Yeah, Carlin was a rebellious genius for sure.
He was offensive to me on many fronts when he would do his bilious rants on religio-political stuff.
But he was still my favorite all time comedian. I just fast-forwarded through the offensive stuff, allowing him to spew his personal pet peaves.
When Seinfeld hit the scene in the '80's he carried the torch with the observational stuff and won my heart immediately.