George Carlin, a legendary icon and stand up comedian known for his counterculture jokes on life and language died of heart failure Sunday, he was 71. George had a history of heart trouble, he was staying at St. John’s Health Center for care, he was complaining of chest pain and died later that evening. Before then he performed a standup comic performance at a Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. George has been a longtime standup comic, he has made quite a bit of comic albums on CD, appeared quite a lot on TV, and appeared as a cameo in many comedy Hollywood films as well. He often appeared on a regular basis on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. George won four Emmy Awards for best comedy spoken word albums.

The Associated Press reports:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ina7M8zC1QQGSxe-e-PxBrf9kl0gD91FMOEO0

Oh no! A comic genius gone! Another great one has left us! RIP George!

Kev