of heart failure. He was 71.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638

LOS ANGELES - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital Sunday, a spokesman said. He was was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PT after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

I really didn't expect him to die this decade, honestly. My dad's a pretty big fan of his and he's REALLY bummed out right now.



Goodnight, my dear Rufus.

1937-2008

oh damn.

i'm not really in to standup, but i actually liked this guy! i know my dad was a huge fan of his too.

haha for some reason i never realized rufus was played by george carlin, that makes him way cooler in my book. I never really dug his stand up much but it sucks he's gone

Only the good die young.

i wasn't the biggest fan of his stand up but from what i can tell he was a pretty damn decent guy and i'm surprised and sad at his death. i was just listening to an album of his the other day, i didn't know he was as old as 71.

he did do some cool stuff though. as overplayed as a lot of his bits are, his seven words you can't say bit and the 21st century man monologue are a couple of the outstanding things i can think of so yeah a sad event!

Man, I just heard about this.

This is a huge bummer. I usually don't feel all that emotional about famous people dying, but this is really making me feel sad.

RIP

This sucks.  I thought he was pretty funny

I love his sketch about God and religion.

Holy shit... fuck this entire summer!

RIP George. I admit I wasn't some kind of huge fan, but still he has some pretty awesome stuff. Maaan.

wow i honestly saw this and thought it was one of those dumb 4chan "GOOD NIGHT SWEET PRINCE......." things but then i remember seeing his birthday in the paper a couple weeks ago and thinking it might be true.

this sucks!

AHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh

man, this sucks sososososos much...

I think he was probably my second favorite right after Hicks and now they're both dead. Atleast he had a damn good run and its a shame he's gone.

I'm gonna try to find a clip of one of my favorite bits by him right now if I can so you guys can see how awesome he really was despite that stupid list shit that kind of put me off.


its his take on the apocalypse when one event escalates into another and another, its sort of long but its worth watching. (Ignore the beginning bullshit and it ends at 6:30.)

George Carlin...... I have some words to say for this very very sad occasion...

...piss shit fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits...

NO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHGHBLARGGHH FUCK NO.
This sucks incredibly bad.
R.I.P. G.C. May 12 1937 - June 22 2008

I don't know what to say, honestly.. I idolized this guy. I listened to him weekly, read his books often, and generally hear his lines in my head almost daily.

This sucks. A lot.

Holyshit this is a big bomb. I'm glad nothing bad is happening right now. This is horrible news. He did some of the best standup. 
Though, he wasn't exactly young so it isn't that bad.

I don't know what to say, honestly.. I idolized this guy. I listened to him weekly, read his books often, and generally hear his lines in my head almost daily.

This sucks. A lot.

Same here.  I'm kicking myself in the ass now for not going to see him when I had the chance.

aw man, this sucks! he was an old guy and all but fuck, there goes the last of the angry men in comedy.

aw man, this sucks! he was an old guy and all but fuck, there goes the last of the angry men in comedy.

someone new has gotta step up.......

Oh snap, that's terrible. Wasn't expecting that at all, what a bad piece of news.

Also he was only 71 man, you usually expect FAMOUS PEOPLE to live until their 80s or something!

This is insane, many icons have been dying this year, George Carlin was one that I strongly recognized and appreciated. A sad loss.