Bill Hicks on The David Letterman Show 1989

Bill Hicks doing a comedy sketch on The David Letterman Show in 1989

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[midiman16]

@toyotas2006 Bill Hicks never made it because he didn't just entertain, he educated and enlightened. He didn't just tell the truth, he went straight for the jugular vein of the truth that those in power don't want us to know. He never got the "kit" because he was too good, not because he sucked. Obviously dude, Bill is way over your head and just saying something doesn't make it so. Go back to school.

[Stoptwistingmymelon]

@alabaster30 they obviously (like myself) found him funny. you clearly don't however, which begs the question: why look up clips of bill hicks on the internet and post comments about how you don't find him funny? surely you have better things to do with your time, no?

[ciaobellakate]

I love Bill. He really was an inspiration to me in my teen years, and still continues to be.

Many people say it's sad that most of his material is still relevant (the drug war, Iraq, the military budget, fundamentalist Christians, poverty and overall injustice) as it proves the world really hasn't learnt from its mistakes and made amends. This is true, and Bill would be disgusted. But because of this he is timeless and will continue to inspire many generations after us for a long time. RIP Bill.

[LucidDream]

@alabaster30 It doesn't make it worse, it doesn't change anything. It's just an opinion.

[bananaxtree]

@midiman16 I thought it was juggler's vein.

[Averagegamer100]

@godvergeten "Probably has to do with the nerves. Makes sense when you perform to people who didn't come to the show specifically for you."

No. Bill was always made to tone down his show by the people that work on Letterman's show.

[godvergeten]

@DarkWolfStudio But he IS in today's world. Just not as the comedian Bill Hicks. His spirit is in anyone who recognizes his work.

Btw... he has a different energy in this performance than usual. A little more timid, a little less edgy.

Probably has to do with the nerves. Makes sense when you perform to people who didn't come to the show specifically for you.

[TPower2k8]

@DarkWolfStudio rubbish obama's the president and iraq war is almost over

imagine what he would think of george bush....

[Ramble1212]

@KellyGreen5555 no just good comedy

[milkmankennedy]

@alabaster30 better Bill Hicks than Larry The Cable Guy. One pleads with people not to be stupid and the other encourages it.  I take the former and you are free to git r dun all you wish.

[alabaster30]

Everyone needs to seriously calm down. I know Bill made some good social observations. But bashing entire cultures doesn't make the world a better place, it makes it worse. Regardless if he was from the south or not. To me, he just represents a brand of comic that was hip during the 90's. One who told jokes predicated on negativity rather than embracing what was funny in the world. You don't end bleakness by injecting more of it into the world. But I guess I'm doing that myself. Vicious cycle?

[alabaster30]

@destroyerofsenses Thank you for telling me what type of person I am. I wouldn't know otherwise.