LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – George Carlin would have been greatly flattered and at least slightly embarrassed had he lived to see “George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize.” Taped November 10 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the event represents an honor that Carlin said meant a great deal to him. The comedian learned of it shortly before he died June 22 of a heart attack.
The much-deserved, clip-filled tribute features testimonials from such comic greats as Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Lily Tomlin, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho and Richard Belzer. The evening, taped for broadcast on PBS, strikes just the right balance of reverence and mirth in paying homage to one of the greatest, most ingenious and most revered (by his peers) comedian of the past half-century.
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