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Author:
Corcelli, John, author.
Title:
Outside looking in : the seriously funny life and work of George Carlin / John Corcelli.
Publisher:
Applausean imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
xiii, 243 pages : illustrations (black & white); 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
ISBN:
1493062204
9781493062201
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1337154416
LCCN:
2022024488
Locations:
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
TVPD862 -- Louise & Lucile Hink -Tama Public Library (Tama)

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