Agree. I doubt he could be successful with his same brand of comedy today however--he was far too politically incorrect. The only way you could use his politically incorrect-styled comedy today would be if you were considered in a favored minority status; e.g., gay, female, black, Muslim, etc.
I would suggest that if Kinison had lived and continued on in comedy, that he’d have so ridiculed PC that we wouldn’t be as badly off (in that regard) as we are right now.
Ditto for George Carlin - he didn’t take too well to lies, no matter where they originated. He ridiculed the [insert those 7 words] out of them.