I love stand up comedy. Despite the fact that the comedian writes the material before performing on stage, they always seem more raw and honest than a movie script, which is expected since they aren't acting. A lot of time these performances are taken from personal experiences from their lives and I think that what resonates and makes it more humorous for me than a comedy movie. I have watched a fair amount of shows, and have my favorite comedians.

Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Eddie Griffin, Paul Mooney, Lewis Black, Carlos Mencina and Gabriel Iglesias, happen to be my hall of fame of comedians. Today I want to remember George Carlin -- witty, sarcastic, cynical, dark. These words are usually used when speaking of his comedy. For good reason too, he'd usually rag on such subjects like politics, religion, entertainment and the human experience in general, and what he'd say is usually not very nice. George was one not to hold back and speak his mind, and It always hit home. He brought up the darker things in America in a away that, while humorous, was as informative as it was opined. There was also truth behind his words as well, which just made it more interesting to hear.

Now like most my age I was introduced to George Carlin through his role as a kid when he was the conductor on Thomas The Train Engine, or his role as Rufus in the the Bill and Ted movie and cartoon series (it was the latter for me). Though, I feel I wasn't a true fan of George Carlin until I stumbled on one of his most famous stand-up comedy skits. It was one of his younger skits, that he actually got arrested for after his show for this skit. This hilarious piece of comedy is called "The Seven Dirty Words" short for the seven dirty words you can't say on television. Now because this is a Public platform I, in good conscious will not be telling you the seven dirty words...That being said, I will tell you that it is smart, funny, raunchy and was just my type of comedy, perfectly dark and engaging. I will tell you that he makes some strong points of context of words and the fact that some of the seven words DO get said on Television and at times are even critical part of a shows plot. Still it could be considered Not safe for work but you can take a look of the skit below If you dare.

George Carlin has always been like this when it comes to his comedy. No holds barred in his language. It's dark, critical, and cynical. It's smart, relateable, thought-provoking and controversial. This is why I love his comedy and will remember George Carlin.

R.I.P to one of the greatest.