia patient.
@@CinesterCharlie They are one and the same malicious clown.
@@pacmanc8103 I agree. Politics is a waste of time.
This was his last stand up, he died few months after it
He is not a comedian he is a philosopher
George Carlin's parents and grandparents are of Irish origins, and George's father was a national champion of oublic soeaking in the early 1900s, plus his mother was also very intelligent as she worked for a advertising company and earned a lot of money in those days for the job she did, as George recalled his mother saying, "I make a man's salary".
One thing about George is that his most honest moment about himself was in his last HBO Special, "It's bad for ya", when he said, "I like people, but I like them in short bursts.... Once I get upto a miniute/minute and a half, I gotta get the fuck outta there.... I kust have a low tolerance level for stupid bullshit!" and it's easy to see that the older George became, the less he cared about hiding his intolerance for all the stupid bullshit going on in the world and called it all out for what it is.amd he didn't give a damn about whether anyone agreed or got offended by it because he oived by the simple motto, 'Facts don't give a fuck about feelings!'.
Great reaction video guys and sadly, yes, the same shit that George talked and warned us about is going on in most countries and sadly, many of us in the UK are dealing with the same bs by the wankers in Westminster in all political parties.
Look at the Chappelle show about Clayton Bigsby
He's a machine gun lol!
George described MAGA folk to a tee!
Watch his "modern man" bit if you want to see an interesting feat of memory
All these yrs later hes still 1000% correct BUT its much MUCH worse now here in America. I miss him DEARLY 😢
Modern man !
Worth a watch
It is in fact, just America. Every country has its issues but no country is as commericalized and run by a tiny group of wealthy billionaires like the US is. I could list many things that Americans don't get that exists in the entire western world and even some 3rd world/developing nations. Fair wages and guaranteed maternity leave being two of those things, ambulances costing thousands of dollars, extreme hospital bills, working conditions being clean and sanitary is also not a guarantee in the US. I was awestruck the first time I learned just how bad America really is for the non rich.
There have been people arrested just for feeding the homeless in America. You should also see the horrific anti homeless architecture in America. It is astounding.
Nearly 20 years old, but even more relevant today. What he would make of Trump, Putin, Wun dum fuc from North Korea and the smarmy UK millionaire politicians we have today is beyond imagination. We need the George Carlin's of this World.
America’s GREATEST standup comedian….in my humble opinion.
His early stuff was more pure comedy...he slowly morphed into somewhat of a comedic philosopher.
I'll disagree with him being the greatest but he is absolutely one of the all time greats.
@@lazyblazer: Well, that’s why I added IMHO……he has never really ever been laugh out loud funny, but he makes you think and laugh, at the same time.
Who would you place in the top spot?
@@johncurtis7186 I completely agree. Imo a lot of the biggest and most successful comedians are certainly not the most talented on stage. As far as pure stand up goes I would put Chappelle, Pryor, Carlin, Hedburg, Patrice, Lois C.K, Burr, Murphy, Bernie and Attell as some of the guys at the top of my list.
To me there isn't really a clear cut #1 GOAT but if I had to pick I'd probably go with Chappelle.
@@lazyblazer : Chappelle is definitely in my top 5, and the others you mention, are definitely amongst the greats.
I’d also have to add Chris Rock, Daniel Tosh, and Gregg Giraldo to my list of favorites.
@@johncurtis7186 Rock and Tosh are up there for sure. I've never really seen much of Giraldo's material besides his roast stuff. RIP.
If you haven`t done any of Jim Jefferies stand-ups, you need to.. He`s in the same caliber as George, but with a manly Australian freespeaking working class perspective on things.. "Freedumb", "Religion", "God is drunk at a Party " is a good start..or "Gun Control" part 1+2...
George Carlin - The Trillion Daves
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Ah yes, the UNEDUCATED, but still often funny, George Carlin.
George Carlin called it! All you need to get into college is a pencil and the willingness to go into lifelong debt-
Test scores, grades, IQ… naw, just sign your soul over all those other things don’t matter, literally!
And look at all these low IQ professionals we have now, inept doctors, inept engineers, inept nurses, teachers….
If anything we should’ve made college harder to get into, only le crème o crème
But, that wouldn’t benefit the college industry or banks or government programs, it would’ve just benefited society-
George Carlin is the OG TedTalk
You guys need to try Rodney Dangerfield!
As an American... not all of us are stupid. Just most of us 😅
03:30 it is peculiar our food supply indirectly kills so many millions of people & no one is outraged by this
It's very easy to dismiss an issue by saying it happens everywhere...
Very interesting and not at all surprising to hear it’s not just America like this.
I’ve never traveled outside the US, so I can’t really form any kind of baseline opinion outside of reading what other countries are like in terms of a political landscape. And even then, I’m too skeptical of the sources to take anything as fact. Just not knowing which reporting to trust makes it hard to decipher the reality. Propaganda and misinformation is abundant because of the internet.
It’s sad that it’s not shocking to hear first hand from someone living outside the us, but again, kind of just confirms that the same type of people have infiltrated government around the world. Greedy people who are only concerned with how much they can get, rather than people who genuinely want to make life better for citizens.
Our national average of debt is just under $6,000 a person, minus me, I have no debt. 😂😂
An average includes everyone, or you can't find the average. Lol
I'm surprised, I thought it was higher than that. 🤨
13:50 Not really no, mainly just the US and the UK 😅
Carlin was truly unique. I can think of no other comedian who dared to call out America's consumer obession: "spending money they don't have on things they don't need." Only Carlin dared to call out how our economy works only for multobillion dollar global corporations.
Today, a comedian is tagged "controversial" or "offensive" is they talk about race, feminism, or LGBT issues. But Carlin went after what I'd say is the most taboo cultural topic in America: our capitalist culture that says you can't buy enough worthless junk, and don't you dare ask why working class Americans are losing their pensions, are thousands of dollars in debt just to get a decent college education, and the minimum wage doesn't even keep up with inflation.
Only Carlin dared ask! RIP George.
The only other stand-up along the lines of Carlin was Alan King who did routines speaking out about corporations, insurance companies, airlines, & was sued a few times because "the big guys" didn't like it the truth about themselves to be known.
@@carolhayar3037 thanks I'll check him out
George was really cynical towards the end of his life. True
SHopping malls are disappearing quickly, due to Americans doing much of their shopping online.
Funny how he made MILLIONS just standing on a stage bashing the country that provided him the opportunity to make those ....and all he had to do was walk from one side if the stage to the other, holding a Microphone. Then if his performance was recorded ,,...he could sit back and make even MORE money selling his Albums, Tapes, CDs where people could hear his act that he DIDN'T EVEN have to repeat!
While he is spot on about "how things really are" you have to realize he is a classic antisocial personality with a criminal record. Many criminals feel bitter at the 'system". I had my own bitterness I had to work through after serving the military, getting injured/sick in the service, and then having the government Veteran's medical staff constantly verbally push for me to commit suicide as they did for numerous years. Just to get me out of their way. Otherwise he's funny as hell. Thanks!
George Carlin, Idiocracy, and South Park are three things that are too real about America.
I think this was his last standup
I think he was funnier and more enjoyable in his younger years . His older years was more into fiery social commentary with contempt of life .. I do understand about the change of America as a very fit nation to extremely fat since the Nixon Administration back when Americas were in good shape..
cheers
Carlin is king.
Sounds like the UK to me...
Yeah, Americans are the number one “dumb” stereotype, but British are number two haha. I’m talking stereotypes, not saying either one is necessarily dumb.
george had a 165 IQ
Who is the chronic pauser?