The estate of legendary comedian George Carlin has settled their lawsuit with the Dudesy podcast, stemming from the latter creating an AI-generated standup special using the likeness of Carlin. While specific details — particularly as they pertain to financial compensation — were not made public, the victory for the Carlin estate shows that there could be a much stronger support over (mis)use of likenesses than we may have fully seen enacted.
Carlin’s daughter, Kelly, immediately expressed her disdain over the hour-long standup special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, in which artificial intelligence was used to try to mimic the voice, delivery and patterns of the comedian…achieving less in being a piece of comedy than they did in slapping the face of Carlin. In a statement, she said this landmark win demonstrates the “dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives,...
Carlin’s daughter, Kelly, immediately expressed her disdain over the hour-long standup special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, in which artificial intelligence was used to try to mimic the voice, delivery and patterns of the comedian…achieving less in being a piece of comedy than they did in slapping the face of Carlin. In a statement, she said this landmark win demonstrates the “dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The estate of George Carlin has reached a settlement with the creators of a purportedly AI-generated ‘comedy special’ featuring the late comedian.
In January, an hour-long ‘comedy special’, featuring the synthesised voice and delivery style of the late comedian George Carlin, emerged on YouTube. Said to be generated entirely using AI, the video was uploaded by a pair of comedians and podcasters named Dudesy, and seemed calculatedly designed to garner online attention – and it’s fair to say the gambit worked.
Within days, the George Carlin estate filed a lawsuit against the makers of the video – real names Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen – alleging copyright and the violation of publicity laws. The video in question, entitled I’m Glad I’m Dead, was subsequently taken down.
Months later, and that suit has since been settled out of court; in plain terms, the Dudesy Podcast has agreed to an injunction that...
In January, an hour-long ‘comedy special’, featuring the synthesised voice and delivery style of the late comedian George Carlin, emerged on YouTube. Said to be generated entirely using AI, the video was uploaded by a pair of comedians and podcasters named Dudesy, and seemed calculatedly designed to garner online attention – and it’s fair to say the gambit worked.
Within days, the George Carlin estate filed a lawsuit against the makers of the video – real names Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen – alleging copyright and the violation of publicity laws. The video in question, entitled I’m Glad I’m Dead, was subsequently taken down.
Months later, and that suit has since been settled out of court; in plain terms, the Dudesy Podcast has agreed to an injunction that...
- 4/3/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
George Carlin once noted that “bulls**t is truly the American soundtrack.” Well, today the music got just a little bit more authentic – at least online.
A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to court, the parties have settled.
“Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From uploading, posting or broadcasting the Dudesy Special on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants,” a proposed injunction order submitted Tuesday in federal court from both sides says. “Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From using George Carlin’s image, voice or likeness on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants without the express written approval of the Plaintiffs,” the filing adds against defendants Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.
In point of fact, Sasso and Kultgen took down the offending digital special on January 31, six days after the Carlin estate sued them. As of right now, US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpon has not yet signed the order, according to the case docket.
Even so, unless the Dudsey podcast hosts violate the deal, that’s the end of it.
Kind of.
Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin believes the case reflects a potential larger cultural and creative crisis out of the volcanic rise of AI.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin said in a statement sent to Deadline today. “While it is a shame that this happened at all, I hope this case serves as a warning about the dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives, but every human on earth.”
Nightmare scenarios pulled from The Matrix and Terminator franchises aside, the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence in just the past year since ChatGPT went live make it almost certain that vast shifts in almost every aspect of our lives and society are coming. As the Biden administration, the EU, Hollywood unions and many more try to put guardrails in place to at least corral the pace of change, the pros and cons of AI appear to be in a pedal to the metal race for dominance.
In the case of Carlin’s work and persona, the one-hour George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead special that dropped on You Tube on January 9 didn’t even make much of an effort to sidestep the legal potholes. Claiming “for the next hour I’ll be doing my best George Carlin impersonation just like a human being would. I tried to capture his iconic style to tackle the topics I think the comedy legend would be talking about today,” the lame graphics filled presentation was a clear “bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint declared of the comic, who died at the age of 71 in 2008.
The filing sought an injunction, as the settlement achieved, and damages, which were not revealed in today’s paperwork, if they even were granted.
“This settlement is a great outcome for our clients and will serve as a blueprint for resolving similar disputes going forward where an artist or public figure has their rights infringed by AI technology,” said Carlin estate attorney Joshua Schiller after the proposed order was filed.
“Our goal was to resolve this case expeditiously and have the offending videos removed from the internet so that we could preserve Mr. Carlin’s legacy and shine a light on the reputational and intellectual property threat caused by this emerging technology,” the Boies Schiller Flexner Llp partner added “The world has begun to appreciate the power and potential dangers inherent in AI tools, which can mimic voices, generate fake photographs, and alter video. In recent months, there has been a wave of high-profile examples, from the fake Joe Biden robocall in New Hampshire to multiple rounds of AI-generated nude photographs of celebrities. This is not a problem that will go away by itself. It must be confronted with swift, forceful action in the courts, and the AI software companies whose technology is being weaponized must also bear some measure of accountability.”
Whether this instance will be a blueprint for ending or stopping future such AI generated occurrences, you know this is just the first of many times the dead will be digitally resurrected as the technology becomes more widespread – and that’s no bulls**t.
A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to court, the parties have settled.
“Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From uploading, posting or broadcasting the Dudesy Special on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants,” a proposed injunction order submitted Tuesday in federal court from both sides says. “Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From using George Carlin’s image, voice or likeness on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants without the express written approval of the Plaintiffs,” the filing adds against defendants Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.
In point of fact, Sasso and Kultgen took down the offending digital special on January 31, six days after the Carlin estate sued them. As of right now, US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpon has not yet signed the order, according to the case docket.
Even so, unless the Dudsey podcast hosts violate the deal, that’s the end of it.
Kind of.
Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin believes the case reflects a potential larger cultural and creative crisis out of the volcanic rise of AI.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin said in a statement sent to Deadline today. “While it is a shame that this happened at all, I hope this case serves as a warning about the dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives, but every human on earth.”
Nightmare scenarios pulled from The Matrix and Terminator franchises aside, the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence in just the past year since ChatGPT went live make it almost certain that vast shifts in almost every aspect of our lives and society are coming. As the Biden administration, the EU, Hollywood unions and many more try to put guardrails in place to at least corral the pace of change, the pros and cons of AI appear to be in a pedal to the metal race for dominance.
In the case of Carlin’s work and persona, the one-hour George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead special that dropped on You Tube on January 9 didn’t even make much of an effort to sidestep the legal potholes. Claiming “for the next hour I’ll be doing my best George Carlin impersonation just like a human being would. I tried to capture his iconic style to tackle the topics I think the comedy legend would be talking about today,” the lame graphics filled presentation was a clear “bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint declared of the comic, who died at the age of 71 in 2008.
The filing sought an injunction, as the settlement achieved, and damages, which were not revealed in today’s paperwork, if they even were granted.
“This settlement is a great outcome for our clients and will serve as a blueprint for resolving similar disputes going forward where an artist or public figure has their rights infringed by AI technology,” said Carlin estate attorney Joshua Schiller after the proposed order was filed.
“Our goal was to resolve this case expeditiously and have the offending videos removed from the internet so that we could preserve Mr. Carlin’s legacy and shine a light on the reputational and intellectual property threat caused by this emerging technology,” the Boies Schiller Flexner Llp partner added “The world has begun to appreciate the power and potential dangers inherent in AI tools, which can mimic voices, generate fake photographs, and alter video. In recent months, there has been a wave of high-profile examples, from the fake Joe Biden robocall in New Hampshire to multiple rounds of AI-generated nude photographs of celebrities. This is not a problem that will go away by itself. It must be confronted with swift, forceful action in the courts, and the AI software companies whose technology is being weaponized must also bear some measure of accountability.”
Whether this instance will be a blueprint for ending or stopping future such AI generated occurrences, you know this is just the first of many times the dead will be digitally resurrected as the technology becomes more widespread – and that’s no bulls**t.
- 4/3/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
George Carlin’s estate has settled a lawsuit over an AI-generated imitation of the late comedian, with the creators agreeing to remove it from their YouTube channel and podcast feed.
In January, the Dudesy podcast released “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which purported to be an hour-long special created by artificial intelligence. Carlin died in 2008, but the special featured a sound-alike voice doing Carlin-esque material on contemporary topics like trans rights and defunding the police.
The estate sued, alleging that the special violated the estate’s copyrights and its publicity right to Carlin’s name, image and likeness.
The Dudesy podcast is hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Within a week of the lawsuit, they notified the estate that they had removed the video from their YouTube channel along with any mention of Carlin from their podcast and social media accounts.
Under the settlement, they agreed...
In January, the Dudesy podcast released “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which purported to be an hour-long special created by artificial intelligence. Carlin died in 2008, but the special featured a sound-alike voice doing Carlin-esque material on contemporary topics like trans rights and defunding the police.
The estate sued, alleging that the special violated the estate’s copyrights and its publicity right to Carlin’s name, image and likeness.
The Dudesy podcast is hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Within a week of the lawsuit, they notified the estate that they had removed the video from their YouTube channel along with any mention of Carlin from their podcast and social media accounts.
Under the settlement, they agreed...
- 4/3/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A settlement has been reached between the estate of George Carlin and the makers of a podcast who used generative artificial intelligence to impersonate the late stand-up comic’s voice and style for an unauthorized special.
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, hosts of the podcast Dudesy, and George Carlin’s estate notified the court on Tuesday of an agreement to resolve the case. Under the deal, an injunction will be entered barring further use of the video, which has already been taken down, and that it was made in violation of the comic’s rights, says Josh Schiller, a lawyer for the estate. Further terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Schiller declined to comment on whether there were monetary damages.
The settlement marks what’s believed to be the first resolution to a lawsuit over the misappropriation of a celebrity’s voice or likeness using AI tools. It comes...
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, hosts of the podcast Dudesy, and George Carlin’s estate notified the court on Tuesday of an agreement to resolve the case. Under the deal, an injunction will be entered barring further use of the video, which has already been taken down, and that it was made in violation of the comic’s rights, says Josh Schiller, a lawyer for the estate. Further terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Schiller declined to comment on whether there were monetary damages.
The settlement marks what’s believed to be the first resolution to a lawsuit over the misappropriation of a celebrity’s voice or likeness using AI tools. It comes...
- 4/2/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Carlin’s estate filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, the company behind the AI-generated special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, for unauthorized use of the comedian’s copyrighted works.
The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, denounced the special as “a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation,” adding, “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work.”
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who host...
The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, denounced the special as “a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation,” adding, “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work.”
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who host...
- 1/26/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Over 50 years ago, the late and great George Carlin listed off the seven words you couldn’t say on television. Based on a lawsuit from the iconic comedian’s estate filed in federal court in California today, at least two of those words may apply to the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to a 2024 effect.
Aka: “a bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint says.
“Defendants’ AI-generated “George Carlin Special” is not a creative work,” it goes on to exclaim. “It is a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation.”
“Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage,...
Aka: “a bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint says.
“Defendants’ AI-generated “George Carlin Special” is not a creative work,” it goes on to exclaim. “It is a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation.”
“Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
George Carlin’s estate is suing over the release of a comedy special that uses generative artificial intelligence to mimic the deceased comedian’s voice and style of humor.
The lawsuit, filed in California federal court Thursday, accuses the creators of the special of utilizing without consent or compensation George Carlin’s entire body of work consisting of five decades of comedy routines to train an AI chatbot, which wrote the episode’s script. It also takes issue with using his voice and likeness for promotional purposes.
The complaint seeks a court order for immediate removal of the special, as well as unspecified damages. It’s among the first legal actions taken by the estate of a deceased celebrity for unlicensed use of their work and likeness to manufacture a new, AI-generated creation and was filed as Hollywood is sounding the alarm over utilization of AI to impersonate people without consent or compensation.
The lawsuit, filed in California federal court Thursday, accuses the creators of the special of utilizing without consent or compensation George Carlin’s entire body of work consisting of five decades of comedy routines to train an AI chatbot, which wrote the episode’s script. It also takes issue with using his voice and likeness for promotional purposes.
The complaint seeks a court order for immediate removal of the special, as well as unspecified damages. It’s among the first legal actions taken by the estate of a deceased celebrity for unlicensed use of their work and likeness to manufacture a new, AI-generated creation and was filed as Hollywood is sounding the alarm over utilization of AI to impersonate people without consent or compensation.
- 1/26/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It seems fairly often that we come across a hot-button issue in the world of politics or an absurdity in our culture and wonder, What would George Carlin think? Now, thanks to a new stand-up special titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, we can finally know what the late legend – who died in 2008 – thinks of Trump, social media and yes, artificial intelligence. Wait, what? That’s right, one of the most offensive uses of AI in recent memory has implanted thoughts into a mock-Carlin…without any permission from his family, something that his daughter is rightfully pissed about.
Kelly Carlin took to social media this week following the release of the phony one-hour George Carlin special, put out by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen’s Dudesy podcast, the same one that tried to give “Tom Brady” his stand-up debut. “My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin...
Kelly Carlin took to social media this week following the release of the phony one-hour George Carlin special, put out by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen’s Dudesy podcast, the same one that tried to give “Tom Brady” his stand-up debut. “My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin...
- 1/11/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
George Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin is not laughing at an AI-generated comedy special on YouTUbe consisting entirely of an “impersonation” of her comic-genius father.
The special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead!, is attributed to the AI-generated Dudesy, with the Dudesy voice introducing the hourlong special by likening it to “Andy Kaufman impersonating Elvis or like Will Ferrell impersonating George W. Bush.”
Kelly Carlin isn’t convinced by the argument. In a statement posted last night on X, the daughter of the late comic (George Carlin died in 2008) says, “My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination. No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the...
The special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead!, is attributed to the AI-generated Dudesy, with the Dudesy voice introducing the hourlong special by likening it to “Andy Kaufman impersonating Elvis or like Will Ferrell impersonating George W. Bush.”
Kelly Carlin isn’t convinced by the argument. In a statement posted last night on X, the daughter of the late comic (George Carlin died in 2008) says, “My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination. No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the...
- 1/11/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The late comedian George Carlin has had his voice and delivery style impersonated in an AI ‘comedy special’. It’s frankly horrible.
Because there’s no better application for cutting-edge AI technology than using it to rip artists off, a new ‘comedy special’ appears to employ a mixture of speech synthesis and chatbot-derived jokes to impersonate the late comedian George Carlin.
The interminably, exhaustingly long hour-long special, uploaded to YouTube on the 9th of January, is the work of a self-described ‘comedy AI’ called Dudesy (a name that no one would self apply where I come from). It’s part of the podcast of the same name run by presenters Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who also react cartoonishly to the ‘comedy special’ in the latest episode of their show.
Imitating Carlin’s influential and often close-to-the-bone style of humour, the special, respectfully titled I’m Glad I’m Dead,...
Because there’s no better application for cutting-edge AI technology than using it to rip artists off, a new ‘comedy special’ appears to employ a mixture of speech synthesis and chatbot-derived jokes to impersonate the late comedian George Carlin.
The interminably, exhaustingly long hour-long special, uploaded to YouTube on the 9th of January, is the work of a self-described ‘comedy AI’ called Dudesy (a name that no one would self apply where I come from). It’s part of the podcast of the same name run by presenters Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who also react cartoonishly to the ‘comedy special’ in the latest episode of their show.
Imitating Carlin’s influential and often close-to-the-bone style of humour, the special, respectfully titled I’m Glad I’m Dead,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Kelly Carlin, the screenwriter, producer and daughter of legendary comedian George Carlin, has sharply criticized the release of a comedy special that uses an artificial intelligence-generated version of her late father.
On Tuesday, an hourlong special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, appeared on the YouTube channel of Dudesy, a podcast hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen that mixes AI and comedy and is described as the “first of its kind media experiment.”
In the special, the AI George Carlin, using the comedian’s signature style and cadence, narrates commentary to AI-generated images and tackles thoroughly modern topics such as Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, streaming services and AI itself, subjects that came to mainstream prominence long after George Carlin died in 2008.
After news broke of the AI-generated George Carlin special, Kelly Carlin took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to make clear the project had not...
On Tuesday, an hourlong special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, appeared on the YouTube channel of Dudesy, a podcast hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen that mixes AI and comedy and is described as the “first of its kind media experiment.”
In the special, the AI George Carlin, using the comedian’s signature style and cadence, narrates commentary to AI-generated images and tackles thoroughly modern topics such as Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, streaming services and AI itself, subjects that came to mainstream prominence long after George Carlin died in 2008.
After news broke of the AI-generated George Carlin special, Kelly Carlin took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to make clear the project had not...
- 1/11/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An artificial intelligence-driven comedy special has attempted to resurrect comedy genius George Carlin’s signature humor, 15 years after he died in 2008 of heart failure. Following the special’s release, the comedian’s daughter responded and said that “No machine will ever replace his genius.”
The hour-long special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, is a product of Dudesy, a podcast run by AI and curated by humans. Chad Kultgen and Will Sasso host the podcast and YouTube show, and allow the Dudesy AI to draw from their emails,...
The hour-long special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, is a product of Dudesy, a podcast run by AI and curated by humans. Chad Kultgen and Will Sasso host the podcast and YouTube show, and allow the Dudesy AI to draw from their emails,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Piano-playing comedian and political satirist Mark Russell died Thursday at the age of 90, his wife Ali Russell said.
For more than 50 years, Russell took shots at all sectors of the political spectrum with stand-up monologues and song parodies. He was best known for his PBS specials, which he taped six times a year from 1975 to 2004. His routines, which he sang and performed on piano, covered the latest political news with timely lyrical updates of classic songs.
Russell was a member of the National Comedy Center Advisory Board, and was remembered by fellow member Jon Stewart, who said, “Mark Russell was a DC institution who did the hardest thing a comic can do… relentlessly and righteously mock his neighbors.”
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“Mark Russell transformed the landscape of political humor in America and,...
For more than 50 years, Russell took shots at all sectors of the political spectrum with stand-up monologues and song parodies. He was best known for his PBS specials, which he taped six times a year from 1975 to 2004. His routines, which he sang and performed on piano, covered the latest political news with timely lyrical updates of classic songs.
Russell was a member of the National Comedy Center Advisory Board, and was remembered by fellow member Jon Stewart, who said, “Mark Russell was a DC institution who did the hardest thing a comic can do… relentlessly and righteously mock his neighbors.”
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“Mark Russell transformed the landscape of political humor in America and,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The death of NBC’s “Law & Order: Svu” legend Richard Belzer was met with mourning by his longtime co-stars, who shared memories of working with the man who played Det. John Munch along with other actors and writers who knew him from his days as a mainstay on the New York stand-up comedy circuit.
“Richard Belzer was always so kind to me,” tweeted Vincent D’Onofrio, former star of another long-running “Law and Order” spinoff, “Criminal Intent.” “We met at comedy club he was performing in years before ‘L&o.’ I was young with only one film into my career. He always remembered me. I had the pleasure of hang’n [sic] with him a couple of times. Sweet, sweet man and funny as hell. He will be missed.”
Christopher Meloni, who starred alongside Belzer on “Svu” for 12 seasons as Det. Elliot Stabler, posted pictures of the two of them together along...
“Richard Belzer was always so kind to me,” tweeted Vincent D’Onofrio, former star of another long-running “Law and Order” spinoff, “Criminal Intent.” “We met at comedy club he was performing in years before ‘L&o.’ I was young with only one film into my career. He always remembered me. I had the pleasure of hang’n [sic] with him a couple of times. Sweet, sweet man and funny as hell. He will be missed.”
Christopher Meloni, who starred alongside Belzer on “Svu” for 12 seasons as Det. Elliot Stabler, posted pictures of the two of them together along...
- 2/19/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Updated with complete list of winners: The Sunday portion of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony has wrapped with HBO and HBO Max and its Euphoria and The White Lotus the biggest winners along with Netflix’s Stranger Things.
Each series had a leading five wins on the night, joining Saturday’s Night 1 winners, CBS’ Adele: One Night Only and Disney+’s The Beatles: Get Back with five wins overall.
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photo Gallery
HBO/HBO Max had a combined 25 wins across the two-night ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The corporate siblings had been tied with Netflix with a leading eight wins going into Sunday’s show; Netflix finished with 23 wins overall. They are the front-runners leading into the Primetime Emmy show on Monday, September 12 live on NBC.
Sunday’s high-profile categories to note include the comedy, drama and limited series casting races — won by NBC’s comedy Abbott Elementary,...
Each series had a leading five wins on the night, joining Saturday’s Night 1 winners, CBS’ Adele: One Night Only and Disney+’s The Beatles: Get Back with five wins overall.
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photo Gallery
HBO/HBO Max had a combined 25 wins across the two-night ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The corporate siblings had been tied with Netflix with a leading eight wins going into Sunday’s show; Netflix finished with 23 wins overall. They are the front-runners leading into the Primetime Emmy show on Monday, September 12 live on NBC.
Sunday’s high-profile categories to note include the comedy, drama and limited series casting races — won by NBC’s comedy Abbott Elementary,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Erik Pedersen and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Like father, like daughter.
Kelly Carlin added a bit of irreverence to the Creative Arts Ceremony tonight as she accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for the HBO film about her dad, George Carlin’s American Dream. As an executive producer of the film, she shared the award with director-executive producers Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, E.P. Teddy Leifer, Co-e.P. Joseph Beshenkovsky, supervising producer Amanda Glaze, and producer Wayne Federman.
At the mike, Kelly Carlin said, “I want to thank my parents Brenda and George. A couple of things my dad would want to say to you tonight — one of which is remember to take care of each other, and go fuck yourself.”
She began her speech in a somewhat more straightforward vein, noting, “Taking care of a legacy is one of the weirdest things ever but this group of people has helped us do...
Kelly Carlin added a bit of irreverence to the Creative Arts Ceremony tonight as she accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for the HBO film about her dad, George Carlin’s American Dream. As an executive producer of the film, she shared the award with director-executive producers Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, E.P. Teddy Leifer, Co-e.P. Joseph Beshenkovsky, supervising producer Amanda Glaze, and producer Wayne Federman.
At the mike, Kelly Carlin said, “I want to thank my parents Brenda and George. A couple of things my dad would want to say to you tonight — one of which is remember to take care of each other, and go fuck yourself.”
She began her speech in a somewhat more straightforward vein, noting, “Taking care of a legacy is one of the weirdest things ever but this group of people has helped us do...
- 9/4/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Carlin’s involvement in the HBO documentary “George Carlin’s American Dream” was essential to the entire project getting made. Her participation helped to get a lot of personal material of her father’s included in the final cut and also netted her credit as an executive producer of the project. If it ends up winning Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special at Saturday’s Creative Arts ceremony, she’ll be one of the people collecting an Emmy and in doing it will have done something her dad was never able to do.
While George Carlin did receive six career Emmy nominations for his stand-up specials, it took the TV Academy many years to nominate him in the first place. His first HBO special, “On Location: George Carlin at USC,” premiered on the pay network in 1977 but his first nomination wouldn’t come until 15 years later in 1992 with his eighth HBO special,...
While George Carlin did receive six career Emmy nominations for his stand-up specials, it took the TV Academy many years to nominate him in the first place. His first HBO special, “On Location: George Carlin at USC,” premiered on the pay network in 1977 but his first nomination wouldn’t come until 15 years later in 1992 with his eighth HBO special,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Comedian George Carlin never won an Emmy during his illustrious career, but an HBO documentary about him may help make up for that oversight.
George Carlin’s American Dream, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio earned an impressive five nominations today, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and directing honors for Apatow and Bonfiglio.
“It’s just very exciting to be recognized,” Bonfiglio told Deadline on a joint FaceTime call with Apatow. “There’s so much incredible work that came out this year. And it’s just cool that people are really connecting with George and his words and his story.”
Apatow added, “I think when you start a project like this, you really want to do right by the subject. We were all very intent on making something that was worthy of George. So it just makes me happy and gratified that so many people are learning about...
George Carlin’s American Dream, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio earned an impressive five nominations today, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and directing honors for Apatow and Bonfiglio.
“It’s just very exciting to be recognized,” Bonfiglio told Deadline on a joint FaceTime call with Apatow. “There’s so much incredible work that came out this year. And it’s just cool that people are really connecting with George and his words and his story.”
Apatow added, “I think when you start a project like this, you really want to do right by the subject. We were all very intent on making something that was worthy of George. So it just makes me happy and gratified that so many people are learning about...
- 7/12/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian and actor Jay Mohr, who began his popular "Mohr Stories" podcast about a year ago on Kevin Smith's Smodcast Network, launched his own podcast network called Fake Mustache Studios on Monday. The first episode of "Mohr Stories" features guest Jay Leno, and is the first to be released by the new network.Like comedy podcast pioneer Marc Maron ("Wtf with Marc Maron"), Mohr records most of his twice-weekly "Mohr Stories" episodes in the garage of his L.A.-area home, which he dubbed "Fake Mustache Studios." "Mohr Stories" became a hit for Smodcast, which hosts dozens of podcasts by Smith and a variety of comics such as Jon Lovitz, Ben Gleib, and Kelly Carlin.Mohr left Smodcast in June, taking his podcast with him as the first Fake Mustache title. Smith reportedly let him out of his contract early in what Mohr called the "most amicable divorce in the history of Hollywood,...
- 8/6/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Kelly Carlin and Rain Pryor, the daughters of comedy legends George Carlin and Richard Pryor, have both followed in their fathers' footsteps in pursuit of comedy. Talk about having big shoes to fill.
But just because their fathers defined stand-up comedy for generations, it doesn't mean the laughs they receive are residual. In an interview with NY Times comedy reporter Jason Zinoman, the women came together to discuss how they met, how their fathers impacted their careers and the starkly different parenting methods to which they were each subject.
"I’m not trying to be him. I’m not great at stand-up. I’m good. It’s going to take a while if I decide I want to be great. For me it’s a job, so I don’t have to teach," Rain said. "Some people come because they miss him."
Rain currently has a one-woman show, "Fried Chicken & Latkes,...
But just because their fathers defined stand-up comedy for generations, it doesn't mean the laughs they receive are residual. In an interview with NY Times comedy reporter Jason Zinoman, the women came together to discuss how they met, how their fathers impacted their careers and the starkly different parenting methods to which they were each subject.
"I’m not trying to be him. I’m not great at stand-up. I’m good. It’s going to take a while if I decide I want to be great. For me it’s a job, so I don’t have to teach," Rain said. "Some people come because they miss him."
Rain currently has a one-woman show, "Fried Chicken & Latkes,...
- 7/20/2012
- by Katla McGlynn
- Huffington Post
Looks like the Wyld Stallyns may ride again now that a "Bill & Ted 3" script is done (as in dun dun) and certified "Most Excellent!" by the eponymous duo.
During an interview in The Independent for new documentary "Side by Side," a most un-sad Keanu Reeves claimed excitedly that original screenwriters Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon have finally finished the threequel script, so we can expect some non-heinous middle-aged airhead time travel imminently.
"Yeah, we have a script," Reeves stated with a lot less injections of "totally" than we'd have liked. "We're trying to put it together. It's a good script too."
Is it true? After years of teasing and taunting will Bill S. Preston, Esquire and "Ted" Theodore Logan finally unite the world with their music?
Responding to a Twitter query from George "Rufus!" Carlin's daughter Kelly Carlin (How totally appropriate!), Alex Winter confirmed the good news:
"Script done? Check.
During an interview in The Independent for new documentary "Side by Side," a most un-sad Keanu Reeves claimed excitedly that original screenwriters Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon have finally finished the threequel script, so we can expect some non-heinous middle-aged airhead time travel imminently.
"Yeah, we have a script," Reeves stated with a lot less injections of "totally" than we'd have liked. "We're trying to put it together. It's a good script too."
Is it true? After years of teasing and taunting will Bill S. Preston, Esquire and "Ted" Theodore Logan finally unite the world with their music?
Responding to a Twitter query from George "Rufus!" Carlin's daughter Kelly Carlin (How totally appropriate!), Alex Winter confirmed the good news:
"Script done? Check.
- 3/6/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
South By Southwest (SXSW) has officially announced the lineup for SXSW Comedy, which will take place from March 10 - 17 in Austin, Texas. The festival's comedy programming has grown considerably since last year, with showcases, live podcast tapings and interactive shows stretching continuously throughout SXSW for the first time. The festival has announced 62 comedians scheduled to appear, nearly doubling last year's roster of performers.
Although SXSW is known for its music, film, and more recently, interactive portions of the festival, the comedy programming looks designed to delight both devoted comedy fans as well as casual observers. In fact, five of the comedians who landed on HuffPost Comedy's favorite comedy albums of 2011 list will be performing at the festival.
Part of the fun of SXSW Comedy is not knowing which performers will show up at which shows, although a full list of confirmed comedians has been released (and can be found in...
Although SXSW is known for its music, film, and more recently, interactive portions of the festival, the comedy programming looks designed to delight both devoted comedy fans as well as casual observers. In fact, five of the comedians who landed on HuffPost Comedy's favorite comedy albums of 2011 list will be performing at the festival.
Part of the fun of SXSW Comedy is not knowing which performers will show up at which shows, although a full list of confirmed comedians has been released (and can be found in...
- 2/21/2012
- by Ross Luippold
- Huffington Post
So you wrote this killer script but you have no friggin' clue what to do with it, whon to show it to, or even if you should show anyone at all. Everyone working in this biz has been in your shoes at one time or another, and now some of them are ready to tell you all about it!
Scriptwriters Network is excited to take a look at the television and film industry and discuss what it takes to turn a story into a “hot” property in Hollywood.
From the Website
This intimate discussion will cover the latest trends in popular films and television shows: from teen comedies to popular vampire franchises to over-the-top action and everything in between.
Featured speakers are industry professionals — writers, directors, producers — from both sides of the independent and studio spectrum.
This event will be moderated by TheRichard.
Sheri Bryant worked for The Walt Disney...
Scriptwriters Network is excited to take a look at the television and film industry and discuss what it takes to turn a story into a “hot” property in Hollywood.
From the Website
This intimate discussion will cover the latest trends in popular films and television shows: from teen comedies to popular vampire franchises to over-the-top action and everything in between.
Featured speakers are industry professionals — writers, directors, producers — from both sides of the independent and studio spectrum.
This event will be moderated by TheRichard.
Sheri Bryant worked for The Walt Disney...
- 7/9/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
George Carlin, the edgy comedian and counterculture icon, died Sunday at the age of 71. The stand-up comic and author – best known for his groundbreaking routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" – reportedly died of heart failure at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. (Carlin, who was open about his long struggle with drugs and alcohol, had a history of heart problems, including a previous heart attack.) In 1978, the bearded comedian famous for his clever wordplay and often-explicit commentary on sex, drugs and the absurdities of modern life found himself in the middle of a court battle that...
- 6/23/2008
- PEOPLE.com
George Carlin – who once wryly wondered, "Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?" – is being mourned by fellow comedians such as Ben Stiller and Jay Leno, not only for being a groundbreaker in entertainment but an individual of great honor. "George Carlin was a hugely influential force in stand-up comedy," Stiller, 42, said in a statement. "He had an amazing mind, and his humor was brave, and always challenging us to look at ourselves and question our belief systems, while being incredibly entertaining. He was one of the greats and he will be missed.
- 6/23/2008
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
George Carlin, the legendary stand-up comedian and a vital figure in the counterculture movement that sprang up in the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 71.
Reuters reports that Carlin died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica around 6pm Sunday night after being admitted to the hospital earlier in the day for chest pains.
As edgy and intellectual as any comedian who ever graced a stage, Carlin became best known for his routine called "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television." The FCC ruled that a broadcast of the routine was in fact indecent and that those words could not be heard on public airwaves when children might be listening.
The battle raged on until it was finally heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, giving Carlin and the words in question more visibility than anyone would have ever imagined.
In case you don't know what those words are.
Reuters reports that Carlin died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica around 6pm Sunday night after being admitted to the hospital earlier in the day for chest pains.
As edgy and intellectual as any comedian who ever graced a stage, Carlin became best known for his routine called "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television." The FCC ruled that a broadcast of the routine was in fact indecent and that those words could not be heard on public airwaves when children might be listening.
The battle raged on until it was finally heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, giving Carlin and the words in question more visibility than anyone would have ever imagined.
In case you don't know what those words are.
- 6/23/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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