# George Carlin on Jay Leno 11/15 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2004, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027 "2004-11-16T08:00:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/1 "2004-11-16T08:00:48Z")
Did anyone catch George Carlin’s spoken word piece on Jay Leno tonight? It was kind of cool. It reminded me a bit of Tom Wait’s “[Step right up](http://www.lyricsdir.com/t/tom-waits/step-right-up.php)”. It’s nice to see someone step out of their common comedy bit from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/2 "2004-11-16T09:03:14Z")
No, but after reading this thread I tried to watch the Leno rerun a few hours later. Of course, it wasn’t from the same night, so that didn’t help. But as soon as it’s on the 'net or something, I’m looking forward to seeing it. Sounds very interesting. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/3 "2004-11-16T11:22:48Z")
> [@Seven](#): > > Did anyone catch George Carlin’s spoken word piece on Jay Leno tonight? It was kind of cool. It reminded me a bit of Tom Wait’s “[Step right up](http://www.lyricsdir.com/t/tom-waits/step-right-up.php)”. > > It’s nice to see someone step out of their common comedy bit from time to time. He has done a similar rap before, but last night’s was particularly good. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/4 "2004-11-16T12:30:35Z")
Heh, I saw him do it live at a book signing at Olsson’s book store in Arlington, VA, last month. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/5 "2004-11-16T12:38:11Z")
I didn’t see the whole show. Did Carlin do a standup bit? I saw part of his sit-down act; he appeared more speeded-up than usual. Good, tho. He’s another person like Robin Williams that doesn’t really need Leno to keep things going; Leno’s only a prop. Not that that’s a bad thing–I like Carlin more than Leno, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/6 "2004-11-16T13:29:26Z")
I think this is the routine we are talking about: > **[Advertising Lullaby Lyrics - George Carlin](https://www.lyricsbox.com/george-carlin-advertising-lullaby-lyrics-f4pghrq.html)** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/7 "2004-11-16T13:40:18Z")
I clapped. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/8 "2004-11-16T14:15:18Z")
I said, and I quote, “enh.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/9 "2004-11-16T19:38:07Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > I think this is the routine we are talking about: > > [Advertising Lullaby Lyrics - George Carlin](http://www.lyricsbox.com/george-carlin-lyrics-advertising-lullaby-f4pghrq.html) > > 🙂 No, that’s not quite it, this one was more along the lines of “high-tech”. I thought it was interesting, my 17-year old daughter didn’t care for it (probably because it should have been put to rap music). ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/10 "2004-11-17T00:11:01Z")
I didn’t see it, but was this it? > [@](#): > > **A Modern Man** > > I’m a modern man, > digital and smoke free; > a man for the millennium. > > A diversified, multi-cultural, > post-modern deconstructionist; > politically, anatomically, and ecologically incorrect. > > I’ve been uplinked and downloaded, > I’ve been inputted and outsourced. > I know the upside of downsizing, > I know the downside of upgrading… That’s the beginning of the first piece of writing in his new book, **When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops?** , so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it on the show. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-on-jay-leno-11-15/275027/11 "2004-11-17T00:32:43Z")
> [@TJdude825](#): > > I didn’t see it, but was this it? That’s the beginning of the first piece of writing in his new book, **When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops?** , so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it on the show. Yep, that was it. I think he’s gotten _most_ of the bile out of his system that was prominent in his 90’s bits.