>They all do have dark moments....maybe even some of their
>best jokes are dark
>but what made them great was they were all well rounded
>observational comics
>not everything they spoke about was "dark"
>to be an actual great....dark is not a prerequisite
>may be part but its not the whole thing
>comedy can come from dark places on occasion...but its not the
>whole picture
>and if you are totally dark...more than likely you are not a
>good comic

not true.

look at Anthony Jeselnik, Bill Burr, Patrice O'Neal...most of Carlin's material was DARK observational humour.