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Brain Droppings
Written by George Carlin
Narrated by George Carlin
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Grammy® Award Winner!
In Brain Droppings, Carlin brings to audio his singular brand of comedic satire that has made him a favorite of stage, screen and cable audiences. Witty word play, spirited commentary, sarcasm, monologues and in-your-face insights about everyday values appear randomly—literally droppings from his fast and fresh intelligence. Carlin's challenging humor cuts through the superficial and smug assumptions behind our institutions—politics, race and social issues—exposing all as amusing fabrications. And unlike other comics who believe we've somehow misplaced the American dream, Carlin presents it as a great—but incredibly funny—myth.
Brain Droppings was adapted for audio by Carlin himself and comes with the inimitable Carlin timing and delivery—making it clever, laugh-out-loud humor. With its erudite appeal, Brain Droppings is perfect for listeners looking for a quick shot of brainy merriment as well as long-time Carlin fans seeking a bigger dose of his entertaining take on life.
In Brain Droppings, Carlin brings to audio his singular brand of comedic satire that has made him a favorite of stage, screen and cable audiences. Witty word play, spirited commentary, sarcasm, monologues and in-your-face insights about everyday values appear randomly—literally droppings from his fast and fresh intelligence. Carlin's challenging humor cuts through the superficial and smug assumptions behind our institutions—politics, race and social issues—exposing all as amusing fabrications. And unlike other comics who believe we've somehow misplaced the American dream, Carlin presents it as a great—but incredibly funny—myth.
Brain Droppings was adapted for audio by Carlin himself and comes with the inimitable Carlin timing and delivery—making it clever, laugh-out-loud humor. With its erudite appeal, Brain Droppings is perfect for listeners looking for a quick shot of brainy merriment as well as long-time Carlin fans seeking a bigger dose of his entertaining take on life.
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Start ListeningBook Information
Brain Droppings
Written by George Carlin
Narrated by George Carlin
Description
Grammy® Award Winner!
In Brain Droppings, Carlin brings to audio his singular brand of comedic satire that has made him a favorite of stage, screen and cable audiences. Witty word play, spirited commentary, sarcasm, monologues and in-your-face insights about everyday values appear randomly—literally droppings from his fast and fresh intelligence. Carlin's challenging humor cuts through the superficial and smug assumptions behind our institutions—politics, race and social issues—exposing all as amusing fabrications. And unlike other comics who believe we've somehow misplaced the American dream, Carlin presents it as a great—but incredibly funny—myth.
Brain Droppings was adapted for audio by Carlin himself and comes with the inimitable Carlin timing and delivery—making it clever, laugh-out-loud humor. With its erudite appeal, Brain Droppings is perfect for listeners looking for a quick shot of brainy merriment as well as long-time Carlin fans seeking a bigger dose of his entertaining take on life.
In Brain Droppings, Carlin brings to audio his singular brand of comedic satire that has made him a favorite of stage, screen and cable audiences. Witty word play, spirited commentary, sarcasm, monologues and in-your-face insights about everyday values appear randomly—literally droppings from his fast and fresh intelligence. Carlin's challenging humor cuts through the superficial and smug assumptions behind our institutions—politics, race and social issues—exposing all as amusing fabrications. And unlike other comics who believe we've somehow misplaced the American dream, Carlin presents it as a great—but incredibly funny—myth.
Brain Droppings was adapted for audio by Carlin himself and comes with the inimitable Carlin timing and delivery—making it clever, laugh-out-loud humor. With its erudite appeal, Brain Droppings is perfect for listeners looking for a quick shot of brainy merriment as well as long-time Carlin fans seeking a bigger dose of his entertaining take on life.
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Carlin is the king of the curmudgeons. His wry observations about the world are liberally laced with invective and a general sense of how pissed off it all makes him. This is amusing in small doses, but taken as a whole it might serve to make a reader as curmudgeonly as he is.
Rating: 4A lot of the material is recycled from Carlin's standup acts, but that's par for the course for books by comedians, and it doesn't make the material any less hilarious.
Rating: 4As much as I love Carlin's wit, reading it is just not the same as watching his facial expressions and hearing the way he puts rhythm to his shows. Good material if you haven't heard or seen Carlin before, just a bad format for veteran fans.
Rating: 2The book is not a good format for delivering Carlin's wit and whimsy. Find a recording or film of Carlin's standup sets for more laughs.
Rating: 1The typical witty repartee from George Carlin. If you are easily offended do not read this book. Carlin does his best to offend everybody equally. He is as amusing as ever in this book.
Rating: 5George Carlin, only written. This comedian is a prolific jokester who writes down everything, catalogs it, and establishes just when to say something in his act. He is very thought-out in his routines, and it shows in his books.Funny, though little original from his stand-up routines. Of course, full of profanities, obnoxious jokes, wondering about language, and generally continuing on in the vein of "7 things you can't say on television."
Rating: 4Similar to his stand up, but with the added bonus of being inside this madman's head. A great read!Hilarious as always George.
Rating: 5While I find him difficult to watch now - he just doesn't seem to have the same 'feel' as he did in the past - I worship this guy pre 2000.
Rating: 5
Carlin is a legendary comedian and listening to all of the vomit from his brain is priceless, hysterical, and he makes some very good points.
Rating: 5What a humorous book! George is very creative. I highly recommend this audio book.
Rating: 5Worth listening to just for the Place for Your Stuff monologue.
Rating: 4
I think George Carlin is just brilliant an easy to listen!!!
Rating: 5Best for: Fans of Carlin’s clever and confrontational style of comedy.In a nutshell: Comedian Carlin shares jokes, observations, and wordplay.Worth quoting: “You could hear a pin drop. Well, you can’t hear a pin drop. Not even a bowling pin. When a pin is dropping, it’s just floating through the air. There’s very little noise. You might be able to hear a pin land but certainly not drop.”“I hear ya.” “Wonderful. And are you picking me up visually as well?”Why I chose it: I’m trying to read before bed (instead of staring at my phone) but didn’t want anything too heavy. Thought I’d revisit what I used to describe as one of my favorite humor books.Review:Some of you may know Carlin as the first host of Saturday Night Live. Others may know him from his famous ‘Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV” sketch. My guess is most of you know him as Rufus, the amazing supporting character from the Bill and Ted films, who will be sorely missed when Bill and Ted Face the Music is released this summer. I think of him as the author of this book, because I’ve read it (part or in full) probably a dozen times.This isn’t a comedic memoir, or even a collection of humorous stories or essays. There are some slightly longer bits (say, 2-3 pages), but mostly it is a paragraph joke, or a one-liner, or even a collection of two-word phrases that Carlin thinks is interesting. Some of it makes me laugh out loud; some of it makes me think. A lot of it revolves around wordplay and the discussion of what certain words and phrases actually mean, if one really thinks about it.There are definitely parts of this book that make me cringe. Carlin has a strong aversion to the idea of ‘political correctness,’ and claims to not be on any ‘side’ politically. This is evident, for example, in his justification for use of the word r*tard. However, he has a strong sense of justice, and recognized how poorly people of color (though he would hate using that term) and women are treated in society. I think he’s who people like Ricky Gervais think they are (edgy, cool, astutely observant) but they couldn’t hold a candle to him. They’re not in the same world as him. Keep it / Pass to a Friend / Donate it / Toss it:Keep it.
Rating: 4Wow - what a bitter sad guy he was at the end. Couldn't listen to it after the first few chapters....anger must have been what hastened his demise. Too bad because his early stuff sure was witty and creative.
Rating: 1I hated this book. HATED it. I thought I liked George Carlin; I enjoyed his comedy routines, and I thought I liked his sense of humor, and his take on the world. But this book revealed him to be such a misanthropic a-hole that I almost couldn't finish the book. It tainted every memory I had of enjoying his other work. I was literally glad he was dead by the end of it.Maybe he was kidding and I missed the joke, but I'm not so sure.
Rating: 1Although I slept through some of this (being my turn to nap and not my turn to drive), the parts I listened to were vintage Carlin - after listening to it, everything we looked at we would start thinking literally and take it apart, Carlin-style.
Rating: 4Carlin was a grumpy foul-mouthed guy, but I liked him anyway. Reading this book helped me to understand why...
He was an Irish-American, born and raised in New York, and then transplanted to LA. He considered himself an outsider, unencumbered by the mental trappings of LaLa-land. So his humor rejected local cultural mores, but somehow also retained a respect for free thinking individuals. That distinction might sound nonsensical to some, but it worked for me.
If you enjoyed Carlin's standup comedy, I think you will have fun reliving it with this book.
Rating: 4He was an Irish-American, born and raised in New York, and then transplanted to LA. He considered himself an outsider, unencumbered by the mental trappings of LaLa-land. So his humor rejected local cultural mores, but somehow also retained a respect for free thinking individuals. That distinction might sound nonsensical to some, but it worked for me.
If you enjoyed Carlin's standup comedy, I think you will have fun reliving it with this book.
I’m not a fan of most humor books. I can read humorous essays, and enjoy them, and I can read autobiographies and memoirs by comedians, but I really wasn’t a fan of this style of humor book. A lot of it is Carlin’s transcribed stand-up, and most of the humor is lost in the transition. It’s still funny, but without the inflictions and way that Carlin speaks, it’s lost and feels like a big laundry list of rants (ymmv on Carlin’s stand-up and humor). I really can’t recommend it, unless if you’re a big George Carlin fan.
Rating: 2A lot of the material is recycled from Carlin's standup acts, but that's par for the course for books by comedians, and it doesn't make the material any less hilarious.
Rating: 4