Comedy legend Carlin dies

GEORGE CARLIN, the dean of counter-culture comedians, whose biting insights on life and language were immortalised in his Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV routine, has died of heart failure at the age of 71.

He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

Carlin’s jokes constantly pushed accepted boundaries of comedy, particularly with his routine on the Seven Words — all of which are taboo on TV and radio to this day.