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After AI-generated ‘George Carlin’ routine, late comedian’s daughter warns other entertainers: ‘They’re coming for you next’

Carlin made “14 specials that you can find anywhere,” noted his daughter, adding, "No machine will ever replace his genius."

Fortune

George Carlin’s daughter rebukes AI comedy special: ‘No machine will ever replace his genius’

Kelly Carlin suggested: ‘Here’s an idea, how about we give some actual living human comedians a listen to?’

The Independent UK

George Carlin’s daughter lambasts AI-generated video of late comedian

Kelly Carlin decries comedy special on YouTube that generated a fake Carlin, saying ‘no machine will ever replace his genius’

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Win or lose, Jim Jordan is GOP low point

Jim Jordan's threats and empty promises may not be enough to end all-out Republican chaos

Salon

Who decided comedy needed fact-checking?

Hasan Minhaj's embellishments arguably serve a larger purpose. What purpose is served by destroying his career?

Salon

GOP: Masters of comic-book villainy

Kevin McCarthy can't control his own caucus, let alone Congress. His next move is likely political suicide

Salon

Telling the truth about the past must trump our comfortable histories

Are we meant to forget history to appease monarchists?

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Commentary: Comedy clubs as free speech zones — and the antidote to cancel culture

On Nov. 24, 1964, the Illinois Supreme Court did what no other state high court had ever done — it vindicated Lenny Bruce’s free speech right to perform provocative routines in comedy clubs. But the freewheeling comedian was not so lucky in New York; a state court thereafter convicted him…

Chicago Tribune

Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has gone to such luminaries as Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, George Carlin and Ellen DeGeneres

The Independent UK

5 comics who were arrested for what they said onstage

Until the Supreme Court changed the legal standard for obscenity in the early 1970s, comedians routinely faced the threat of arrest over raunchy material performed onstage.

Los Angeles Times

Judy Tenuta, comedian known as ‘Goddess of Love,’ dies at 72

The Oak Park native’s heart-shaped face, topped by bouffant hair with a flower accent, conveyed an impression of sweet innocence that was quickly shattered by her loud, gravelly delivery and acidic humor, expletives included.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judy Tenuta, brash 'Goddess of Love' comedian, dies at 65

Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the “Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, has died

The Independent UK

The Muppet Christmas Carol's deleted scene will be restored in time for Christmas

Fans of The Muppet Christmas Carol can look forward to watching the film in all its glory on Disney + as a key scene featuring an heartbreaking song has been reinstated

Daily Mirror

Who went too far: Jerry Sadowitz or those who cancelled his Edinburgh fringe show?

Questions of free speech offer no simple answers, but it’s clear that this is a watershed moment in comedy, says Guardian comedy critic Brian Logan

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Arrest that joke! A history of gags so offensive that punters called the cops

Standup Joe Lycett has revealed that he was reported to police for one of his routines. From Sacha Baron Cohen to Jo Brand, our writer looks at what happens when laughter and the law collide

Benzinga

4 REITs To Gain Exposure To Growing Self-Storage Real Estate Market

George Carlin’s classic bit about “stuff” and where to put “stuff” and the hilarity of finding places for “stuff” is what self-storage is all about.

Salon

Judd Apatow on George Carlin's genius

On "Salon Talks," Judd Apatow talks about the two-part HBO documentary he directed on George Carlin's life and work

The Independent UK

George Carlin's comedic journey takes the stage in HBO doc

For comedians of a certain age, there was one album that was worn out on the turntable, dutifully memorized and acted out

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‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ reminds us the comedian could be a riot while also being right

Documentary on HBO digs up a treasure trove of great performances and artifacts but doesn’t sugarcoat his problems.

The Guardian - UK

Toasting not roasting: these comedians would surely mock Netflix’s hall of fame

Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Robin Williams are given their dues in The Hall but the event is oddly sanctimonious

The Independent UK

‘He was making fun of these motherf***ers’: Why George Carlin’s radical underdog comedy is still so relevant

Fourteen years after his death, the iconoclastic comedian’s material regularly goes viral on social media. Kevin E G Perry talks to Carlin’s daughter Kelly, his manager Jerry Hamza and director Judd Apatow about new documentary ‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ and why the taboo-busting stand-up is still having the last laugh

Tribune News Service

Critics' guide on what to watch this weekend

'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'

The Independent UK

‘He was making fun of these motherf***ers’: Why George Carlin’s radical underdog comedy is still so relevant

Tribune News Service

'Fortunate' Hamza Haq reprises starring role in 'Transplant'

Actor Hamza Haq had always liked performing. But it was his first job, while he was still a university student, that sealed his fate. “I sat in an office and looked at Excel documents all day,” he recalls. “They gave me 40 pages of information about payroll and they said,…

Salon

Rick Scott's 11-point plan for theocracy

No wonder Mitch McConnell is unhappy: Scott's "batsh*t" plan reveals way too much about what Republicans want

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