George Carlin R.I.P.

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By Nads | Monday, June 23, 2008 | 2:29 am | 4 Comments
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This is a sad day in stand-up comedy history. George Carlin died last night of heart failure. He was 71 years-old.

George checked into St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica for chest pain, and died later that night of heart failure. R.I.P. George…you will be missed.


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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

4 Comments

  1. 1
    chooch850
    Posted June 23, 2008 at 4:30 am

    WOW!!! Ya blew me away with this one Nads………..

    It’s too sad! I grew up watching him and he can’t be replaced.

  2. 2
    charousel
    Posted June 23, 2008 at 5:57 am

    RIP George!
    It is such a sad day for us all, who applaud people who not only were hysterically funny, but told the TRUTH and believed in our way of life, our freedoms, and was not afraid to speak up.
    I have seen George many, many times, and although he could be rough, I loved him for how he stood up for us, and told it the way it was, is, and will be. I will miss him, his humor, and his wit.
    I am sure George is doing stand-up to a full house, wherever he is. My prayers go out to his family, and to his fans, knowing there will NEVER be anyone who could fill his shoes. From the Hippy Dippy Mailman, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman, to the MAN, I love all of you!
    RIP George, RIP!

  3. 3
    Neillfilm
    Posted June 23, 2008 at 9:59 am

    This one killed me. I can’t believe it.

  4. 4
    Nads
    Posted June 23, 2008 at 11:17 am

    I am so shocked. It is so sad.

    He was super human to me…larger than life…it’s hard to believe he’s passed…He paved the way for so many, and was the father of stand-up comedy for a lot of us. It’s so weird because I was just talking about him this past Friday and saying what a pioneer he was and how he’s over 70 and still touring…then he goes and dies on us.
    We will miss u George.

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