Louis CK honors George Carlin

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Published 2011-09-05

Burgeoning comedy legend Louis CK speaks about George Carlin and the momentous inspiration the late comedic icon had on his career. Taken from a tribute to George Carlin at the New York Public Library hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in March 2010, Louis CK becomes emotional describing the specific events and methods of building new material that gave his comedy new direction and fueled his success. More can be found here www.nypl.org/audiovideo/tribute-george-carlin-host…

All Comments (21)

@hassanabdalla2258 7 years ago

I noticed how Louis used the word "died" when talking about George. Instead of using a euphemism like "passed away". George spoke about that. Hard truth. I suppose it makes us stronger.
@BenDover-sh8ge 10 years ago

Louis definitely held back some tears on this one. Hats off to this great comedian and rest in peace to the great George Carlin.
@ekathe85 1 year ago

"Anything that ever happens to me that's good is due to this guy". Imagine the sheer weight of the gratitude Louis must have felt.
@undeadtroopr2748 8 years ago

George would have so much fucking material now if he was still alive right now
@FracturedPixels 8 years ago

So touching how he hastily ended it because he was about to cry.
@zacheryhawkling4326 8 years ago

he's down there, screaming up at us
@GutsToCuts 6 years ago

George Carlin didn't die. He passed away.
@fraserwebster8761 1 year ago

8:38 I absolutely love the raw emotion here, “he died, and it kicked me in the balls, it really hurt”. We’ve all had that exact emotion at some point in our lives. No analogies, no poetry, just the raw emotion of ‘yep, that person leaving my life was really shit.’
@ndr523 8 years ago

1. Carlin 2. Louie 3. Burr
@CjMacGregor 10 years ago

You can tell he was trying so hard not to cry :'/
@quaintdeliveries247 8 years ago

This was so sincere...and somehow it gives me so much hope and encouragement to learn that someone as good as louis was no good for 15 years. All these greats, they really go through their ladder, there's a real, long, journey behind that mind-blowing act that feels like they pulled out of thin air. It's their life's work, presented casually.
@BudderB0y2222 7 years ago

Oooh. The opening of his 2017 special makes a lot of sense now. He literally opens it with "Thank you, thank you. My opinion on abortion is..."
@_Altus 10 years ago

Whoa. Seeing Louis getting legitimately emotional... it's so surreal. This is old now, but Carlin's work is eternal, and at this pace, Louis' will be aswell.
@TokiKatChannel 9 years ago

Louis CK and George Carlin, my two favorites.
@snowpants2212 1 year ago

Louis's material on parenting helped me feel "ready" enough to become a parent. Finally someone expressing feelings I expected I'd have, and making that OK.
@Erica_Ann 6 years ago

His fall from grace was undeserved. Rooting for his comeback!! Louie=Hilarious!!!
@joshuaWEC 9 years ago

Louis CK is easily in the top five. I don't see how they could put him so far from Carlin, those two deserve to be together at the top of the list.
@TheBeaster19 8 years ago

Comedy Central put Adam Sandler as a funnier comedian than Louis C.K. What a joke
@Volvandese 7 years ago

There's nothing quite like hearing someone deliver a real, genuine tribute to a person they deeply respect.
@Wolfdings 4 years ago

8:39 from this point on you absolutely see how hard Louis struggled to find the right words, not crying. He blushed for suddenly being hesitated by these feeling even though he learned how to dig them. How great he is!