Class Clown

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Class Clown is a landmark 1972 comedy album by George Carlin that helped define his countercultural, observational style and cemented his status as a leading stand-up comedian.

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Class Clown (title routine) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy album
live album
stand-up comedy recording
artist George Carlin
associatedWith counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s
chronology George Carlin albums
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator George Carlin
decade 1970s
featuresRoutine Seven dirty words you can never say on television
surface form: Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television
followedBy Occupation: Foole
follows FM & AM
genre comedy
spoken word
stand-up comedy
hasInfluenceOn American stand-up comedy
use of profanity in comedy
hasSubject American culture
social commentary
hasTrack Class Clown self-linksurface differs
surface form: Class Clown (title routine)

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Seven dirty words you can never say on television
surface form: Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television

Special Dispensation: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo
The Confessional
helpedCementStatusOf George Carlin as a leading stand-up comedian
helpedDefine George Carlin's countercultural style
language English
medium audio recording
vinyl record
notableFor Catholic school reminiscences
controversial language content
notableWorkOf George Carlin
partOf George Carlin discography
performer George Carlin
producer Jack Lewis
Monte Kay NERFINISHED
recordingType live performance
recordLabel Little David Records
releaseDate 1972
style countercultural comedy
observational comedy
theme Catholic school experiences
censorship
language
religion
workPeriod early 1970s George Carlin era

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FM & AM follows Class Clown
Class Clown hasTrack Class Clown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Class Clown (title routine)
George Carlin notableWork Class Clown
Carlin notableWork Class Clown
subject surface form: George Carlin
Seven Dirty Words partOf Class Clown
Seven Dirty Words recordedIn Class Clown