Several satires here a day in the life of henry viii, a ninepage interview with jesus, an avantgarde play program indicate a different direction carlin might consider for future books. In fact, he read it at the perfect time when he was old enough to develop a certain kind of comedic voice without getting too old like he was during his last hbo special. The fragmented format and colloquial style of writing suggest that much of this laughoutloud book is drawn directly from carlins stage act. Last words by george carlin, tony hendra audio book. Born in new york city in 1937, george dennis patrick carlin was one of the greatest and most influential standup comedians of all time. Buy a cheap copy of last words book by george carlin.
Not content with the selfserving, aggrandizing tone that just about every autobiography takes, carlin coins the term sortabiography to reflect upon his storied career, his childhood, his upbringing, and other seminal events in his life. In last words george carlin tells the story of his life from birth to his final years. In his final book, the posthumously published last words, carlin said about the george carlin show, i had a great time. Comedian george carlins last words november 17, 2009 before his death in june 2008, comedian george carlin spent 10 years working on a memoir, last words, with his longtime friend tony hendra. One of the undisputed heavyweight champions of american comedy, with nineteen appearances on the johnny carson show, thirteen hbo specials, five grammys, and a critical supreme court battle over censorship under his belt, george carlin saw it all throughout. When george carlin died in 2008 at the age of 71, american comedy lost one of the sharpest and truest voices it had ever known. Jan 01, 2009 last words tells the story of george carlins life from his conception, this book is both funny and thoughtful i loved it his childhood was so sad but the way he tells his story is so funny. In 1993 george carlin asked his friend and bestselling author tony hendra to help him write his autobiography.
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