European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse For the record Carlin stays True to his dark comedy by Scott Williams a television writer just because George Carlin is returning As Sweet elfin or. Conductor for 25 More episodes of pm so shining time station done to for a second believe that he is mellowing. If anything the actor Cornelian is angrier than Ever. Carling a next album jamming in new York Burns White hot with some of the most acid Bleak contemptuous comedy of his career. He spits out Savage views about the human race a and the Gulf War Commerce religion and government a and they Are hilarious. A people Are terrific if left alone a Carlin said leaning into an interview in a new York City hotel. A but when they begin to clump a or clot As i like to say a when they begin to clot even in groups of two people change. A a it a True if you join a corporation join the marines become a policeman get on a baseball team a anything you join a you surrender part of yourself for the Sake of the group and the group Carlin credits jamming in new York which was adapted for an Hob comedy special with pushing him to a creative breakthrough an artistic a second a i have finally discovered the secret to being critical of Many a follies a he said a and the secret for me is called a give up on it a that realization he said has Given him a a newfound Freedom to not be bound by any sort of pro George Carlin a i have abandoned All Hope piety or niceties or these Liberal precepts of some comedians Carlin said Are saying by implication that if just a few things changed everything would be All right. A i know better a he said. A a it a always going to be rigged against Ordinary people. And people will always be suffering except for the Small moments. So i have abandoned All Hope. A a in be pulled out to somewhere like the Van Allen Belt or the oort clot id and i observe the whole thing really Carlin got great notices for his work in barbra Streisand a film the Prince of tides a he played the part of Nick Nolter a Gay neighbor a but he does no to think Hollywood is beckoning. Quot i still have the same Roadblock that i had earlier a he said. A they see me As kind of an interesting marquee bit player. They done to want to give me any Money and i cannot keep doing Small parts or i Send the wrong signal. A what i really need is some director to have seen Prince of tides and say a you know who would make a really interesting Lunatic Grandfather a. So what i need is a different path his relationship with Cable tvs Hob continues to flourish As do his biennial comedy specials for the Premium network and might Lead to More on screen time in Hbous feature film division. A then the other thing is to find some Moron who will invest in a movie that i write Quot he said laughing. A a wealthy Moron with a Good sense of Carlin is pleased with the current Atlantic records re re least in one cd set of his three 1970s a classic Gold comedy albums class Clown occupation Foole and pm amp am. There a also an autobiography in the works so Carling a in no danger of boredom or idleness. Quot in be got a lot of stuff to do a he said. A a it a just a matter of getting the time and the order Carlin May not be mellowing but he docs get thoughtful sometimes a a it a beginning to Dawn on me. In a 32 years in the business now and in a beginning to accept and acknowledge the fact that in a a Little piece of comedy history now. A that in be had an effect on people who re making their own effect. And that a kind of comes change in White House and late night routines by Frazier Moore a television writer lame Duck George Bush can look Forward to getting the last laugh. That comes Jan. 20, when Bill Clinton succeeds him As comedy a chief Goat. The More the merrier say tvs late night comics As they await the new president and his accompanying administration. A a there a a whole new cast of characters a a pleased Jay Leno said. A when republicans Are in office its All greed. With democrats the vices Are sex and alcohol. It la be other comics had mixed feelings Over the passing of the Torch. Longtime late night with David Letterman writer Gerard Mulligan has a a Little trepidation a although he agreed its time for a change. A we were in a rut with Dan Quayle a Mulligan said. A i think the Clinton and the Gores have some humorous potential a he said a and we be got High Hopes for Tipper Gore. In a no historian but if in a not mistaken she a the first vice presidents wife named Tipper since the Coolidge a1 Franken longtime writer player on saturday night live As Well As the comedy Central Cable Channel has mixed feelings about the Clinton presidency. A was an american citizen in a thrilled a Franken said a but As a comedy writer in a distraught. A usually when you re making fun of someone its because they re doing something wrong. Part of me Hopes Clinton Isnit funny at a a in a especially going to miss Ross Perot a said Terry Turner a fellow saturday night live writer a although in a sure hell show up again maybe As the Center Square on Hollywood squares. He was a great gift to All of us in this whether the Clinton administration will prove to be such a comedic Windfall As the Perot Stockdale ticket or even the Bush White House remains to be seen. But late night head writer Rob Burnett cited a a few natural Laws bodies in motion tend to stay in motion the Penguin is the mortal enemy of the Leopard Seal and politicians screw up. So we re not too until they can seize on a laugh provoking goof at the Clin tons comedy writers Are in somewhat of a holding pattern a and tripping Over each others gags. On no cd slate night recently for instance Letterman announced the Bush administrations largest allocation of funds to the Black Community White House spokesman a Marlin Fitzwater spent eight Bucks to go see Malcolm similarly in his monologue on the next Days tonight show Leno announced that the 25 cents Clinton had Given to a homeless Man during a walking tour of Washington a does no to seem like much but then you realize its More than double the Aid the homeless got during the Reagan Bush none of the late shows could resist Clinton a visit with Bush. In a saturday night live sketch Clinton played by Phil Hartman consoled Bush Dana Carvey As he bawled in the Oval office a a in a a a feel the pain a cooed Hartman a Clinton with sensitivity training finesse. Meanwhile according to Leno when Bush gave Clinton a White House tour the president elect a David Letterman still swinging at Bush Quayle. A wanted to know which Steps creak when you come in late at Letterman concurred that the Bush Clinton meeting went Well with the chief executive dispensing Wisdom in the form of a late night top 10 list that included the tip that French president a Francois Mitterrand hates to be called a while that was going on a Letterman added a Dan Quayle and a1 Gore were in the Rose Garden playing on the but it remains undetermined just How Many More jokes about Clinton a Burger appetite or Gores wooden posture the audience will laugh at. And soon to be first cat socks May have fewer than nine lives As a punchline. A i had a joke about the cat this week a said Leno. A you saw the shot of the photographers luring socks with Catnip the joke goes a according to Clinton socks smelled the Catnip but he did no to a i decided not to use december 6, 1992 sunday a Page 11
