Bill Hicks
William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. He criticized consumerism, superficiality and banality within the media and popular culture, which he characterized as oppressive tools of the ruling class that keep people "stupid and apathetic".
At the age of 16, while still in high school, he began performing at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s, he toured the United States extensively and made a number of high-profile television appearances; but it was in the UK that he amassed a significant fan base, filling large venues during his 1991 tour. He also achieved a modicum of recognition as a guitarist and songwriter.
Hicks died of pancreatic cancer on February 26, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 32. In subsequent years his work gained a significant measure of acclaim in creative circles—particularly after a series of posthumous album releases—and he developed a substantial cult following. In 2007 he was voted sixth on Britain's Channel 4 list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics, and rose to number four on the 2010 list.
Bill Hicks (American football)
Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) was the 15th head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets located in Brownwood, Texas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1982 until 1984. His career coaching record at Howard Payne was 6 wins, 23 losses, and 1 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 16th at Howard Payne in total wins and 18th at Howard Payne in winning percentage (.217).
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Bill Hicks (footballer)
Bill Hicks (18 September 1899 – 21 September 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Podcasts:
Bill Hicks
ALBUMS
- The Perfect Gig released: 2002
Bill Hicks
ALBUMS
- American: The Bill Hicks Story released: 2011
- The Essential Collection released: 2010
- Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992) released: 2005
- Shock and Awe released: 2003
- Flying Saucer Tour, Volume 1 released: 2002
- Love, Laughter and Truth released: 2002
- Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks released: 2001
- Hicksville! An Introduction to the Genius of Bill Hicks released: 1997
- Arizona Bay released: 1997
- Rant in E-Minor released: 1997
- Relentless released: 1992
- Dangerous released: 1990
- 1993-11-17: Igby's, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- 1989: Chicago, IL, USA released:
- 1991: Chicago, IL, USA released:
- 1990: Chicago, IL, USA released:
- 1992: Relentless in Montreal: Montreal, QC, Canada released:
- Revelations released:
- 1992-05-16: Egham, UK released:
- 1992-05-17: Queen's Theatre: London, UK (early show) released:
- 1992-05-17: Queen's Theatre: London, UK (late show) released:
- 1989: I'm Sorry Folks, Part 1: Chicago, IL, USA released:
- 1993-11-17: Filling Up the Hump: Igby's, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- 1989: I'm Sorry Folks, Part 2: Chicago, IL, USA released:
- 1992-03-15: Dark Poet: Yuk Yuk's, Toronto, ON, Canada released:
- 1992-11-14: Brighton, UK released:
- 1989: The Angry Show: Chicago, IL, USA released:
The Essential Collection
Released 2010- Fevered Egos
- I'm Talking to the Women Here
- My Favorite New Kid
- Marketing & Advertising
- Artistic Roll Call
- Orange Drink
- Save Willie
- Menu?
- A Killer Idea
- Goodbye You Lizard Scum
- Summertime
- Elvis
- The News
- Confession Time (Cops)
- Please Do Not Disturb
- Spectravision & Housekeeping
- Girl of Your Dreams
- Clam Lappers & Sonic the Hedgehog
- What Is Pornography?
- Renting Pornos & Girlfriends
- Name & Address Not Withheld
- Beelzebozo
- Pussywhipped Satan
- I Love My Job
- Audience Member / Old Folks Home Manager
- Worst Audience Ever
- The F Word
- My Parents
Shock and Awe
Released 2003- Hello Oxford
- Jimmy White
- Hooligans
- Sniper's Nest
- More About Smoking
- Vote for Labour
- Madonna's Sex Book
- English Porno
- Basic Instinct
- Back to Bed America
- Christians for the Death Penalty
- Wrong Crowd?
- Satan Starmaker
- I Love Film
- Children
- Back in My Room
- American Horseshit
- I Need to Get Laid
- On the Bright Side
- Fuck Artists Only
- Is There a Message
Flying Saucer Tour, Volume 1
Released 2002- Intro
- Summertime
- The F Word
- Smoking
- Yul Brynner
- Trying to Quit
- The News
- The War
- Worst Audience Ever
- More War
- Are You Guys Drug Dealers?
- Praying for Nuclear Holocaust
- Girl of Your Dreams
- Young Lady
- Vs. the Audience 1
- What's Wrong?
- Vs. the Audience 2
- School Days
- Vs. the Audience 3
- Working
- Great Times on Drugs
- Mandatory Marijuana
- Penthouse Letters
- Talking Car
- Summer Trip
- Drugs Have Done Good Things
- Menu?
- Beelzebozo
- Cause of Sexual Thought
- Mechanics of Pornography
- Goodnight
Love, Laughter and Truth
Released 2002- Intro / Smokers vs. Drinkers
- Drunk Driving
- New York Apartment
- My One Man Show
- Pot Smoking
- Drugs Are Bad
- Children on Airplanes
- 50 Year Smoker
- Smoking in Heaven
- Australia
- Satiating the American Comedy Audience
- Dance Club
- Speaking of Homosexuality
- Poe-Naw-Grah-Fee
- A Question for the Ladies
- My Favorite New Kid
- You Can't Get Bitter
- Closing Bit
Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks
Released 2001- Greetings
- Flying Saucer Tour
- Please Do Not Disturb
- Gays in the Military
- Smoking
- Great Times on Drugs
- Sex on Trial
- What Is Pornography?
- Save Willie
- Confession Time (COPS)
- Step on the Gas (L.A. Riots)
- Hooligans
- Politics in America
- The Elite
- Time to Evolve
- Odd Beliefs
- Dinosaurs in the Bible
- Easter
- Gideons
- Your Children Aren't Special
- The Sanctity of Life
Arizona Bay
Released 1997- Goodbye You Lizard Scum
- Step on the Gas (L.A. Riots)
- Hooligans
- Officer Nigger Hater
- As Long as We're Talking Shelf Life (Kennedy)
- The Elephant Is Dead (Bush)
- Me & Saddam
- Bullies of the World
- Shane's Song
- Dinosaurs in the Bible
- Living God
- Marketing & Advertising
- Don't Talk for Me
- Clam Lappers & Sonic the Hedgehog™
- She's Got a Broken Heart
- Pussywhipped Satan
- L.A. Falls
- Elvis
Rant in E-Minor
Released 1997- Fevered Egos
- Easter
- Gideons
- People Suck
- Pro Life
- People Who Hate People
- Non-Smokers
- Gifts of Forgiveness
- Purple Vein Dick Joke
- Confession Time (Cops)
- Wax Dart
- I'm Talking to the Women Here
- You're Wrong Night
- A New Flag (Patriotism)
- Gays in the Military
- I.R.S. Bust
- Politics in America
- Quiet Loner
- Artistic Roll Call
- Orange Drink
- Save Willie
- Deficit (Jesse Helms)
- Rush Limbaugh
- Time to Evolve
- Waco (Koresh)
- The Pope
- Christianity
- Seven Seals
- One of the Boys (Clinton)
- Car Bomb Derby
- The Elite
- Love List (No Future)
- Back to the Garden
- Your Children Aren't Special
- Wizards Have Landed
- Lift Me Lord
1993-11-17: Igby's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Glad You Brought a Book
- It's Not a Talk Show
- The Hate Camel
- Heather's Two Mommys
- A Virus With Shoes
- God's Got a Way With Words
- Hell Is Non-Smoking
- There's a Ledge Beyond the Edge
- We're All Jack the Ripper
- That's the Story of Jesus
- He Din'nt Mean ta Hit Me Offuhsur
- And Hopelessness Reigns
- Speaking of Satan
- Dad's Not Getting Off on These
- And Vernon Spoke
- That's How Ya Do It Towel Head
- I Did Think of That, I Was Two at the Time
- Evolution of Ideas
1989: Chicago, IL, USA
- Until That First Show in Chicago
- I Had a Good Time Yesterday
- Is That Mister Bum?
- Out Dancin' to Their Lights
- The Door Is a Jar
- Two Lighters a Day
- Gooberosity
- Freeze Dried and Mailed Home
- Henry Lee Hicks
- Crotchless G-String
- My Three Weeks
- I Had to Use a Shoehorn Once
- People Are Such Retards
- Grab Hiz Hay Yid
- Shit, I Could Do That
- Any Questions
- You Need Fresh Towels
- Do I Seem Jaded to You People?
- Post-Show Guitar
Revelations
- You're in the Right Place
- Stop Making Jokes About Me
- We Live in a Dangerous World
- He Had a Gun
- Sorry Wrong Meeting
- It Seemed So Plausible
- Go Back to Bed America
- Terminally Ill Stunt People
- What Could Be Worse
- Planting Seeds
- Basic Instinct
- Stop With the Goat Boy Thing
- Bumped Into an Adult Bookstore
- Humans Are So Neat
- God Made a Mistake
- You Gotta Play Miniature Golf
- Send In Vanilla Ice
- It's Just a Ride
1992-05-17: Queen's Theatre: London, UK (early show)
- My Town Burned Down
- Magic Baton Theory
- Jackie's Ass
- The Future Enemy
- Children of the Goat
- You Don't Boil Pizza
- Let's Get to the Dick Jokes
- An Important Lesson
- A Dead Guy Covered in Urine
- Stop Your Internal Dialogue
- How Tall Are You?
- Here's Tom With Snooker Highlights
- Rock Against Drugs
- Masturbation Record
- Watching an Empty Stage
1992-05-17: Queen's Theatre: London, UK (late show)
- Introduction
- All in How You Look at It
- Hooligans Are Loose
- Heads and Chips!
- Sharon Stone's Pussy
- Blue Dot Money
- Christ's Bogus Adventure
- New York Would Be Oz
- Where's My Commercial
- Positive Drug Story
- Suck Satan's Pecker
- I'll Tell Ya What I Believe
- That's America
- Go Back to the Goatboy Shit
- I'll Review the Tape Later
- More Snickers! More Coke!
- I Need Help
1992-11-14: Brighton, UK
- (Ding Dong) Bush Is Dead
- Come Back Shane
- Wacky Iranians
- The Show's Gonna Start Any Minute
- I'm Bilbo Hicks
- Jesus, What Balls!
- Assassination Pun
- You Are Free to Do What We Tell You
- You're Goin' to Hell, Boy!
- Your 12 Year Old Sketch
- Nicotine Band Aid
- Reginald Denny
- Snooker Highlights
- Charlie Hodge
- Einstein Proved That
Born: 1961-12-16
Died: 1994-02-26
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Arizona Bay
by: Bill HicksBeatles
Beatles (white Album/limited Ed.)
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (lennon/mccartney)
Hey, bungalow bill
What did you kill
Bungalow bill?
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun
In case of accidents he always took his mom
He's the all american bullet-headed saxon mother's son.
All the children sing
Hey bungalow bill
What did you kill
Bungalow bill?
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So captain marvel zapped in right between the eyes
All the children sing
Hey, bungalow bill
What did you kill
Bungalow bill?
The children asked him if to kill was not a sin
Not when he looked so fierce, his mother butted in
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him
All the children sing
Hey, bungalow bill
What did you kill
Bungalow bill?
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