A tribute to Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks portraitTo commemorate the tenth anniversary of his death, the Guardian is running a tribute to Bill Hicks, my favorite comedian and one of my heroes. It includes choice excerpts from his routines and a look at the creative recognition that accompanied his last days (Hicks died at 32 of pancreatic cancer). Update: The excerpt was pulled, perhaps because the book from which it was taken hit the shelves in the meantime.

Hicks was also recently featured in the Trio special, "Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny!"

Leave a comment

Recent Entries

  • F*** My Life

    I haven't killed this much time on a website in years. A cross between bash.org, Twitter, and a suicide hotline, FMyLife.com lets users post one-...

  • Streichelzoo

    LA Weekly: The German street art duo Herakut opens their first solo US Exhibition at the Carmichael Gallery Photography by Todd Sternisha...

  • Before video games we had TOYS!

    LA Weekly: Toys and Hot Wheels Art Opening at Gallery 1988Artists pay tribute to the time before video games: Pretty ponies, Skeletor, die-cast cars and...

  • Thwarted hopes, however minute

    "Maybe there are Lunchables in the snack machine in the break room."...

  • LA Weekly for iPhone

    Speaking of Andy Baio, this isn't as nice as the mobile version of Upcoming on Leaflets, but if you want to get a quick look...

Close