Comedy Central named George Carlin the No. 2 greatest standup comedian (behind Richard Pryor) and now CelebStoner readers have voted him the 27th Top CelebStoner.

Carlin, who passed away from a heart attack on June 22, 2008, was one of America's most original and enduring performers. He was most famous for his 1972 bit, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," which resulted in Carlin's obscenity arrest (the charge was dropped). The words are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cockersucker, motherfucker and tits. Much like Lenny Bruce before him, Carlin always pushed the comedy envelope.

Born in Harlem in the 1937, he recalled when "Grass Swept the Neighborhood" on Occupation: Foole (1973), talked about "Drugs" on FM & AM (1972) and Carlin's "Hippe Dippie Weatherman" Al Sleet liked roaches and Mexican highs in the "Wonderful WINO" bit on his 1967 debut, Take Offs & Put Ons (1973). 

Carlin's 1974 album Toledo Window Box is about growing pot. He wears a t-shirt on the front and back covers featuring the flower box with a full plant (front) and with all the buds and leaves trimmed off the plant (back).

Carlin was the first person to ever host Saturday Night Live in 1975, had his own TV show in 1993 and appeared in such films as Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dogma, Jay & Bob Strike Back and Jersey Girl.

In 1998, Carlin was on the cover of High Times. In 2004, he entered rehab for a dependence on Vicodin and red wine

Carlin's latest HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was his 14th, dating back to 1977.

Pics: George Carlin's 1972 mug shots and the Toledo Window Box cover

More Top CelebStoner comics:

Tommy Chong

Cheech Marin

Dave Chappelle

Official George Carlin website  

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