He'll be missed, but he wasn't always right about everything:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcr8dm9Prkk

Muddy knew better:

Yeah! Muddy knew better:

I only gave this old asshole 3 stars BECAUSE... He was SO F...ing DOWN all the time, Yeah I admit, he had his funny MOMENTS..But I got so tired of him useing his fans as a damn springboard for his PERSONNEL Views.He got too carried away with religion,and I am NOT a religious asshole by ANY means, But even I took offense at some of the things this guy said, I'm not saying what he said WASN'T true, But YOU go out on the street and say some of the things HE said, You'll get your ass beat, ANd Rightly SO. I don't pick on anyone's religion or politics,ANd He shouldn't have either. AS a Matter of Fact I'm taking away a star because he was an ASSHOLE.

Legendary!!

I Can't Believe Carlin isn't rated higher... must be a lot of Donkey's doing these ratings or no one has actually sat down and listen to Carlin.... You prolly didnt like the shows cuz u didnt get it or understand them HUH people....  Dont blame him, blame urselves.... and for the people that disliked Carlin, why dont u say who u like, afraid of people crappin on who u think is good???

Five stars for the funny routines..."stuff" was a classic for instance. Four stars overall because he had become and angry bitter old man whose hate speech was just ranting toward the end. I guess in his mind he went down fighting to the end but it is sad to see a man so gifted just unravel. RIP George, you good work more than makes up for your human failings.

Hilarious right up till the end.

Comic? No, George wasn't a comic and he didn't do his bit simply to make people laugh. He was a social critic and commentator who brilliantly perceived that one could make people listen by softening the blow with a little humor. God speed George.

I saw him a few years ago and was amazed that after 40 years he still has such drive for what he did. He was unsurpassed in his ability to make an audience to think and laugh at the same time. He would say something jarringly provocative, then when you thought he should back off he'd wade further into the controversy. By the time he was done, you had laughed at yourself for being so uptight and found yourself thinking of things in a different light. He was a wordsmith on a par with any of the generation's great writers. He was rude, he talked dirty, but most importantly he was honest. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU

Some of you Vancouver people wrote in to say how upset & disappointed you were that George was "reading off a piece of paper"& trying out new material when you saw him...well,that is how REAL artists work out their ideas,in front of a crowd. Sorry you're used to CarrotTop doing his same,tired schtick with props every single night! I'm a jazz musician,& often we have to "workshop" ideas,& the best place is in front of a real audience,to see what their reactions are. Unfortunately,in the pre-packaged,glossy,superficial world we now live in,the audiences just aren't smart enough or open-minded enough to understand. Did any of you pissed-off former fans actually check out his last HBO special("It's Bad for Ya") to see how it all came out? Guess what? It ROCKED! And you helped him get there! Now MILLIONS of people can see the finished result,and enjoy it. So stop being selfish,& appreciate the process of artistic CREATION! Be thankful that you were a part of this genius's final writing cycle. Or go watch a Gallagher show."Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are stupider than that!"/(G.Carlin) Did you average idiots get the joke? R.I.P.,George. Miss you already.

He'll definitely be missed. At his best, he was outrageously funny and sparked a new direction in comedy. In later years he was hit and miss and his TVshow never really did all that well. Still, I'll give him a five, not just because he was funny but because of his overall contribution to comedy. The following video is George Carlin on George Carlin. Interesting. R.I.P. George
 

I grew up listening to his records, and as a young teenager, I was somehow or other able to talk my conservative father, who used to work in NY, into taking me to one of his "concerts" at City Center. I was young, and not particularly sophisticated, but I laughed at that performance until tears came from my eyes. Some years after that, during the early to mid-80's, Carlin seemed to decline and lose his righteous comedic fury, his routines becoming a bit less acerbic and confrontational, and he began to sound somewhat like an over-the-hill counterculture version of Bill Cosby. I've read since that he had a lot of problems with cocaine during that period and the drug excess may account for it. Later on, he seemed to get his life and his comedy back on track, and the last routines I saw him do on cable-TV once again brought tears of laughter to my eyes. In some ways, he was the modern era's version of Mark Twain, the writer and satirist whose award he may posthumously receive, only funnier. I didn't agree with every pronouncement or judgment he made, didn't feel that every "Sacred Cow" he skewered was worthy of skewering, or laugh at every routine he did, but he will most definitely be missed, especially in this era where the likes of Adam Sandler and Carlos Mencia and Carrot-top can pass themselves off as "comedians". R.I.P., George.

Tonights forecast...Dark. Downtown it's hot...Downtown's on fire. I'll miss Al Sleet The hippie dippy Weather Man.

Some of the craziest things I've heard has come out of his mouth.

I saw George in Vegas of 07 and as jdmss and peedeecee said, he was reading off of a paper.  He spologized and said he was using us as a "practice audience" before he went back on tour.  VERY disappointing!! Not worth the $

Very disappointing. After listening to Carlin for over 35 years and thoroughly enjoying his work, I finally had the chance to see him live in Edmonton Jan. 17/08. What a letdown!

Brad Zimmerman opened 10 minutes late with a half hour of old old OLD jokes and little, if any, of his own material.  Delivery was good but not great - if you are opening with this level of talent - why not showcase an up and coming local comic? Then - a twenty minute intermission before Carlin came on for not much over an hour.

Carlin's old topical political humour and odd comments on life as we live it have been replaced with a very dark view focussed on dying, old age and the fallacy of religion. In making his anti-religion points, he becomes almost as evangelistic as the religious evangelists - which weakens, rather than adds to, the humour. Save your money on this tour and buy a few CDs of his brilliant older works. 

Foul mouth.

Nobody works harder at comedy than Carlin. More philosopher than funny man to me but my all-time favorite. When everyone else is laughing, I'm nodding in agreement. See him every time he is around and I enjoy watching the progress of the new act. He's brave enough to bring a new act and not rest upon 40 years of laurels.

I saw Carlin last night in Philly and I have to say that it was a very disappointing show. He was on for less than an hour! At the start of the show, he said that he had notes to read because he was prepping for an HBO Special that was soon to take place in San Fran, I believe. He lost track a few times and apologized. He started out really well but seemed to rant on without anything funny. Very suprising!

I saw him about 10-years ago in Atlantic City and he was much better.

  I saw George in the Summer of 2007 and I am honestly surprised that people are knocking him. I may only be 22 but I am well aware of most of George's material. He opened with some familiar stuff but overall he had a decent amount of new stuff, some jokes I actually had tears rolling down my face. He is sober, 69 years old, and his wife is dead, there is a reason he's pissed off all the time, but I think he worked it into his act rather well. I saw him on Cape Cod with a little less than 2,000 others and the place was in an uproar even after the show. Definitely worth the money I paid!!!!!

P.S. he was one for a little over an hour and read about 10 minutes worth of material off of paper, definitely outweighed by hilarious-ness

I have to agree with the reviewer from Vancouver. I saw Carlin last night in Victoria, and he was still reading his lines from notes and apologizing for it. He did say that he had done better in Vancouver!
Yes, he's angry. Otherwise he wouldn't tell those three tasteless, unfunny, foul, locker-room jokes. Carlin didn't used to have to make it on shock schlock -- his schtick was intelligent and witty and true.
He strikes me as the classic disillusioned, disappointed, angry idealist. I wish his anger wasn't also aimed at his audience, but I believe it is.
All that said, he still gives more bang for the buck than any other comedian.

Just saw George Carlin last night in Vancouver BC Canada and I have never been so disappointed in his show, he USED to be my absolute favourite comedian and when it was announced he was coming to Vancouver I was the first to buy his tickets. But last night he read from notes throughout the show and kept apologizing for it, started off really great and then he went totally downhill from there, told 3 repulsive jokes which half the audience tried to laugh at but was strained. We left after the show feeling very empty and sad.

AMazing

My husband's all time favorite.  I've only heard him a few times and think he's pretty funny!  I have to be in the mood for his type of humor though.

2/2/07 Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, In.
Not Funny at all . He doesn't even try to be Funny. I was so bored with his preachy wit and life observations I almost fell asleep. I kept waiting for the show to end so I could go home and not listen to such "as George Carlin would say" SHIT!

Saw George Jan. 16/07 at the Paramount in Aurora, IL === BIG WASTE OF MONEY. HE STINKS...time to retire..he not only read his jokes from a piece of paper....could not even read them right....what a bomb--TIME TO RETIRE GEORGE--he might have been could in his day.....

simple things was the best........

This guy is a hero with a sense of humor(his shows are a "guilty pleasure" of mine)he says so many things that other people don't think to say or may be afraid to say and he mixes it well with great comedy(go George Carlin!)!

In "the day" he was brilliant. Lately his work has been poor. I still listen to his old stuff but can't stomach his more recent work.

I just saw George Carlin in Chicago this past weekend. And as much as I hate to say it, I was let down. I still believe that he is the greatest of all time. I am a huge fan. I have all of his cd's and videos (except for the last one) and love them all. The problem with this show (which would probably include the last cd as well) was that in the middle he kind of went off on a tangent about how we are all being screwed and how we live our lives. The problem was that it didn't include any humor in with it. It felt like we were being lectured to instead of being at a comedy show. He went a long time where there was no laughing, nor was he looking for laughs. I did see some people get up and leave. I thought they were just going to the bathroom, but I did notice many people who did not come back. George has always grabbed topics that many comedians won't touch - and I have no problem with that. But he wasn't throwing in humor with it. And that is what made it feel like a lecture.

Saw George Carlin last night in Rosemont, Illinois. I had heard his act is now geared more toward complaining about everything and I was not disapointed. He ragged on about everything to the point I was very happy when it was over. To have paid about $60 for this was ludacris. The only truly funny time was when he berated a guy in the audience for interupting his bit. He said, "last I looked your name was not on the the ticket so shut the f**k up". But even then he spent too much time on that. George's timing blew. He talked over the laughter so you missed the first few words on any new sentance. Over and over, he would start a new sentence, get in a few words and then stop to take a drink of water and blow the flow. He lost his train of thought numerous times and just was boring. Then it was over and left the stage and we all sat there going "Huh? This is it?".I miss the George of the past. The Hippy Dippy Weatherman, The 7? Dirty words you can't say on TV, (with the new lowered standards on TV, He could have done a whole bit on the 3 that are left), I would have paid dpuble to hear him do the "Stuff" bit.

wow!!!

I first heard Carlin in 1985. I was 15 and an old timer (I thought 25 was old) where I worked lent me a tape. I thought he was hysterical. I saw him in Vegas in 1996 and I laughed so hard I was literally in tears for most of the performance. Enjoyed it so much that we saw him again a year or so later. What a disappointment!!! He'd turned so angry and bitter. We couldn't figure out why. It only recently dawned on me when I read an article about him. It seems that he changed after his wife died in 1997. It's the only thing that makes sense.

A living icon!

I think all of you people SUCK. Carlin is supposed to offend you, and he didn't fail. You Suck because you can't take it. You are just like all the rest of the jerks he has always talked about. You Suck because if you were at the show or watched the show it was obvious that most of the audience laghed out loud. YOU SUCK.

Getting a bit long in the tooth, and now comes across as a angry old curmudgeon - But his early works like "Class Clown" and "Carlin at Carnegie" were pioneering works of comedic art.

I absolutely used to adore George Carlin's wit and semi-cynical(but always funny) way of looking at our absurd world. This all ended on October 28th, 2005. I saw him live and wish I hadn't. George Carlin has become a depressed and bitter man. I hope that he gets to therapy soon because all of his ranting about suicide seemed eerily like a cry for help. The crowd left in silence, perhaps in mourning for a comedian that no longer exists.

As a longtime follower of George, I was terribly disappointed by the last show (11/5). timing was off, dropped words and thoughts and a truly unrewarding topic to mine. He was much better drunk!!

It's so sad to see a once very funny and relevant comic like George Carlin going down. I am glad that I didn't see a fat Elvis perform and now I wish I hadn't see Carlin's latest performance on HBO. It just wasn't funny. You can see that he is suffering and it's sad to watch. Get better George we really need your wit.

George Carlin sucked on his recent HBO special. He is a bitter, angry, somewhat insane liberal. Disgusting.

I saw him recently, and I think that he should take a sabbatical or maybe get some therapy. He is over the edge.

dont like him. "omg hes so smart," shut up.

After attending his show tonight in Houston, all 4 people in our party were disgusted and angry. Mr. Carlin was extremely cynical, depressing, rude, and hurtful. A great deal of talk about suicide, a brutal attack on fat people, and a barrage of comments telling us how awful man and society are, led the need to make these comments for those hoping to see the old George Carlin. He is nowhere to be found! Don't waste your money.

The funniest stand-up white comedian of all time. Actually the funniest white or black comedian of all time.

Hated him ever since I heard his Fart Jokes bit. I'm open minded but any guy who rants on for 10 minutes on farting is narrow minded and disgusting. David Cross is better(in my opinion).

George has a great sense of humor. He was something of a trailblazer back in the old days and hasn't really lost his edge. Even though it is verboten in todays's world to say anything that hasn't been preapproved by the conservatives,George stays true to himself and continues to be a funny man.

was a hip comedian before it was hip to be a comedian. has fallen in quality over the years, but is still out there doing it, and doing it better than a lot of younger ones.

Caught his act recently in Cleveland. George can be roll on the floor funny at one show, to really soberingly unfunny the next. Well he was extremely unfunny this time. Numerous people walked out on the show and I should have followed. Stayed out of guilt for the price of the two tickets. The long bits on suicide is good, and that terrorist beheading people isn't a bad thing was perplexing. People kept just look around like is he really saying this stuff?. You felt like you had walked into some weird liberal political meeting. Truly aweful. I have liked George a lot in the past at times. But this was truly terrible. I guarantee that the people here that are giving him 5 stars haven't seen his act recently. Besides the people walking out the crowd was eeirly silent. So I know I wasn't alone in feeling this way. What a waste of money and hour and a half. Time to hang it up George. Plus he had the audacity to hype his new CD and HBO special. Please!

Always hated him. Has never been funny to me , yet the media always continues to propagandize him as a great trail blazer , in both stand up comedy , and freedom of speech . But if you really look at his material , even the material from the days when he was great , his stuff was never really funny or even smart or intelligent . Like many outdated 60's/70's crap , it might have been funny.....if you were on drugs , because then, you were supposedly in a hipper state-of-mind,maaaaaaaan . But , when you're sober , guess what , fellas? It pretty much sucks!Plus, like so many leftist Whites of his generation , he's self-loathing , and guilt-ridden ,falling for every beatnik/hippie cliche designed to make Whites feel as such , believing WE are the worst race that's ever lived , and insufferably so. Plus ,like so many fellow beatniks/hippes , he's always been under the delusion that he's a total know it all , that every opinion , belief and mindset he has is 100% RIGHT and those of us with common sense are WRONG. And , being George , he's totally insufferable about it . in a word: INSUFFERABLE!!!!

Didn't laugh once. Walked out halfway through the show.