That case went the Supreme Court, which in 1978 ruled in favor of the FCC, saying the radio station could not broadcast those words at times when children could be listening. In a separate case in 1973, a radio listener complained after a station played part of his album. He earned several gold comedy albums and five Emmy nominations.Ĭarlin was arrested in 1972 in Milwaukee for using indecent language. “Those three things which wax and wane in importance are English language and wordplay secondly, mundane, everyday observational comedy - dogs, cats and all that stuff and thirdly, sociopolitical attitude comedy.”
“There are three ingredients in my comedy,” he said in a 1991 interview with the Los Angeles Times.
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He had dates lined up through December, Abraham said.Ĭarlin went to the hospital Sunday afternoon because “his heart just didn’t feel right,” the publicist said.Ĭarlin starred in a variety of TV and movie roles and gained fame for a routine about the seven dirty words that could not be uttered on television.
He finished a show at the Orleans casino in Las Vegas last week and was planning to take the month off to relax and work on a new book of essays and musings, Abraham said.Ĭarlin normally took summers off and was scheduled to tour again beginning with a July 20 performance at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay in San Diego. The comedian, who toured college campuses for years and made a name for himself using dirty language and delivering biting social commentaries, had released 22 solo albums and three bestselling books. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica shortly before 6 p.m., said his publicist Jeff Abraham. He was 71.Ĭarlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. George Carlin, the acerbic, Grammy-winning comedian whose career spanned more than 50 years, died of heart failure Sunday evening after being admitted to the hospital complaining of chest pains, his spokesman said.
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