A companion to the best selling napalm and silly putty, george carlins more napalm and silly putty picks up where the original left off, with. Here is carlin not so much as a comedian, but as a social commentator. Carlin goes on rants about some of the oddities of life. George carlin more napalm and silly putty duration. The legendary comedian, who narrates the audiobook, can be. George carlin is one of the few things my dad and i have in common which gets him bonus points because my dad and i are as similar as night and day. George carlin still performing more than 100 standingroomonly shows a year with fans aged 25 and up, george carlin offers this collection of cuttingedge observational humour as a sequel to his new york times. The chapters didnt have a thematical connection most of the times but throughout the book there were several chapters with short takes and the evening news. So, tell me, what did you expect from a book in which george carlin just riffs. Theres no chapters, and nothing that really links one page to the next. Its mildly disappointing to listen to carlin brain droppings, a comedian revered for his edgy content and shock value, and feel ones heard it all befo. This book contains much of carlins standup comedy material.
The cranky comics jackhammer attack is at full blast in his new book. The carlin warning after carlin s seven dirty words routine and subsequent fcc v. How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on tv that its a spy satellite. Napalm and silly putty essentially covers all areas of his ranting religion, airline safety, the government, and others with nothing really new. If you ever heard a george carlin cd before you know the style this books is written in. George carlin reads to you audiobook by george carlin. Napalm and silly putty by george carlin is what most will expect from the famous standup comedian george carlin. Description of the book more napalm and silly putty. Napalm and silly putty by carlin george free download. Carlin provides interesting look at life with offsense of humor added in. Highbridges abridged audiocassette and cd might lead some to peruse the book. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever with out the written permission of the publisher. Category comedy publication date april 24, 2001 the first thing one must do before reading this book is to make sure they know who george carlin is and know his approach to comedy and life. Napalm and silly putty essentially covers all areas of his ranting religion, airline safety, the government, and others.
Published april 10th 2002 by hachette books first published april 24th 2001. A companion to the best selling napalm and silly putty, george carlin s more napalm and silly putty picks up where the original left off, with more lasersharp observations, tough questions, philosophical musings, linguistic legerdemain, and inspired weirdness in these unabridged excerpts from the thinking mans comic and threetime grammy. Complete audiobooks of brain droppings, napalm and silly putty, and when will jesus bring the pork chops, combined into 1 big 14 hour audiobook. A companion to the best selling napalm and silly putty, george carlin s more napalm and silly putty picks up where the original left off, with more lasersharp observations, tough questions, philosophical musings, linguistic legerdemain, and inspired weirdness in these unabridged excerpts from the thinking mans comic and threetime grammy winner. Few comics make the transition from stage to page as smoothly or successfully as george carlin. George carlin when will jesus bring the pork chops full audio book duration. Several satires here a day in the life of henry viii, a ninepage interview with jesus, an avantgarde play program indicate a different direction carlin might. George carlin audio books, best sellers, author bio. Jul 22, 2019 an irresistibly insouciant assortment of musings, questions, assertions, and assumptions guaranteed to please the millions of fans waiting for the next carlin collectionand the millions more waiting to discover this comic genius. Acknowledgments to begin, i would like to acknowledge those of you who read brain droppings. In a voice more cantankerous and comically pungent than ever, george carlin spouts off on everything from british royalty a day in the life of henry viii to auto racing sports should be fixed to american politics dont blame the leaders.
Several satires here a day in the life of henry viii, a ninepage interview with jesus, an avantgarde play program indicate a different direction carlin. It did better than i expected, and i want to say thanks. Standup comic george carlin follows up his darkhorse smash bestseller brain droppings with another compendium of cranky meditations, cinching his reputation as the. Hes back with a new collection of essays, opinions, jokes and rants. Napalm and silly putty book by george carlin 5 available. As i expected this book is extremely funny and tothepoint. George carlin in his younger days 70s and 80s was at the height of his career. During george carlins four decades long comedy career he has been hailed as a comedic genius who has constantly pushed the envelope.
The fragmented format and colloquial style of writing suggest that much of this laughoutloud book is drawn directly from carlin s stage act. Carlin is sarcastic and touches many important issues. A hilarious new collection of razorsharp observations from the new york times bestselling author of brain droppings. The title derives from one of the observations in the book. Spending more than 15 weeks on the new york times bestseller list in hardcover, george carlin, the thinking persons comic, has made it very clear how successful he is at the transition from stage to page. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This book is great for aanyone who loves to laugh, bfans and collectors of comedy books, c carlin s fans, danyone interested in comedy writing or comedy. If you are a carlin fan, you will love this 269page book, take it with you and reread it often. Carlin has refined the art of verbal deconstruction of issues great and small. Napalm and silly putty 2 cds by george carlin, audio cd. More napalm and silly putty by george carlin goodreads.
More napalm and silly putty audiobook by george carlin. Got this book in 2000, one of the biggest regrets i have in life was never seeing him live. Nonfiction, humor nonfiction, american wit and humor. This audio book, however, except for a few excerpts from braindroppings, is more of a rant against social views. Carlin finds it interesting that the same race can invent something as fun and innocent as silly putty and something as deadly as napalm the two have many similar properties. Apr 01, 2002 spending more than 15 weeks on the new york times bestseller list in hardcover, george carlin, the thinking persons comic, has made it very clear how successful he is at the transition from stage to page.
Napalm and silly putty is a 2001 book by comedian george carlin. George carlin brain droppings 1997 disc 2 hd audio book. Apr 10, 2002 george carlin is one of the few things my dad and i have in common which gets him bonus points because my dad and i are as similar as night and day. Napalm and silly putty by george carlin audiobook listen.
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