Bill Hicks: Dangerfields (1988)

Though he would come dangerously close to losing himself to drugs, an invitation by Rodney Dangerfield to appear on Dangerfield's Young Comedian's Special launched Hicks' career and found him packing his bags for New York. It was at this point that Hicks and childhood friend Kevin Booth formed Sacred Cow Productions to bring Hicks' act to film and albums. Though Hicks would eschew drugs after realizing that he was on the brink of a dangerous addiction, his cigarette smoking only increased during this period (one of Hicks' favorite jokes was that he went through two lighters a day). In November of 1990, British audiences were first introduced to Hicks' unique brand of comedy, thanks to a six-week engagement at London's West End entitled Stand Up America, and his dry and insightful wit (not to mention his searing commentary on the state of the U.S.) immediately won him many fans in the U.K. Hicks received the Critics Award at the Edinburgh Festival the following year, and his perception-altering perspective smashed boundaries and increasingly gained exposure due to his tireless touring schedule. It was also around this time that Hicks met and fell in love with his new manager, Colleen McGarr

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[JoeyASRV]

@alabaster30 he lived in houston texas

he loved the south for all its beauty but resented its backwards nature at the same time

when you really love something its faults are always more pronounced

[SludgePunkGrunge]

@alabaster30 grow a sack.

[RapIsForMorons]

@alabaster30 Russell Peters...

[TheOrtaparmak]

Vincent goes WHAT??? :) :) :) Fuckin' hilarious

[ciaobellakate]

He was so brilliant and dark.

[ithinkhesaurus]

@BillHicksArchive People listened to hicks..

[BillHicksArchive]

@USgovernmentLies Plenty of people younger than Bill who did less drugs and never smoked also died...Chomsky just turned 83 and says more against the "elite" in any given year than Bill did in his lifetime...what evidence do you have for this eluded "truth"?

[Skiddla]

@SludgePunkGrunge indeed



[alabaster30]

This is a really dated performance. This type of stereotype-making south-bashing comedy was popular in the 1980's. If a comedian made these sorts of remarks about certain other groups of people they wouldn't even be allowed to work. Real prejudiced and offensive stuff.

[elysiumx444]

thanks