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George Carlin is the subject of the new HBO documentary ‘George Carlin’s American Dream' (Getty) When news broke of a leaked proposal to overturn Roe v Wade – the landmark ruling that enshrines ...

George Carlin wasn't funny. At least, that's what HE said the first time I spoke with him. It was sometime in the early '80s and he was a major star. He had made the transition from Al Sleet, the ...

Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for? Credit...Illustration by ...