Probably the greatest standup comedian of all time. So unafraid, so brutally honest, and so mean that he's almost too funny.

He was nothing short of brilliant. So special and so honest.

"A man who was shot in the chest nine times yesterday and refused treatment... Died today!"

What an amazing performer this man was. I hang on his every word, no matter how many times I've seen it. Ear to ear smile from beginning to end. Thank you sir George.

Most comedians rely on exaggeration to make a joke work, as did George sometimes, but a lot of his later more political material relied upon no such exaggeration, just the bizarre, cold, hard truth of reality. Legend.

George was/IS STILL my mentor. In 8th grade I used to get up in front of the class and do the Hippy Dippy Weatherman routine. Thanks George for changing my life. ;-)

The man worked on ALL levels and continues to work. Thanks for the laughs George.

Genius. From the beginning to the end of his career, pure brilliance. I would stay up late at night and watch his specials on HBO and in actuality, only understand his routines partially, but as I grew older, I realized that he was right about everything. Where is the George Carlin of today?

"Rubbed me the wrong way?" Great stuff from the all time Master of original comedy.

You can almost see the leash he's straining against.

I recommend George's book "Brain Droppings" Hilarious and he has something to say !!!!

Spoofing the media was my favorite Carlin.

RIP George carlin and Johnny Carson

"Guest host" was, of course, one of George's favorite oxymorons.

I became a Carlin fan at the age of 12 or 13. I bought his albums or recorded his material on my tape recorder. I love his mannerisms, eye and face gestures. Carlin didn't need to rely on " Dirty " comedy for a laugh, which I have no issues with, thank you Sam Kinison. George Carlin, the Comedic Genius that has influenced my Humor, appreciative of living to see him LIVE.✌

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a million to the wonderful nice person who took their time to share with the rest of us..... Thank You ..... Thank You.......

OMG -- I remember seeing this very episode! (My parents caught me watching TV, after I was supposed to go to bed.) The "massage parlor" joke was my favorite!

his news clips are always very off the cuff&very funny. Miss u George Carlin.RIP.

Joke about grapefruit juice was just a work of art!

Funny that he was completely loaded on cocaine on this show as he stated in an interview (unmasked with George Carlin) Great comedian!

the greatest of all time, you will be missed by many

Love Carliin I am really enjoying them, thanks!

5:23 ...."when she was struck head on from the rear." haha

Carlin is the best stand-up of all time! Most people say Richard Pryor, and he was awesome, but Carlin's material was top notch and his longevity is incomparable. So much material. So many years of teaching us young fuckers how to do shit. He's like a second dad.

So awesome, thanks for sharing this one!

Greatest philosopher of the 20th century.

George Carlin before he was good was still really great.

We all love George Carlin!!!

I always come back to this clip - been a huge fan forever. btw - January 26, 1981 George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Kip Addotta, Dr. Joyce Brothers

GEORGE CARLIN IS THEEEEEE LEGEND!

I don't think that's a fair assessment of his 90s work. He was always funny. But his work from the 90s til his death became even more observational, analytical, strident, confrontational -- and it was brilliant in cutting thru the B.S. He had always had that knack, but it got sharper in his old age. Like a fine wine, that guy.

Need the whole show!!!!

I loved it! Each to his own. :)

LEGENDARY

Missing you George! R.I.P.

omg wow! Had no idea. Tk youuuu :D

That's a nice television-grey version of the classic RCA 77 microphone being used there. David Letterman used an RCA 77dx on the old show, and Larry King still uses one on his show. Even Tom Green has one on his desk for his little internet show he runs from his home.

R.I.P Mr. Carlin ur comedy will live on forever, unlike comedy of today

Great outfit choice from the GOAT.

I love george carlin. What a mind.

'Being alive is actually a form of disease' Makes so much sense!

He makes Johnny Carson and his writers look like AMATEURS!

Definitely.....epic era of television and movies without a doubt.

Ahh man the country in going down the tubes.... What tubes? I don't see any tuebs.

And national treasure. He killed me.😂😂😂

When it comes to comedy there’s only two words Carlin & Pryor!

There are no dirty words. It's how you use them, and Carlin uses them just right.

Wow that was better then many of Johnny's openings.

A BIG THUMBS UP 👍 to George Carlin , " CLASSIC "

George is the best, the world has never known a better comedian, a better PROFESSIONAL COMEDIAN!

nice to see another Dio Era Sabbath Fan and Carlin Fan

Love this piece. Imagine if GC did "Weekend update" on SNL? Chevy, who?

if you had to pick only one comedian as the best in the world, he'd be on the list of like 4 names

Yup, and I saw an interview (right here on KZfaq I think, TVLegends or some such thing) where he said that SNL has ignored him since then.

The idea of FDR crank calling Hitler is hilarious. George was such a genius I. The way he would phrase things like that.

I think George Carlin was. at once, the last of the classic stand-up comedians, and the first of a new generation of same. Yes, he had many obvious inspirational comedians behind him, including Jack Benny, Johnny Carson and more. But he was also so much his own character. A wholly original comedian he was, and I can only say that I loved him from the distance that there was between us. Yeah, I really wish I could've met with and talked to the man.

Seeing how he brilliantly performed a news segment, he could have done the Weekend Update segment on SNL.

I'd love to see the rest of this episode. Kip and George trading puns?!?! Yes, now, all of it, now, please?!?

Anyone else watching this in 2017?

Carson and carlin in the same role of film am I dead or in the twilight zone? eather way this is awesome:D

3:38 "A vice squad policeman has arrested the owner of a massage parlor because he said he rubbed him the wrong way." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

A fing genius🥰🥰

Think if you go to KZfaq's archive interviews of George Carlin, he does talk about his professional credits including the number of times he's done stand-up on the The Tonight Show as well as hosting it.

George is the greatest of all time comics. I saw him in Atlantic City two months before he died, but he only did an hour and he wasn't very good. He looked very wrinkled and sickly, But he was my favourite comic, along with perhaps Rodney Dangerfield, and Steven wright is pretty funny and creative like George. As for Richard Pryor, I wouldn't really consider him one of the greats.

MOSTLY? SOOO "F"in BRIGHT & INSIGHTFUL!!!

I like the capitol of Scotland joke. LOL

sounds like he is reading from the onion..

@trakomako I'm elated for you that you want others to perceive you as the wonderfully mature, enlightened, intelligent person that you truly are. Carlin is a lot more than a drug addict, he has left a legacy that few other comedians will ever hold a candle to. His social commentary was always current and sharp. Many, like you, will judge his personal life rather than his vast skill and wit, and will therefore miss out on one of the most genius artists of all time.

I thought he said “Kip Madonna” which threw me off, so I looked her up and found it was Kip Addotta who was a he (a comedian who frequently appeared on the Tonight Show). Maybe I’m not as old as I think since I didn’t know that and had to Google it....lol!

lol so true, grape fruit oil car, they have a vegetable oil car

I just posted the Scotland joke to my Facebook status.

he's voice changed prettty considerabley

Thats crazy!! Even his HBO specials?? Specifically his last one that he did around 5 months or so before he died???

Guess I wasn't the first one to feel that way.

Well Murray got his start in troupe comedy with Second City, but all the others he mentioned all got their start in stand up.

Master of comedy!

Lmao hes so god damn funny.

@Aleksandr Scheffler: Me three! I own every album from both of them. :)

Why isn't he in the history book?

POV: It's 2047. You just managed to link to the last remaining KZfaq server in the world. It took twelve hours to patch the generator and find enough fuel to boot up the datacenter for 10 minutes. Three people died fighting the zombie hordes outside, and you're losing a lot of blood. As you download the last video mankind will ever watch, you lay back and whisper: "Worth it."

A little hats off to "Charlie Farquarson". Lol , Hee Haw . Look it up.~

👍🥰

Funny 😂😅😁

cool name for a city, always liked it. What state is that in? (I'm an Aussie).

Vaduh, what tubes? I don't see any tubes. (If you're a Carlin fan, you'll get it.)

This seems like the most edgy material that would have been allowed on mainstream tv, they probably wouldn't have asked him back after this. great stuff.

@campbpar You don't have to idolize him but he was definitely something special, and in my opinion a lot smarter and more interesting than most other comedians out there.

This aired on Jan. 26, 1981 - to be exact.

Wow, in 4 years from the USC show in 1977 he sure showed his aging. [If the dating on this is correct, he is only about 44 at this point in time]

@FungusMossGnosis very early 1980s man. he actually looks decent considering what was fashionable at the time.

*flails arms wildly*

I wonder if he's coked out of his mind on this one

Doc Severinsen is 96 years old now.

could someone post the full episode

Date is February 28, 1977

This shit is so corny but Carlin can deliver it

Those president jokes were used in the very video I saw of Carlin before this....

Smart and funny. Missing comedy like that today. Now everything is political. Like they cant leave the proverbial Gluten out of tge mix.

those first 3 "headlines" i've never heard from him before.

Hilarious