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Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90. Carlin’s death was confirmed by Kelly Carlin, his niece and daughter of George Carlin.

Patrick Carlin, author, actor, podcaster, comedy writer and brother of stand-up legend George Carlin, has died. He was 90.

Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died April 16 at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90.Carlin’s death was confirmed by Kelly Carlin, his niece and daughter of George Carlin.

pulled off stage during a set at Columbia University because of a joke he made attempting to express the double difficulty faced by people who are Black and gay in America. “Not an anti-gay joke mind you,” Maher said, “a pro-gay joke, but one of the event organizers walked on stage and said ‘I don’t think you’re entitled to certain jokes you’re making.”This was the jumping off point for Maher to discuss what he sees as a growing intolerance on college campuses for risky or shocking humor.

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the sting.“I know Chris and I know what it’s like to be on a stage in front of an audience that doesn’t like your material,” said stand-up comedian Judy Gold. “But to be physically assaulted, that’s a whole other thing.

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the sting.“I know Chris and I know what it’s like to be on a stage in front of an audience that doesn’t like your material,” said stand-up comedian Judy Gold. “But to be physically assaulted, that’s a whole other thing.

Quiet since November, The Problem with Jon Stewart is set to start up again on AppleTV+ on March 3.

Robin Williams and George Carlin have filed a lawsuit against Pandora, claiming the platform has been “willfully” streaming the late comedians’ recorded routines without proper licensing.According to Rolling Stone, the families of the comics filed the copyright infringement suit on Monday (February 7) alongside related complaints from fellow comedians Andrew Dice Clay, Ron White and Bill Engvall.The estates claim that the works of both comedians “continue to be exploited, performed, broadcast, and streamed” across Pandora’s platforms without the proper permission and without any “substantive response” to warnings issued by literary agency Word Collections over the past couple years.“While Carlin would have been thrilled for his works to live on through valid licenses and payments, he would have seven dirty words to say about Pandora’s actions and willful copyright infringement, no doubt,” Carlin’s paperwork states.Williams’ estate is seeking $4.1million in damages, while Carlin’s is looking for $8.4million.Rolling Stone reports that the filings allege Pandora improperly offered 27 of Williams’ works through its digital broadcast radio service. The routines in question reportedly derive from the Mrs.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPandora, the digital music platform owned by SiriusXM, is ripping off comedians by streaming their recordings without properly licensing the works — and has been doing so for years, according to a series of new lawsuits.On Monday, L.A. law firm King & Ballow filed copyright-infringement lawsuits against Pandora on behalf of five comedians or their estates: Robin Williams, George Carlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Engvall and Ron White.

Jon Stewart, the comedian, activist and former host of “The Daily Show,” will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. Stewart will be recognized in a gala ceremony and performance April 24 that will be broadcast nationally.

Jeff Wald, a manager for Helen Reddy, Sylvester Stallone and George Carlin, died Friday at 77. No cause of death was revealed by his daughter, Traci Wald.

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Mort Sahl, the acerbic 1950s comic whose pioneering style paved the way for such boundary-breaking comedians such as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce and George Carlin has died. He was 94.

Also Read: Judd Apatow to Direct Documentary on George Carlin for HBODuring one emotional moment, he brings up Hart Island, an area in The Bronx used as a mass grave for disease-related deaths and unclaimed bodies and which was filled with thousands of victims of the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s and ’90s.“This isn’t the first time New York has gone through something like this, and this isn’t the first time our country has gone [through] what it’s going through now,” Williams warned.A post shared by

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming with “Knocked Up” creator Judd Apatow to make a two-part documentary on legendary US comedian George Carlin, with UK outfit Rise Films producing alongside Apatow Productions.HBO Documentary Films has commissioned Apatow and his longtime collaborator Michael Bonfiglio to direct the films, which will feature interviews with Carlin’s family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and TV appearances, as well as material from his personal archive.Born in New York

Dave McNary Film ReporterJudd Apatow is teaming up with HBO on a two-part documentary about the late George Carlin, who starred in numerous comedy specials and appeared on the “Tonight Show” more than 130 times.Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio will direct the project, which will include interviews with Carlin’s family and friends, as well as material from Carlin’s archives and clips from his TV appearances.Carlin, a native of New York City, broke into show business in 1959 by teaming up with Jack

HBO is teaming up with Judd Apatow for a two-part documentary on legendary comedian George Carlin.Apatow will produce and co-direct with his longtime collaborator Michael Bonfiglio. The two-part film will feature interviews with Carlin’s family and friends, material from his standup specials and TV appearances, as well as his personal archive.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming with Knocked Up creator Judd Apatow to make a two-part documentary on legendary U.S.

the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 22 times over the years to such luminaries as Richard Pryor (1998), Lily Tomlin (2003), Steve Martin (2005), Eddie Murphy (2015) and David Letterman (2017). But only two of those televised presentations have been nominated for Emmy Awards.

Dudes, this is going to be most totally excellent if true! Kevin Smith may have let a surprise posthumous cameo slip on Saturday (July 25) while moderating the Bill and Ted Face the Music panel during the virtual 2020 San Diego Comic-Con.

Jack Burns, one of the original writers for The Muppet Show anda comedy partner to George Carlin, has died. The writer, actor and comedian was 86.The funnyman was living in senior care for the past two years and celebrated his 31st year of sobriety in December, manager Peter Santana on Tuesday told The Hollywood Reporter.