George Carlin was second on Comedy Central's list of Top 10 Comedians of US Audiences in April 2004.
Following his thirteenth HBO special on November 5, 2005, Life Is Worth Losing, which aired live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City  during which he mentioned, "I've got 341 days sober"  Carlin toured his new material through the first half of 2006
 dedicated his stand-up special Chewed Up to Carlin, and Lewis Black dedicated the second season of Root of All Evil to him

