NORRIS: By the early '70s, risque comedy was the rage and George Carlin was its star. Carlin told NPR's Scott Simon in 1984 that he never worried about going over the line when it came to taste.

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NORRIS: By the early '70s, risque comedy was the rage and George Carlin was its star. Carlin told NPR's Scott Simon in 1984 that he never worried about going over the line when it came to taste.

NORRIS: By the early '70s, risque comedy was the rage and George Carlin was its star. Carlin told NPR's Scott Simon in 1984 that he never worried about going over the line when it came to taste.

NORRIS: By the early '70s, risque comedy was the rage and George Carlin was its star. Carlin told NPR's Scott Simon in 1984 that he never worried about going over the line when it came to taste.