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Carlin's Impact: Immediate, Far-Reaching
Posted by reeltalk on 06/27/08 at 10:19 AM

When George Carlin burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, he changed the face of standup comedy forever. His influence would be seen in later years in the work of countless comedians, from Chris Rock to Jerry Seinfeld. Richard Zoglin, author of the standup comedy tome "Comedy at the Edge", talked to us about the impact Carlin had on several generations of comedy.


  
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