Flash Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 18yrs ago today we lost one of the best comedians of all time, a voice which is sorely missed in this shitter world we live, rest in peace bill hicks, u will never b forgotten. Â Are you a fan of bill hicks, if so why and whats your fav joke/routine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I am so sick of Bill Hicks mania. He was a fantastic comedian, but most of the people who go on about him now probably weren't even aware of his existence when he was alive. Stop putting him on a pedestal, he'd have hated that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 26, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2012 Read that 'Love All The People' book as a student, thought it was interesting. Don't know a lot more about him than that, but I recommend the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jock Knew Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I am so sick of Bill Hicks mania. He was a fantastic comedian, but most of the people who go on about him now probably weren't even aware of his existence when he was alive. Stop putting him on a pedestal, he'd have hated that. Â Yeah. That Jimi Hendrix's music should be put in a time capsule. It's not as good if you never heard it before 1970. Same goes for Nirvana, The Doors, Jeff Buckley etc. In other words - wank. Â RIP Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Terrible analogy, Soap. Your new account is as shit as your old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted February 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2012 He wasn't even that good anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I am so sick of Bill Hicks mania. He was a fantastic comedian, but most of the people who go on about him now probably weren't even aware of his existence when he was alive. Stop putting him on a pedestal, he'd have hated that. Â Yeah. That Jimi Hendrix's music should be put in a time capsule. It's not as good if you never heard it before 1970. Same goes for Nirvana, The Doors, Jeff Buckley etc. In other words - wank. Â RIP Bill. As Stewart Lee said in his new show, "I wish I died like Bill Hicks so I could be judged solely on two hours worth of material". Â As someone who had a Hicks avatar for years, I'm with Loki on this one. However, the world lost a great one when Bill died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 The problem with a lot of Hicks and even Carlin fans is that they treat them the two as political saviours who's views could have saved the world, they were bloody good comedians though but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jock Knew Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 As Stewart Lee said in his new show, "I wish I died like Bill Hicks so I could be judged solely on two hours worth of material". As someone who had a Hicks avatar for years, I'm with Loki on this one. However, the world lost a great one when Bill died.  I think don't think anyone thinks Bill Hicks is the world's greatest comedian (anymore). I think the major attraction to his work and the most hysterical of his fanbase tend to be young adult males. I discovered Hicks when I was about 16-17 and I really went for all the drug humour in a big way. I also used his bullshit lines about smoking being cool to justify my habit. Almost six years on, I am a helpless addict. So yeah, maybe he isn't the second coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2012 He wasn't even that good anyway. Â TripleA's return to his old persona - just about complete. And you can put that in UKFFNews! Â I'm a huge Hicks fan - he was truly great stand-up comedian, one of the very best I expect to ever hear, but I do think that his impact has been somewhat over-estimated and I agree with Loki on this. Â Good to see George Carlin get a mention here. Last month I watched and listened to almost everything there is of him on YouTube and he was a better all-round comedian than Hicks was. As politically astute and aware, but also capable of really silly routines that were just meant to be really funny and nothing more, especially in his early days. Just a wonderful comedian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 As Stewart Lee said in his new show, "I wish I died like Bill Hicks so I could be judged solely on two hours worth of material". As someone who had a Hicks avatar for years, I'm with Loki on this one. However, the world lost a great one when Bill died.  I think don't think anyone thinks Bill Hicks is the world's greatest comedian (anymore). I think the major attraction to his work and the most hysterical of his fanbase tend to be young adult males. I discovered Hicks when I was about 16-17 and I really went for all the drug humour in a big way. I also used his bullshit lines about smoking being cool to justify my habit. Almost six years on, I am a helpless addict. So yeah, maybe he isn't the second coming. I think his drug stuff is secondary to his political/social stuff to be honest, although the two are intertwined to some degree. I don't suppose you saw that stage show about Hicks a few years back where he was portrayed as an angel commenting on current stuff? I totally avoided that and I'm yet to see the doc that came out a few years back about him. I feel that all of the ground has been covered about him to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jock Knew Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I think his drug stuff is secondary to his political/social stuff to be honest, although the two are intertwined to some degree. I don't suppose you saw that stage show about Hicks a few years back where he was portrayed as an angel commenting on current stuff? I totally avoided that and I'm yet to see the doc that came out a few years back about him. I feel that all of the ground has been covered about him to be honest. Â I did see the stage show. I just found it hard to take to cos it wasn't Bill Hicks. The documentary is pretty good but it's stylised to such a degree that it can drag a bit. If you have read the "Agent of Evolution" biography that was written by Kevin Booth/Dwight Slade etc then you won't find any new information in the doc. In fact, most of the best stories from that book aren't even necessarily about Bill. Some of the insight into guys like Sam Kinison are even more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2012 I've seen/heard some of his stuff. Â It was good but I don't see him as anything like what some people seem to make him out as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I've seen some of Bill Hicks stuff and found him very funny. Â 'Would you rather your loved one die in a hospital bed....or would you rather they met Chuck Norris?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted February 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2012 I think the Stewart Lee quote sums up my indifference to the legend of Bill Hicks. Some of his stuff is brilliant though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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