never-aired Bill Hicks set on Letterman tonight

just read about this on That Other Site™. the set that they refused to put on the air. plus bill's mom is one of the guests tonight.

I think the actual or a similar set is downloadable somewhere (audio only tho).

  nene multiple assgasms said:

just read about this on That Other Site™. the set that they refused to put on the air. plus bill's mom is one of the guests tonight.

granted, this isn't going to be seen in the same way it would have back in 93 (94?) as times have changed and televised media today is a whole different beast but it's still good that it's getting some airplay, finally.

Yeah, it's about time!

now that's a teaser.

this seems odd... link?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jan/3...ndup-bill-hicks

http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/onstage/tag/Mary%20Hicks/

well ill be damned. will certainly be tuning in for this

this going to be a video of the performance? like full-length standup?

not full length. just the spot that they cut back in 93

heres the same routine they cut

god this guy was great. sorry, this thread has reignited my enthusiasm for hicks. theres no one around today like him.. maybe doug stanhope, but ultimately hes not as smart as hicks was..

Why is Denis Leary a star while Bill Hicks is unknown?

  kokoon said:

Why is Denis Leary a star while Bill Hicks is unknown?

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Because there's no cure for cancer

*sheds tear*

he cant be that unknown if theyre doing this letterman thing... or maybe dave just feels bad about the past...

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

i :heart: hicks

  Z_B_Z said:

god this guy was great. sorry, this thread has reignited my enthusiasm for hicks. theres no one around today like him.. maybe doug stanhope, but ultimately hes not as smart as hicks was..

 

Man, I love the revelations show. I think the first time I saw that I hurt so much from laughing. Amazing stuff.

it seems like i was just watching that awkward interview with him where he talks about them pulling this routine because of abortion/advertising reasons.

  Aces said:

Man, I love the revelations show. I think the first time I saw that I hurt so much from laughing. Amazing stuff.

yeah, its my favorite show of his. classic.

my favorite Hicks routine is probably one of his most overquoted

"I'm so sick of arming the world, then sending troops over to destroy the fucking arms, you know what I mean? We keep arming these little countries, then we go and blow the shit out of them. We're like the bullies of the world, y'know. We're like Jack Palance in the movie Shane, throwing the pistol at the sheepherder's feet.

"Pick it up."

"I don't wanna pick it up, Mister, you'll shoot me."

"Pick up the gun."

"Mister, I don't want no trouble. I just came downtown here to get some hard rock candy for my kids, some gingham for my wife. I don't even know what gingham is, but she goes through about ten rolls a week of that stuff. I ain't looking for no trouble, Mister."

"Pick up the gun."

(He picks it up. Three shots ring out.)

"You all saw him - he had a gun."

  Awepittance said:

my favorite Hicks routine is probably one of his most overquoted

 

 

"I'm so sick of arming the world, then sending troops over to destroy the fucking arms, you know what I mean? We keep arming these little countries, then we go and blow the shit out of them. We're like the bullies of the world, y'know. We're like Jack Palance in the movie Shane, throwing the pistol at the sheepherder's feet.

 

"Pick it up."

 

"I don't wanna pick it up, Mister, you'll shoot me."

 

"Pick up the gun."

 

"Mister, I don't want no trouble. I just came downtown here to get some hard rock candy for my kids, some gingham for my wife. I don't even know what gingham is, but she goes through about ten rolls a week of that stuff. I ain't looking for no trouble, Mister."

 

"Pick up the gun."

 

(He picks it up. Three shots ring out.)

 

"You all saw him - he had a gun."

lol i love that bit.

"We gotta come to some new ideas about life folks ok? I'm not being blase about abortion, it might be a real issue, it might not, doesn't matter to me. What matters is that if you believe in the sanctity of life then you believe it for life of all ages. That's what I hate about this child-worship syndrome going on. "Save the children! They're killing children! How many children were at Waco? They're killing children!" What does that mean? They reach a certain age and they're off your fucking love-list? Fuck your children, if that's the way you think then fuck you too. You either love all people of all ages or you shut the fuck up."

  Z_B_Z said:

  Awepittance said:

my favorite Hicks routine is probably one of his most overquoted

 

 

"I'm so sick of arming the world, then sending troops over to destroy the fucking arms, you know what I mean? We keep arming these little countries, then we go and blow the shit out of them. We're like the bullies of the world, y'know. We're like Jack Palance in the movie Shane, throwing the pistol at the sheepherder's feet.

 

"Pick it up."

 

"I don't wanna pick it up, Mister, you'll shoot me."

 

"Pick up the gun."

 

"Mister, I don't want no trouble. I just came downtown here to get some hard rock candy for my kids, some gingham for my wife. I don't even know what gingham is, but she goes through about ten rolls a week of that stuff. I ain't looking for no trouble, Mister."

 

"Pick up the gun."

 

(He picks it up. Three shots ring out.)

 

"You all saw him - he had a gun."

 

lol i love that bit.

 

"We gotta come to some new ideas about life folks ok? I'm not being blase about abortion, it might be a real issue, it might not, doesn't matter to me. What matters is that if you believe in the sanctity of life then you believe it for life of all ages. That's what I hate about this child-worship syndrome going on. "Save the children! They're killing children! How many children were at Waco? They're killing children!" What does that mean? They reach a certain age and they're off your fucking love-list? Fuck your children, if that's the way you think then fuck you too. You either love all people of all ages or you shut the fuck up."

LOL thats good

  Z_B_Z said:

  Aces said:

Man, I love the revelations show. I think the first time I saw that I hurt so much from laughing. Amazing stuff.

 

yeah, its my favorite show of his. classic.

I have spent the last hour watching some of the clips that come up at the end of that video. It was amazing!

he is a man that can never die. i love him.