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William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) [1] [2] was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy .
May 10, 2024 · Bill Hicks (born December 16, 1961, Valdosta, Georgia—died February 26, 1994, Little Rock, Arkansas) was an American stand-up comedian who was considered a “comedian’s comedian” and who was a star in Britain, though he never experienced wide success in the United States during his career in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Bill Hicks - It's Just A Ride. 1,954,759 views 9 years ago. Revelations is Bill Hicks’ last special ever, taped in 1992, and features him at the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of original king of caustic comedy, Bill Hicks – an originator of the rambling, stand-up rant and, arguably, one of the greatest entertainers of...
Feb 26, 2019 · Bill Hicks – who presented himself as a cowboy in his Revelations TV special for Channel 4, arriving on stage at London’s Dominion Theatre like Johnny Cash’s Man in Black in a Stetson and...
With American comedian Bill Hicks there was always an awareness of other people, of how our society links together. With this came an idealism and a vision of what the world could be. But first he had to slay all the “fevered egos” polluting the planet.
Feb 26, 2014 · Like Kurt Vonnegut’s Kilgore Trout, laying down world-saving truths in the pages of disposable stroke magazines, Bill Hicks was trying to light the way into the 21 st century—on the stained ...
Jun 3, 1994 · The life of Bill Hicks -- Poised for stardom, the irreverent comedian battled censors and cancer before his death on February 26th. By Robert Seidenberg. Published on June 3, 1994 04:00AM EDT....
Feb 26, 1994 · On February 26, 1994, comedian Bill Hicks died at the age of 32 of pancreatic cancer, right as his career seemed to be taking off. Hicks, a legend in the comedy world, is far less of a household name to mainstream crowds, most likely due to his premature death.
Feb 26, 2014 · What is Bill Hicks's legacy? Readers' responses. For the 20th anniversary of the comedian’s death, we asked readers to tell us what they think his legacy is. Was he ‘a voice in the wilderness’...
