I could see Carlin working ... he'd have plenty of material to work with. And he seems to evenly distribute the vitriol. That being said, political commentary seems to be all the rage, as opposed to social observational humour. So he might even seem fresh for a bit. That being said, I think political comedy is still likely, as always, going to be the royalty of mass media comedy culture. As nobody likes politicians, and there's always going to be more than a few politicians out there producing comedy gold just waiting to be mined on a weekly basis ala James Oliver style.
That being said, it's not like George Carlin was innately George Carlin ... I think there's a market there. So somebody will eventually tap it. Arguably they already are ... before Carlin and after. So it's more a point about who becomes the bigger name. I think Dylan Moran did it better than most, and I sure as shit prefer him over Carlin. Moran's stuff also had a way darker edge to it, without losing the humour. Carlin merely said what we were sort of thinking (and other comedians saying, anyways), Moran said what we felt, each day, dragging ourselves out of bed, trying to reconcile self with other. Which actually sort of made him refreshing.
That being said, it's not like George Carlin was innately George Carlin ... I think there's a market there. So somebody will eventually tap it. Arguably they already are ... before Carlin and after. So it's more a point about who becomes the bigger name. I think Dylan Moran did it better than most, and I sure as shit prefer him over Carlin. Moran's stuff also had a way darker edge to it, without losing the humour. Carlin merely said what we were sort of thinking (and other comedians saying, anyways), Moran said what we felt, each day, dragging ourselves out of bed, trying to reconcile self with other. Which actually sort of made him refreshing.