Eddie Brill

I'll tell you a great George Carlin story. Let's go again. At the beginning of my career, I was acting like George Carlin and my jokes are very word play ish and still are. And I wrote a joke that I liked that was, you know, how can you have a word like nonchalant when there's no such word as chalant? And then I'd act it out. Oh, my God, I'm late for work. I can't find a thing to wear.

God, am I chalant today? And I was like, calm down, Ray. Be like me, non-chalant. Right. And it would always get big laughs. So I did the joke on Star Search in October of 86. It aired in January of 87. And I got a call from a comedian friend who said, you know, why did you do George Carlin's joke on TV? And I went, he's my hero. I know all his material. I would not never...

God, am I chalant today? And I was like, calm down, Ray. Be like me, non-chalant. Right. And it would always get big laughs. So I did the joke on Star Search in October of 86. It aired in January of 87. And I got a call from a comedian friend who said, you know, why did you do George Carlin's joke on TV? And I went, he's my hero. I know all his material. I would not never...

God, am I chalant today? And I was like, calm down, Ray. Be like me, non-chalant. Right. And it would always get big laughs. So I did the joke on Star Search in October of 86. It aired in January of 87. And I got a call from a comedian friend who said, you know, why did you do George Carlin's joke on TV? And I went, he's my hero. I know all his material. I would not never...

do george carlin's joke i wouldn't do anybody's joke not on purpose so i took the joke out of my act because i don't want people thinking i stole the thing and it was a shame because i loved the joke and it was crushing with the audiences so years later i was at the ballets in las vegas and working with robert chimmel in this um the comedy room catch rising star and carlin was in the big room

do george carlin's joke i wouldn't do anybody's joke not on purpose so i took the joke out of my act because i don't want people thinking i stole the thing and it was a shame because i loved the joke and it was crushing with the audiences so years later i was at the ballets in las vegas and working with robert chimmel in this um the comedy room catch rising star and carlin was in the big room

do george carlin's joke i wouldn't do anybody's joke not on purpose so i took the joke out of my act because i don't want people thinking i stole the thing and it was a shame because i loved the joke and it was crushing with the audiences so years later i was at the ballets in las vegas and working with robert chimmel in this um the comedy room catch rising star and carlin was in the big room

I'm in the lobby. I see Carlin. I go up to him and I introduced myself. He couldn't have been nicer. And I told him the story. And he goes, well, first of all, you're smart to get rid of the joke because people are going to think you stole it and they're going to not think well of you. But secondly, someone told me that joke and I thought it was so funny. I didn't know it belonged to a comedian.

I'm in the lobby. I see Carlin. I go up to him and I introduced myself. He couldn't have been nicer. And I told him the story. And he goes, well, first of all, you're smart to get rid of the joke because people are going to think you stole it and they're going to not think well of you. But secondly, someone told me that joke and I thought it was so funny. I didn't know it belonged to a comedian.

I'm in the lobby. I see Carlin. I go up to him and I introduced myself. He couldn't have been nicer. And I told him the story. And he goes, well, first of all, you're smart to get rid of the joke because people are going to think you stole it and they're going to not think well of you. But secondly, someone told me that joke and I thought it was so funny. I didn't know it belonged to a comedian.

So it turns out I'm the son of a bitch who took your joke. which was such a thrill, which started our friendship and my relationship with his daughter and his brother and family. And then when George had passed away in 2008, his daughter called me up and said, You know, now that my dad has passed away, I'd love you to do that joke again to keep that joke alive. And it was like, OK.

So it turns out I'm the son of a bitch who took your joke. which was such a thrill, which started our friendship and my relationship with his daughter and his brother and family. And then when George had passed away in 2008, his daughter called me up and said, You know, now that my dad has passed away, I'd love you to do that joke again to keep that joke alive. And it was like, OK.

So it turns out I'm the son of a bitch who took your joke. which was such a thrill, which started our friendship and my relationship with his daughter and his brother and family. And then when George had passed away in 2008, his daughter called me up and said, You know, now that my dad has passed away, I'd love you to do that joke again to keep that joke alive. And it was like, OK.

But I said to myself, I would never do it like the joke. I would explain it so that people understand if they remembered Carlin doing it, they wouldn't think I that I took it because that's the worst thing you could do.

But I said to myself, I would never do it like the joke. I would explain it so that people understand if they remembered Carlin doing it, they wouldn't think I that I took it because that's the worst thing you could do.

But I said to myself, I would never do it like the joke. I would explain it so that people understand if they remembered Carlin doing it, they wouldn't think I that I took it because that's the worst thing you could do.

You saw some viral moments last year. It does happen because there's a lot of insecurity and people can't write and they need material and people will do what it takes, whatever it takes, not always with integrity to get far. And I know very good friends of mine who've stolen material a lot and they don't care because they've had wild success because they were noticed.

You saw some viral moments last year. It does happen because there's a lot of insecurity and people can't write and they need material and people will do what it takes, whatever it takes, not always with integrity to get far. And I know very good friends of mine who've stolen material a lot and they don't care because they've had wild success because they were noticed.

You saw some viral moments last year. It does happen because there's a lot of insecurity and people can't write and they need material and people will do what it takes, whatever it takes, not always with integrity to get far. And I know very good friends of mine who've stolen material a lot and they don't care because they've had wild success because they were noticed.

To us, to most comedians, it's like stealing your baby. No one is allowed to steal your baby. But a lot of people don't care because there's one life they live and they don't live in integrity. And they, you know, they'll steal material. And I, you know, like I've been in shows where friends of mine have done material. I've had friends do it on The Tonight Show.