Bibliograph

Outside looking in, the seriously funny life and work of George Carlin, John Corcelli

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Outside looking in, the seriously funny life and work of George Carlin, John Corcelli

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Outside looking in

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1337154416

Responsibility statement

John Corcelli

Sub title

the seriously funny life and work of George Carlin

Summary

"About the influential and philosophical comedy of George Carlin, Outside Looking In traces his evolving ideas from street humor to larger questions about the meaning of life"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A comedian is born -- Carlin in New York -- Twice the laughs : Burns and Carlin -- The nonconformists : Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, and Richard Pryor -- Carlin's characters -- George Lester meets Cardinal Ignatius Glick -- Carlin's act of creation -- Welcome to his job -- Carlin on vinyl -- The Carlin warning : seven dirty words and the FCC -- The HBO lifeline -- Funny on paper : Carlin in print -- Shiny Stations, Moylan's Tavern, and the Beacon Theatre -- The hall of famer

resource.variantTitle

Seriously funny life and work of George Carlin

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