7 Words
For all the hullabaloo surrounding George Carlin’s infamous “Seven Dirty Words” routine, not one showed up in a recently released FBI file on the comedian.
Photo: Martin Solis / Selland Arena
William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, Calif.
Instead, the 12-page file reportedly contained memos and letters from concerned citizens complaining the “alleged comedian” riffs on J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI during TV performances in 1969 and 1970 on “The Jackie Gleason Show” and “The Carol Burnett Show.”
“His treatment was in very poor taste and it was obvious that he was using the prestige of the bureau and Mr. Hoover to enhance his performance,” the memo reportedly said.
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