He talks about his failures and fuck-ups. Of particular interest to me is how he talks about the trouble he had coming to grips with being a success. He talks about the times in his life when he was an asshole and lays it all out unashamedly. He talks about his relationship with his parents and pulls no punches. It's got the funny, sharp-tongued, irreverent wit that I loved about Carlin.īut more than that, it's brutally painfully honest. As I listen to it, I constantly forget that it's his brother reading it.Īs for the content of the book itself, it's everything I'd hoped for and more. Not only does he *sound* like George, but George Carlin credited his brother with helping him deveop his own personal philosophy and his comedy.ĭid I mention that he sounds like George Carlin? He really does. The narrator, it turns out, is George Carlin's older brother, Patrick. Hendra was Carlin's friend, and they'd been collaborating on the book for years before Carlin died. The first thing on the CD is actually an interview between Carlin's daughter and Tony Hendra. If you like George Carlin, you should absolutely pick this up. In short, I was amazed and delighted and surprised. It sat for years until just a couple days ago, I was going on a long drive and figured it would be better than sitting in silence. My desire to listen to it immediately evaporated, and I put it on the shelf, pissed. I'm terribly fond of Carlin, and the thought of hearing him read his own memoir was a no-brainer.Ī few days later, I looked at the box more closely and saw it wasn't actually read by George Carlin himself. It sat for years until just a couple days ago, I was going on a long drive and figured it would be better than sittin I picked this audiobook up at my local bookstore years ago without even thinking about it. A few days later, I looked at the box more closely and saw it wasn't actually read by George Carlin himself. I'm terribly fond of Carlin, and the thought of hearing him read his own memoir was a no-brainer.
I picked this audiobook up at my local bookstore years ago without even thinking about it. From the heights of stardom to the low points few knew about, Last Words is told with the same razor-sharp honesty that made Carlin one of the best-loved comedians in American history.more Carlin’s early conflicts, his long struggle with substance abuse, his turbulent relationships with his family, and his triumphs over catastrophic setbacks all fueled the unique comedic worldview he brought to the stage. Last Words is the story of the man behind some of the most seminal comedy of the last half century, blending his signature acerbic humor with never-before-told stories from his own life. Carlin’s early conflicts, his long strugg As one of America’s preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fifty-year career and made fun of most of it.
As one of America’s preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fifty-year career and made fun of most of it.
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