Trivia ( from IMDB.com) Has received two Grammys: for his albums "FM & AM" (1972) and "Jammin' in New York" (1993). Starred in 14 HBO specials from 1977 until his death in 2008. He was the first-ever host of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) on 10/11/75, as well as the first-ever host of "Fridays" (1980), an ABC show fashioned after "SNL". Inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in November 1994. Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in January of 1987. It's located at the corner of Vine and Selma Streets, between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards. Milton Berle presided over the ceremony. Jack Burns and Carlin were a comedy team from 1960-1962. When they parted ways in 1962, Burns joined the Second City comedy group in Chicago, and Carlin pursued a solo stand-up comedy career. The radio broadcast of an uncensored version of his routine "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Radio or Television" became the center of a debate over censorship, and FCC legislation over profanity. Was educated mostly in Catholic schools in New York City. Some of his comedy influences include Spike Jones, The Marx Brothers, Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Lenny Bruce and Bob Newhart. His wife, Brenda Carlin, died one day before his sixtieth birthday. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 91-93. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Chosen as #2 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (April 2004). His list of the Seven Words You Can't Say on TV are referenced in ...
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