This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). George Carlin had been blackballed ...

In 1972, comedian George Carlin delivered one of the most iconic bits in stand-up history: “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on Television.” It was a profanity-laced masterclass in satire, pointing out ...

Comedians argue for more curses on TV; critics say it won't happen anytime soon. June 24, 2008 — -- You won't hear the seven dirty words come out of George Carlin's mouth again, and it's doubtful ...

George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" was so far ahead of its time -- or maybe just so plain profane -- in 1972 that you still can't utter the Big Seven on prime-time broadcast ...

"Last Words" (Free Press, 297 pages, $26.99), by George Carlin, with Tony Hendra: In 1987, when he was 50 years old, George Carlin decided the time had come for an autobiography from the ...

George Carlin rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s and '70s, reinventing himself multiple times over a career that reveled in the use of language and took sharp aim at society. The ...

Two years after the world lost George Carlin, fellow comedians Greg Fitzsimmons and Ben Gleib joined host Patt Morrison to pay homage to the man who left the legacy of “seven dirty words” and a brand ...

The tricky thing about interviewing George Carlin for a family newspaper, one might think, is that every other world out of his mouth will be unprintable. But at the 12-minute mark of a half-hour ...

Area fans of George Carlin, the comedian made famous for his skit "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," will get a chance to hear those words in person. Carlin will stop in Fargo for a Feb. 12 show ...

Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, said Tuesday that the comedian's book "Last Words" will be published in November. Carlin died in June 2008 at age 71 and worked on the book for the last ...