Brain Droppings
| Author | George Carlin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
Publication date | May 1, 1998 September 1, 2006 (Reprint) |
| Media type | Hardcover Paperback Audiobook |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7868-9112-2 |
| OCLC | 150351163 |
| Preceded by | Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help |
| Followed by | Napalm and Silly Putty |
Brain Droppings is the second book written by comedian George Carlin. It was published in 1998.
This was Carlin's "first real book" and contains much of Carlin's stand-up comedy material. According to the cover, the book contains "jokes, notions, doubts, opinions, questions, thoughts, beliefs, assertions, assumptions, and disturbing references" and "comedy, nonsense, satire, mockery, merriment, sarcasm, ridicule, silliness, bluster, and toxic alienation". For longtime Carlin fans, the book also contains complete versions of two of his most famous monologues, "A Place for My Stuff" and "Baseball and Football".
The hardcover edition was on the New York Times Best Seller List for 18 weeks straight. The following year, the paperback edition was published. It stayed on the New York Times Best Seller List for 20 weeks. Both editions were published by Hyperion.
As of 2008, the book had sold nearly 900,000 total copies.
Writer and television commentator Mike Barnicle supposedly lifted material from the book, without accreditation, and presented it as his own. Barnicle denied having read the book, but footage of him Barnicle praising Brain Droppings saying "There's a yuk on every page," turned up. Barnicle was suspended for the action.
In August 1998, Hyperion published a 1999 calendar containing quips and quotes from the book.
In May 2000, the book was published as an audiobook by HighBridge, in both CD and cassette tape formats. The audiobook received a Grammy Award, Carlin's third, in February 2001.