yeah, i dunno if i'd consider him a shock-comedian. i think a lot of his stuff is sorta mean-based, which is why i like it -- the whole "fuck everyone" mentality.
if anything, i give him so much credit for being consistent over... geez... 50 years or whatever. HBO always replays his standup, and its such a cool variety of black and white footage, weird 1980s hair, 60s outfits, etc. sure, a lot of it is timely, but a lot of it is also still funny.
