George Carlin started his comedy career as a clean-standup act, which meant that there were no “dirty jokes” or profanity in his acts. He eventually grew tired of performing comedy for what he called a “suit and tie” audience. He described the generational divide he caught himself in. Where he was in his 30’s and the audiences he was performing for were in their 40’s, whom were at odds with the youth who were in their 20s. He slowly started to drift away from the “suit and tie” audiences and began to be a part of the hippie and counter culture movements. He began performing at coffee houses and college campuses which generally allowed and tolerated profanity more than cable television during that time. His appearances began to change, such
