Jon Stewart,Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late comedian George Carlin at this year's Mark Twain prize for American Humor.
The prize was announced just before Carlins death in June.It will be awarded during a tribute performance Nov.10 at the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.The program announced yesterday will be aired later on PBS stations.
Others who will honor Carlin include Garry Shandling,Lily Tomlin,Dennis Leary,Joan Rivers,Lewis Black and Richard Belzer.
The prize is being awarded posthumously for the first time in its 11-year history...:420thought:
DTRave420 Reviewed by DTRave420 on . 101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes The man who says ā??life is worth losingā? turns 70 today. George would say thatā??s irony, not a coincidence. George Dennis Carlin was born May 12, 1937 in New York City and for the last 47 years heā??s been doing stand-up comedy better than anyone else on the planet. In the process heā??s pissed off a lot of people and accumulated some of funniest, and most controversial, quotes known to man. Even a list of 101 quotes is just scratching the surface. In no particular order here are his 101 Rating: 5