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Carlin was arrested for disturbing the peace when he performed the routine at a show at Summerfest in Milwaukee in 1972. On his next album, 1973's Occupation: Foole , he performed a similar routine titled "Filthy Words", dealing with the same list and many of the same themes.
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians".
In 1978, the United States Supreme Court upheld the FCC's authority to fine broadcasts for indecent programming at hours when children could be listening. The landmark decision followed a 1973 airing of Filthy Words, a 12-minute monologue by comedian George Carlin that featured repetitive use of the "seven dirty words".
Here are five comedians who were arrested over material they performed onstage. Before obscenity laws were deemed unconstitutional in the early 1970s, comedians risked the threat of arrest for ...
July 21 – Comedian George Carlin is arrested by Milwaukee, Wisconsin police for public obscenity, for reciting his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" at Summerfest. July 23 – The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
Tony Orlando Saved 'Unbookable' George Carlin After 'Seven Dirty Words' Scandal Johnny Carson, seen here in the 1980s, is the subject of a new biography that aims to explore his little-known ...
The George Carlin estate has filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, the media company behind the recent viral AI-generated hour-long comedy special “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which ...
Pryor said that hearing Bruce for the first time "changed my life"; [71] while Carlin said that Bruce was a "brilliant comedian" who influenced him as much as a man in his moral thinking and attitudes as he did as a comedian. [72] Carlin was arrested along with Bruce after refusing to provide identification when police raided a Bruce ...