2024 the best of george carlin review

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A new collection of greatest hits from one of the greatest comedians of our time, George Carlin, now the subject of the HBO documentary George Carlin’s American Dream, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio

George Carlin was: “a true, true artist” (Chris Rock)…”the master” (Jon Stewart)…“one of the Mount Rushmore guys in our profession” (Jerry Seinfeld)…“the comedian’s comedian” (Jay Leno)…“an icon for comedy” (Margaret Cho)…”a deep thinker and a very, very funny man” (Lily Tomlin)…“one of my heroes” (Stephen Colbert)…“brilliant” (Joan Rivers)…

You can’t talk about comedy legends without talking George Carlin. Named the greatest standup of all time by XM Radio’s “All Time Comedy Greats” (and #2 by both Comedy Central and Rolling Stone), Carlin garnered multiple gold records, 4 Grammys, 6 Emmy nominations, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was the first host of SNL, appeared on the Tonight Show some 130 times, and acted in beloved films like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Dogma. Dubbed “the dean of counterculture comedians,” there was no one like George Carlin. 
 
Featuring a foreword by Lewis Black and an introduction by Carlin's longtime best friend and manager, A Modern Man is a perfect introduction for new fans and a must-have for longtime fans, showcasing the longevity, range, and—above all—hilarity of the master. Filled with thoughts, musings, questions, lists, beliefs, curiosities, monologues, assertions, assumptions, and other delicious verbal ordeals, it is drop-dead funny tour through Carlin’s singular mind. More than ten years after his death, Carlin’s characteristically ironic takes on life's annoying universal truths remain thoughtful, fearless, and somehow more relevant than ever.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0306827093
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0306827099
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.84 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: Dana M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hilarious
Review: Easy read. Keeps you laughing

Reviewer: Connie Marie Carroll
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love Carlin
Review: I'm a big George Carlin fan. Have all of his DVDS so now working on collecting all of his books. Sad that we'll never see or hear from Mr. Carlin again and so much of what he said has come true. He truly was a man before his time.

Reviewer: Michael A. Santulli
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wit and wisdom
Review: You laugh and sometimes cringe when the sarcasm hits home

Reviewer: J. Spurway
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love George
Review: Reading misses the Carlin delivery timing and body language. Funny, but only 3 stars.

Reviewer: Karelion
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy Read
Review: Couldn’t out the book down… A life story of a man ahead of his time!!

Reviewer: Mud Pyramid
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Always funny
Review: This, like all Carlin books, was funny. I've always enjoyed his style of humor. He was definitely an orig comedian.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Brilliant!
Review: Of course this is 5 stars. George Carlon was always so much more than a comedian. He was brilliant with words a true analyst of life and a sage, a prophet. He was way ahead of everyone and did it while the rest of us were on the floor in paroxysms of laughter with tears streaming down our cheeks. He took the simplist everyday things and turned them on their heads. A genius!

Reviewer: Shel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great
Review: Have as gift and person loved it