This Idiotic Activity - Thinking

George Denis Patrick Carlin - one of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of all time. He appeared on "The Tonight Show" over one hundred thirty times and was the first host of "Saturday Night Live." Carlin is the only one who produced fourteen specials for HBO. Three of his books became bestsellers according to the "New York Times." Out of twenty-three solo albums, eleven were nominated for a "Grammy," and he won the coveted statue five times, including for the audio version of his bestseller "Brain Droppings." "This Idiotic Activity - Thinking" is not just a memoir of a famous person or, as Carlin himself said, a quasi-biography; it is a practical guide for any aspiring comedian (not necessarily how to live, but definitely how to joke). In 1993, George Carlin asked his friend and bestselling author Tony Hendra to help him write an autobiography. For almost fifteen years, through numerous conversations, many of which were recorded, they discussed Carlin's personal life, certain stages of his career, and his evolution as an artist. When Carlin passed away in June 2008 at the age of seventy-one and the book was still unpublished, Hendra decided to finish it as his friend would have wished.