FINAL CARLIN BOOK DUE OUT IN NOVEMBER

By R. A. Pearson

Last Words, an autobiography George Carlin was working on at the time of his death, will be released by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in mid-November.

Carlin, who died in June 2008 at age 71, had worked on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author, humorist, and long time friend Tony Hendra. According to descriptions of the book it was nearly completed before Carlin died.

George Carlin was one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. He recorded 23 solo albums, won the Grammy Award five times, including a 2001 Grammy for Best Spoken Comedy Album for his reading of his best seller Brain Droppings. In 2002, Carlin was awarded the Freedom of Speech Award by the First Amendment Center in cooperation with the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, and he was the named 11th recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in June of 2008. His other books include Napalm and Silly Putty and When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?

Tony Hendra was one of the original editors of National Lampoon and starred in This Is Spinal Tap. He has written or edited dozens of books, most of them satirical, with the exception of two New York Times bestsellers Brotherhood in 2001 and his most famous work Father Joe in 2004.

Carlin’s death was a tremendous loss to his fans and the world of comedy. Perhaps Last Words will soften the blow of his demise to his many fans around the world.