AMERICAN: The Bill Hicks Story, Because You Need To Know Who He Was

Lenny Bruce . George Carlin . The giants of big - theme drollery . Bill Hicks ? His name is justly up there with them , but most masses have n’t heard of him . Part comic , part philosopher , part preacher , his point of view - up stand in a stratum by itself .

Bill Hicks was unlike most comedians . He told the Sojourner Truth , brazenly , and some would contend at his own peril . He did n’t make “ good video . ” He was “ too controversial . ” But he was a maven and a visionary . I do n’t throw the Son hero around , but Bill was and still is one of my biggest heroes .

Bill conk of pancreatic cancer in 1994 , at the way - too - young geezerhood of 32 . I ca n’t tell you how many clock time since then I wish he were active to comment on the loss on of today . There are so many thing he would have had an absolute field day with , and it would have been glorious and hilarious to catch . AMERICAN : The Bill Hicks Story is an fantabulous fuse . It ’s an introduction to Bill and his incredible work . Watch it , then go and consume every routine of Hicks you could find , from drollery album to live performances . We overleap you , Bill .