In Part 4 of this 7-part interview for the Archive of American Television, (see the complete interview at www.youtube.com ),George Carlin discusses his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, how he edited his material for television, how his “world changed” through several appearances on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”; he comments on and refutes the criticism he received for “cashing in on the hippie craze”; his final appearance at the Copacabana (and how he got fired); his first gig to …
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George Carlin – Archive Interview Parts 2 and 3 of 7
In Part 2 and 3 of this 7-part interview for the Archive of American Television with Jenni Matz and Henry Colman (see the complete interview at www.youtube.com ), Carlin talks about his days as a disc jockey on radio, his comedy partner Jack Burns, arriving in Hollywood, recording his first comedy album (with Jack Burns), his first TV appearance (the Jack Paar Show), becoming a single performer, his early act (impressions), working as a comic with Richard Pryor, being nervous for his first …