George Carlin didn't die. He passed away.

Louis definitely held back some tears on this one. Hats off to this great comedian and rest in peace to the great George Carlin.

I noticed how Louis used the word "died" when talking about George. Instead of using a euphemism like "passed away". George spoke about that. Hard truth. I suppose it makes us stronger.

"Anything that ever happens to me that's good is due to this guy". Imagine the sheer weight of the gratitude Louis must have felt.

So touching how he hastily ended it because he was about to cry.

he's down there, screaming up at us

George would have so much fucking material now if he was still alive right now

His fall from grace was undeserved. Rooting for his comeback!! Louie=Hilarious!!!

1. Carlin 2. Louie 3. Burr

Comedy Central put Adam Sandler as a funnier comedian than Louis C.K. What a joke

This was so sincere...and somehow it gives me so much hope and encouragement to learn that someone as good as louis was no good for 15 years. All these greats, they really go through their ladder, there's a real, long, journey behind that mind-blowing act that feels like they pulled out of thin air. It's their life's work, presented casually.

Oooh. The opening of his 2017 special makes a lot of sense now. He literally opens it with "Thank you, thank you. My opinion on abortion is..."

Gotta love Louie. So honest. 0% scripted. Totally authentic.

You can tell he was trying so hard not to cry :'/

8:38 I absolutely love the raw emotion here, “he died, and it kicked me in the balls, it really hurt”. We’ve all had that exact emotion at some point in our lives. No analogies, no poetry, just the raw emotion of ‘yep, that person leaving my life was really shit.’

Louis's material on parenting helped me feel "ready" enough to become a parent. Finally someone expressing feelings I expected I'd have, and making that OK.

Whoa. Seeing Louis getting legitimately emotional... it's so surreal. This is old now, but Carlin's work is eternal, and at this pace, Louis' will be aswell.

Louis CK and George Carlin, my two favorites.

There's nothing quite like hearing someone deliver a real, genuine tribute to a person they deeply respect.

98?! Louie is definetly in the top 10

Louis CK is easily in the top five. I don't see how they could put him so far from Carlin, those two deserve to be together at the top of the list.

It's fantastic that George Carlin was able to pass on his amazing storytelling skill to Louis C.K. when you think about it. Carlin was exceptional, but well, people die, so it's such a relief that at least one great comedian can kinda continue the honest voice that Carlin first brought to the world. Masters and pupils!

9:24 "Anything that ever happens to me that is good is do to this guy" wow

Holy shit, if he stayed on that stage for one more second, he would've break down and cried and I would too,since I had a lump in my throat for the whole second half of the video. Holy shit, this was powerful!

Carlin and Louis, by far my favorites.

Wow. You never hear Louis stammer like that. He must've really been feeling the loss.

“When you’re born into this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak show. If you’re born in America you get a front row seat.” ~George Carlin

his voice was trembling at the end omg... He was so honest and tried to keep it fun but yet still hurt inside. What a guy.

I am a better man for having lived on the planet with George Carlin.

Funny thing about George Carlin is that he seemed so pessimistic and bitter, but I think he actually loved people and just called bullshit on what he thought made us worse. Some people think it makes him a foul-mouthed old man, but I think he loved people and loved life. If he didn't care at all, I don't think he wouldn't have had such strong opinions.

“I prefer honest conflict over dishonest harmony” - Joe Rogan

Louis CK is the perfect man to salute Carlin. He is a brilliant comedian and if anyone he holds the flag high. There was a father, there was a son, and there was a holy ghost, Carlin, Hicks and McKenna

He's trying so hard to keep it together at the end there. :c Breaks my heart.

It almost sounded like Louis was gonna cry at the end. That... hit me right in the feels. I understand that, George was also my first real comedian who inspired me quite a lot.

My favorite comedian today honoring my favorite all time comedian

8:39 from this point on you absolutely see how hard Louis struggled to find the right words, not crying. He blushed for suddenly being hesitated by these feeling even though he learned how to dig them. How great he is!

Louie at 98?? That's absurd. Atleast top 10, or more like top 5. And personally for me, number one.

Carlin and Hicks Two guys I want my offspring to watch and know

Finally Louis is lost for words, and I'm speechless... Words cannot describe the pain of not being able to say what I want to say....

I think it's the first time I hear Louie with a crying voice. It makes me wanna cry. I love so much Louieee and now I love Carlin. Thank you for uploading this

I love this speech. probably my favorite speech.

8:41 this is what makes Louie my favorite comedian. His standups are just raw, honest feelings, thoughts and fears.

Louis CK introduced in a Chinese restaurant: "Raydees en Gentermen...give it up fa Roois"

At the end when he is cracking with grief, I felt the same person inside of him that sat crying in his car earlier. Moving past the cracks in our foundation is what makes us strong. Not being ashamed of those crakes is what makes a legend. R.I.P George. Thank you for your perspective and the birthing of so many comedians after you. 🙌

"...eventually you get to your balls." I think we can all learn from this.

The reason Louis CK is funny is not because he has a bunch of gags, but because he has found a way to teach us about life's little ironies in a way that makes us laugh. This was a beautiful and heartfelt speech from one brilliant man to another. CK is absolutely right. Carlin said and did what no one else dared to.

George is probably down there now, smiling up at us.

That ending there? That's what real looks like. Two legends of the craft. Thank you Louie and thank you George.

Salute to both Carlin and CK. Legends!

One of my dad's friends was there and said louis was starting to cry as he got off stage and that's why he rushed off after the set either way that was beautiful

I almost shed a tear myself when Louis started getting emotional. You can tell what George meant to him and how much he inspired him in his life and career. Thanks Louis for doing that tribute speech because you did him Justice and the speech was well received!!

I'm really not in a good place and haven't been for a long time. This man has contributed so much joy...actual joy in my life. And he'll never know because I'll never have the courage he has, but I love you Louis.

He slipped right into George's shoes.. and wears them well. We need more.

Louis CK is the 2nd greatest stand up comedian of all time. The only guy better is George Carlin. Extremely appropriate that Louis has learned from the master he is now so close to.

Louis is one of the most genuine guys out there. To hear him talk about comedy and parenting is really heartwarming. You can tell they are his favorite parts of life.

And now louie inspires the next generation. These little things make life worth it.

dammit who's chopping onions in here

I didn't expect to have tears in my eyes at the end of this...and I'm not ashamed to say that I do...I believe in the healing power of humor...and I believe George Carlin AND Louis C.K. are two of the great practitioners...they and many others have healed me along the way...thanks

You can tell louis is a sweet guy, him talking about george calin and patrice O'Neal you can hear him get emotional. He genuinely cares about people

"Laughs are cheap. I'm going for gasps." - Nightman

What's this lump in my throat doing there

I choked up when he did. Beautifully done, straight from his heart.

this is incredible. I've never heard louis' voice tremble except for this.

It's funny, Richard Pryor passed his torch to Dave Chappelle, and in a way Carlin passed his to Louis CK. Four of my favorite comedians

5:27 I think Louis stops here for a moment after getting some laughs and is taking in the fact that he made it, that George would be happy for him. Just a thought.

Damn, hearing him choke up like that really hits you in the feels

Louis CK is just such a real person, his tone is like he’s about to cry and it’s tough for him you can just tell

I was fortunate enough to see Carlin's show in Vegas in 1999. Definitely a high point in my life - that's when I began "regrowing my brain as adult". George saved me from a lifetime as a conservative!

The world is a less funnier place without George Carlin's prickly, ornery, cantankerous observations on the way we conduct ourselves as a culture and as a species. I am very fortunate to have caught him live on four seperate occassions. I wish I had the opportunity to say Thank you for all the laughs. I don't think I missed a single HBO special since his first one in the seventies. Whereas most comedians who advance in age might get softer and more audience-friendly, George was just the opposite where he was really hitting a new stride and getting angrier. His bits on religion will always be my favorite. Not many will have the balls to articulate their hostility towards such a corrupt organization and make one howl with laughter at the same time. The genius of George Carlin is the use of comedy to slash away at very serious topics but never come off as a sermon or preaching. He was just posing an alternative perspective which one agreed or disagreed with. He had to be in some degree instrumental in my own atheism (although he does not call himself one or belongs to any single-minded group) and made it alright to question such deeply rooted beliefs that have no real basis in reality and become just another link in that perpetuated fantasy. It was a bad night when I learned that he had passed away. I do not have many heroes but George Carlin ranks very high on a very short list of people who have had a massive influence on my life and the way I look at the world. I miss him like a departed family member. If there is a god he better watch out because Air Marshall Carlin is no sicophantic angel or if there is a hell (where a good loving Christian believes he may probably reside) he's making the devil howl with laughter. Tears and laughter.

that was beautiful

Louis is the most sincere comedian I've ever heard, and this beautiful, heartfelt send-off makes me love him all the more.

There is an audio recording on UKposts of Louis playing a club in Boston in around 2004, I think. He does about 40 mins of new material, and while he didn't bomb, there are _those_ elements in the crowd. The "I'll make a phone call" or "I'll just talk to my friends at the table" elements. And Louis reverts to old "I have a peach" territory for the final chunk. It's an excellent example of his metamorphosis.

I could hear the choking back of tears.

Wait, he had his moment at Kowloon?! I live like 10 fucking minutes from there! That's kind of mindblowing.

I always come back to this - beautiful and genuine.

Bring Louis back!

I actually really like Louis and think he did a good job here, great speech what an honor

When you hear sincere words you can feel them, in this speech it's clear that Louie was talking from his heart, BYOTIFUL.

Nothing but love for Louie CK

Wow, I just saw this for the first time and I think I have something stuck in my eye. What a beautiful thing to hear one of my favorite comics speak so lovingly about my all time favorite comic. Carlin and Pryor are the guys who basically invented modern stand up. There will never be another that great. And, on another note, come back Louie. We miss you and need to hear from you. The #metoo crowd will get over it.

Well, he was wrong. Louis CK CAN do it, and ever since Chewed Up, he has proven himself over and over again. He tapped into Carlin's persona, but he still remains so original and so unrelentingly belligerent that you can't NOT like Louis. His belligerence is found in the most basic, crude, real, and so profoundly deep that he digs into all of our worst fears and intolerance. Listening to Louis CK over the years has taught me a lot. He's taught me how to laugh at my own problems, my own intolerance, and my flaws in a way that I can't say any other comedian has. Tackling serious social issues with such a raw, real take on them is something not many comedians can do. "Human greatness comes from the fact that we are really, really shitty people". Truth at it's finest.

Kudos to comedians...the most authentic people we "the people" get to witness.

I'm so glad Louis CK is so much younger than I am, because I don't want to watch another genius leave this planet. The guy is in his prime and tearing it up.

I grew up listening to georges material him, Robin Williams, Bill Burr and Louis ck are the conedians who awoke my sense of humor all their comedy holds a special place with me but george is the one i followed the most because not only is he funny but he also pointed out the flaws of society

best eulogy I've ever heard

That was really sweet, the dude made me laugh AND cry in the space of a few minutes. George Carlin was a legend, a giant of the comedy industry, and Louis CK remains one of my favourite comedians, so this was awesome for me.

Thanks to all the videos online, George is still with us and still just as relevant.

I shed some tears near the end, he spoke so truthfully that it just hit me like bricks.

I’m really glad I watched that. I needed to see and hear that.

The advice of willfully throwing out your material each year so you can dig deeper, more authentic is the best creative advice of the current or last 2 generations. It's timeless. Thank you Louie for this tribute and sharing your inspiration.

I come back and watch this a couple times a year.

George is the guy that made me really wanna start digging for great comedians. I don't remember laughing so hard and so much before him. RIP Mr. Carlin we love and miss you

#98 can't be for real....Louis is in my top 2 EASILY!

I watch this clip often. It is an inspiration. It is a lesson about about learning and teaching, honoring your mentors, and always always strive to do better. Wether it is comedy or medicine or whatever field you are in. And it always brings me to tears.

My favorite comedian talking about the greatest comedian ever 👏👍🥲

George Carlin raised me during my late teens tbh. I am a middle-Eastern person who grew up in London and owe so much to an Irish-American I never met. You are missed, George, but I know you cannot hear me.

Where are you Louis CK? Get your shit together and perform! It's what you want and what we need Please!

I never thought anyone could ever fill the hole George left, but then Louis shows up. This video is amazing.

Oh my god will always be my favorite of Louis ck’s specials!!!

This is why I love Louis CK - ALWAYS speaks from his heart. What an honest and raw dedication to the great George Carlin. Thanks Louis! 🤗🤗👏👏