Yes, he really did strike a good balance ♦♦ Though I never saw him in person, I did see some masters, Richard Pryor & Jay Leno
(even a female comedian, Elayne Boozler - That was in Vegas, & she put out a pretty #funny performance -- "Cracking wise" just seems to come natural to her).

Anyway, I do recall the clever & INNOVATIVE routines of Carlin's -- loved his Political rants (He was good at this in the same way as Dennis Miller always was ) -- I actually read Dennis Miller's book & found it pretty entertaining.

Anyhow, I just LOVE Carlin's expressions as he's doing the #News here