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George Carlin's Acting Coach Stephen Book Remembers Him
In 1985, George decided he wanted to do films and felt it was time to become as good an actor as he was a comic.
He joined my acting class and for two years attended every Tuesday night. I also became his private coach for the next fifteen years helping him prepare his movie roles.
Being a great comic, he already had the natural instinct for creating funny characters and knowing how to give them their own voice. However,it immediately became clear to everyone in the class that George was absolutely committed to learning a technique for acting and completely uninterested in being the class clown or star. He was in a new world and fearlessly accepted the challenge of not going for the laugh...
In honor of the man's passing, here is his entire monologue from the very first Saturday Night Live.
Classic routine about stuff. You know, stuff. Stuff.
Sad Sad News: George Carlin Dies at 71
I think I screamed every one of his famous Seven Dirty Words just now when I read this. Comedy wouldn't be the same without this genius and there is no other word than that to describe this legend. He will be fucking missed. Here is one of his classic rants on "The Sanctity of Life."
Carlin's classic Dirty Words routine..













