Bill Hicks on Smoking Ban (performed by actor Chas Early @ Edinburgh Fringe)

[theancient74]

Pure comedic necrophelia.

[flameskull1995]

I liked how they tried and all and the concept is something that would be awesome to do. But I expected them to deconstruct Bill Hicks' persona and style as well... he was never really hateful, he yelled at premises and the things people did; not the people. Bill Hicks actually thinks cigarette smoking "does nothing for you whatsoever"; this is why he tried to quit a lot. In this instance, he would be against the ban because pot smoking is still illegal, not just because smoking is illegal.

[EyEqUbE1]

this totally fails at capturing the essence of bill

[Annie1962]

ugh

[DeadJ0ker27]

Awe man that was brutal. I don't want to be an asshole but the timing was atrocious. I appreciate what they're trying to do but fuck it this sucks.

[midniter07]

This is not a tribute to Bill Hicks. This is an attempt to dig up what's left of his earthly remains and sell them to a gang of necropheliac fucktards. Since it's not a good performance AS Hicks, then it's just a half-assed reiteration of his bits, no better or worth your ticket-dollar than the jackholes who watched One Night Stand and then came in to work the next day to re-tell the same bits to you at the employee lounge fridge. For God's sake, stop this shit. This is awful.

[adamrst]

No good...Hicks would of ripped this tosspot a new asshole.

[cozmicshroomzpro1]

i wanted to see this play but the guy doesn't even really sound anything like hicks. Hopefully they never make a movie about him, because there's only one true Bill Hicks and he's gone now when we need him most.

[fufanu]

terrible.

[ZachEngland1981]

Bill's shit is funnier than this guy.

[MUFC127]

This guy is fucking great, its about time someone had the courage to tackle serious social issues. And who the FUCK is this Bill Hicks you's keep whinging about. Long live Chas Early, THE VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION!

[thomascrown559]

Bill Hicks would have put this guy on a show entitled "I hunt and Chas Early".

Shotgun in the mouth for this tool-ishly moronic douche.

[BoonyBanny]

Go watch Doug Stanhope instead - kinda like Hicks, but an original comic who will erase the memory of the douche in this vid.

[valdarubio]

i watched Doug Stanhope and i got bored. He does not compare to Bill Hicks/is not even close. its hard to watch anyone do stand up these days. i guess i have been spoilt. bill Hicks has ruined me.

[mrbillhicks]

The only God damn thing that possessed Chas early was the need to make a fast ...

[motorwawt]

I don't like this idea. Guys like Hicks fought the rising tide and lived in semi-obscurity because of it. When they get posthumous recognition, there's always someone who wants to ride the coattails, give the youth a chance to see the "voice of their generation".

It was bad enough when they turned Lenny Bruce into a musical, I don't think this will fare much better

[Muteleight]

i'm dying to see this show simply for the fact that i only become a fan of Hicks after his passing and i might be able to fool myself into believing i'm seeing the real thing. plus i know it's not him, but the guys that put this show together are obviously fans of his work and i think it's cool that they're trying to offer a tribute and commemoration to his spirit and work

[valdarubio]

yes thats how i felt too. and i must say Chas' impersonation is good. one girl even walked out of the audience in disgust with all the filth and evil spewing out of Chas' mouth (bill's material) it really gave me a kick and added to the whole thing.

[redmartian]

How about Denis Leary on prozac? That way you'd have a calm guy who has had years of practice imitating Bill Hicks.

[NosdrahcirBocaj]

Absolute shit,

Bad, I mean like, really really really bad,

LAME.

[ariesproject]

like a nirvana tribute i saw it's just not right,there's only one bill hicks

[cottagepie10]

Style of delivery is well over 50% of a comedic performance, while he may have dressed it with a quick-fix idea that bill hicks is being channeled via his body, it is still just a fan who is incapable of devising his own abilities and thus incapable of being a proper comedian. check out 'Doug stanhope' he's an excellent progression of hicks'esque humour.

[kurtu5]

Thanks for taking the time to add to things. I have a new favorite comic, that plays from his fucking heart!

[bocher222]

dmedin1, desparate isn't a word . do you mean desperate?

[Kuysh]

To be fair though, I saw that show and the idea is quite cool... In the sense that Bill Hicks is supposed to have possessed the body of Chas Early in order to further paint his messages on culture and politics. I was very touchy about the idea before I went, but it was very entertaining

[brynaboy]

only one bill. this is very sad, regardless of its best intentions. the boy himself would be chokin on his mushroom.

[brynaboy]

nobody should try to be bill. there was only one. this is a bit sad really.

[timduncan69]

i was gonnna go see this show at the the melbourne comedy festival until i saw this poor copy of bill hicks.... why would i pay 25 bucks to see some hack go through hicks' orig material and make money from it?? I'd rather buy another copy of Rant In E Minor (:

[dmedin1]

This is trash. I can't belive how desperate people are that they would stoop to lows like this to try to experience the work of such a great person. Bill is DEAD, get used to it! Even Bill himself would cringe at this shit. Theres already another talentless hack trying to cash in on Bill's material: Denis Leary.

[dmedin1]

This is sick, i dont in a good way, i mean this is trash. What is it with people sounding so desparate to experience this genius's work again like this? He's DEAD, deal with it, even Bill himself would see this crap and cringe. Just to let you know, theres already a famous hack out there trying to do Bill's material: Denis Leary.

[ypsigypsy]

Ug--

[agookoo]

aaaah c'mon this guy's real name is Chas, let him be William for a couple of months, what's it to yaaa...i mean who's going to follow a messiah called CHAS anyway?

[Lucerne]

Genius comment

[edmundziegejunge]

Agreed! I laughed so much I now have some lung on my monitor! :-)

[Happy0]

ahaahahaha... Yeah. Good comment. I laughed. xD.

[agookoo]

aaah c'mon this guy's real name is Chas, let him be William for a couple o months, wahts it to ya?

[dummass01]

REMOVE THIS. this guy is destroying a great mans work. he should not be allowed to do comedy.

[elwayish]

Hicks OWNS this is weak

/lame

[elwayish]

/lame ..... dude Hicks owns ... this is weak

[KazekFuturi]

That was fucking DIRE!

[TheYungPimp]

Fucking queer, take this off.

[sarahkiesel]

Stop impersonating someone you are nothing like.

You should be ashamed at yourself because you are not at all funny.

Watch this video and then go watch ANY Bills Hicks video and you will see what me and dmedin1 are talking about. I find this offensive and it should be REMOVED.

[dmedin1]

Not only is this a horrible attempt at impersonating and extorting the image of one of the greatest comedians to ever exist in the art form, but i find it extremely offensive that this garbage is taking place. please remove this perverted attempt at impersonation off of youtube please.

[123hero321]

Fucking well said, Hicks spoke out against copycat idiosyncratic message destorting fucks like this guy, polluting my brainwaves and disrespecting the only person who was never afraid to say what all of us with a decent level of intelligence are thinking. It's people like this that think Chris Moyles is good and watch fucking Eastenders.

[night9caster]

dam right

[christiansarehypocri]

The scripture condemns sur-marriage, second hand garbage trash spouses etc. Christians fornicate before God. Christians take the words of God to hurt every minority they can hurt. They are self-serving, self-righteous, hateful, ignorant, and liars. The only thing Christians have learnt from their hateful crimes from the past is to repeat them more efficiently. Even the IRS code doesn't allow tax exemptions to churches who denounce conpirations against minorities.

[orb32]

yea, please tell us all about a higher being in a book that was writen at a time where they thought tht the sun was magic... yea i see the logic.

[jmacgiii]

USE MENTL QUACKS./HE WAS A COMEDIAN?

[Snospmis]

This is very, very poor.

[blaynestaley]

Doesn't look too good.

[Aphobis]

Directed towards the mentally weak was it snidpuffpies? This is coming from someone who needs a religion and a self-righteous sense of condemnation towards anyone who does not choose to believe in their constricting, controlling religion, to feel that they have a purpose in life?

Like Bill said "it's a crazy world", and did you not hear how Bill loved God and how he believed that God loved us unconditionally? Your dated beliefs on a retributional, vengeful god are no longer required.

[RaanaBokhari]

Get polotical - start smoking now!

[Radacoin]

You hooligans, you can't cast a Brit as Bill Hicks.

[AABINVESTIGATIONS]

why not? the americans always cast shite yanks as brits in the movies

[mojox7]

snid wow your completely insane eh. holy crap. hicks died of aids WTF are you smoking you freak

[sweetgracie2003]

I hate assholes who steal bits. Especially from someone as influential and clever as Bill Hicks. Who is this guy, Carlos Mencia? lol

[snidpuffpies]

Hicks was a godless, if not satanic, evil influence on undereducated youths. His advocacy of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and illegal sex are corrupting and life hating. His socalled comedy is dated, puerile and directed towards Geeks and the mentally weak. Only by loving and embracing Chrisitanity will the world become secure and our children happy. Only through Jesus and the Holy Bible can we be saved from the Sodom and Gomorrah Hicks wanted. He was vile but will be prayed for nontheless.

[Aphobis]

Directed toward the mentally weak was he snidpuffpies? This is coming from someone who needs a religion and a self righteous sense of condemnation to anyone who does not conform to their dated contol system to feel that they have a purpose in life. Just seems quite odd to me, and did you not hear about how Bill loved God and life and what we humans can achieve (the latter of which you fanatics are trying so hard constrict)?

[M4ddhatt3r]

Yes, praying and wasting energy to your imaginary friend will save us all from enternal damnation! Thanks, I barely had to say anything to make you look like a fool.

[ericcarrier]

You idiot, do you even know what the word "satanic" means? you cant, because then you would never use that word as you do. you are not a bad person, just a brainwashed fuckhead. If you love Jesus so much, then have sex with him. Fuck him in the ass!

[snidpuffpies]

Hicks dies of aids,drugs and cigarets and people idolise him. that is what he is a false idol worshipped by fools and sinners. Jesus is the one way to save the world. If every terrorist, communist, and leftwing hippie loved Jesus the world would be a better place. Iraq can be saved if it can be converted to Christianity. China will repent yet and there resourses can be used to help the Christian west.

[depressedtoad]

dont preach on youtube. nobody gives a fuck.

[M4ddhatt3r]

How can you prove Jesus was even alive? a fucking book?

[ericcarrier]

Who pissed on your brain? Jesus was the false idol, there is no "son of God", and everyone who believes there is are nothing but useless, arrogant, selfish motherfuckers that should be put to death emidiately. What rights have the christian fuckheads to controll the globe?

[THESILENTBOATMAN]

mymentor...YOU ARE A FUCKING CRETIN!!

[mymentor]

Always amusing to see Hicks refered to as a genius. He was the furthest thing from. A stand-up (and not a particularly funny one) with intentions on being a social-commentator (an abysmal one, quite frankly - unless "Right-wingers suck" is your idea of insight).

[lightspeed555]

You're even further from a genius so what's your point?

[outshined]

Without malice, I wonder why you made this post.

[eezysqueezy]

You are a fucking idiot, mymentor.

[Tezzeroth]

You are a dick.

[verumdicere]

Anyone that puts Hicks into the confining label of a "Right-wingers suck" comedian is clearly either unfamiliar with his work or just doesn't get it. While he had poltical material that attacked right-wing issues/politicians he did the same for the left wing (e.g. Bill Clinton). His material looks at falsehoods and hypocracy - something that transcends polticial ties or party affilications.

[chunkylimey]

For the record Bill Clinton was NOT left wing. Anyone who thinks the Democrats re left wing has swallowed so much of the American establishments bullshit that it's coming out of their ears. However you're right, Hicks transcended political allegiance. It just happens that Republican voters are easier to comment on as they always the dumber one.

[hoghed]

Hicks was a helluva lot funnier than you are, dittohead.

[chunkylimey]

Right Wingers suck isn't an insight. It's just a plain fact. Hicks however made that fact funny. If you're dumb enough to swallow all that fake capitalist pseudo free market Christian bullshit then you're dumb enough not go see Hicks was funny. Christianity "eternal damnation awaits those who question gods infinite love" if you don't get how stupid that is then you're just another tragically missed abortion.

[LewisRush]

Left wingers suck just as much...if not more. And provide twice the material.

[kyletitterton]

I'd say "Right-wingers suck" is most certainly my idea of insight. Couldnt have put it better myself brother...

On the subject of the comedien in the clip. I saw him at the Fringe last year and after the show I went up to him and said: "Buddy, C'mere! I'm a Bill Hicks fan and I didn't like what you just did..."

[SuperJimiRiddle]

Went to see Chas Early in Inverness - he kicks ass! Sounds like Bill Hicks, performs like him...and he's fuckin' funny.

[thecritic2007]

in other words he rips Bill off

[xyzto1]

Great love it, get people off their backside and stop ASH and big Pharma depressing every Country in the universe..

USA has a great site Forces, they are fighting this too. Now we have the internet ASH will fall like a deck of cards, with the blantent lies and propaganda they spread like some evil virus,creating hatred towards smokers. That is NOT healthy for anyone.

[ckcsucks]

Fantastic!

[RENNAG]

yep, this must be the best ever clip ever seen on youtube absolutly brilliant magnificent taking humour to a new level he is a new god.lol.

[upforthebantsaii]

I wouldn't go as far to say he was a genius and i'm sure bill wouldnt either if he was being staight with you,but he was a radical speaker not afraid to comment on any situation or debate facing the world which most public speakers or comedy acts would never do because of fear they'll not fit in with the polices of either side and to find someone that has no regard for how people think of him and only that he is speaking his true feelings on a subject is hard to find in a world of sides