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Louis CK honors George Carlin

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Louis CK honors George Carlin

Louis CK speaks at a 2010 NYPL tribute to George Carlin about how Carlin's habit of discarding material and writing a new hour each year changed his own career. He becomes emotional describing it.

HN finds the story inspiring beyond comedy: getting good by throwing out your old work and starting over.

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