On June 18, 2008, four days before his death, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC announced that Carlin would be the 2008 honoree of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which was awarded on November 10, 2008. Carlin thus became the award’s first posthumous recipient, a decision the Kennedy Center made after consulting with both Carlin’s family and PBS (which aired the ceremony). ^Source en.wikipedia.org www.pbs.org .
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Carlin was the only lucid american that i saw in my life…. he is immortal!
the anal fcc… why couldn’t they give one break to Carlin & his fans for his twain award. Come on, is ***** on cable that harmful to western society?
It is the sexual reference to the word that people don’t like, even saying **** in a sexual reference is censored.
In sort, ***** those yuppie fcc corn-holes who wouldn’t let one of the greatest minds of are generation be heard. Joe bless Pope George Carlin the 1st.
the end of this one made me a little teary eyed. I miss Carlin!
he was just here a minute ago now i know people wait 6 weeks to cross peoples name from a phone book but george you get 12 hope you have a warm spot on the roof and a place for your stuff thanks and i know your not resting your dead but thanks for the memories