Bill Hicks wasn't just a masterful comedian, he was also a truth teller who wanted to make the audience understand the real problems of the world that needed to face. He always had a speech near the end of every gig that he made.
Bill Hicks was a real one. I didn't discover him until late 2000's but his records are still poignant today. Thorny around the edges with a big heart and intellect
I was born a decade after he passed and only discovered him a few years ago but he’s firmly in my top 5 and sometimes makes his way into my top 3 every once in a while
I used to listen to Arizona Bay on cassette on a loop back in the 90s. Still the greatest set I've ever heard. It wasn't just the material, but also the rhythm of it. He was a musician of comedy. Absolute goat.
The fact that he was making jokes about psychedelics and stoned ape theory way before anyone else was really looking into it just amazes me. He discussed things that were not only way before his time but is still discussed and is relevant today. RIP Bill Hicks 🙏
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him.
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
This might sound a bit cheesy but i was a young teenager when i first started watching Bill hicks and he completely changed the way i looked at the world, unfortunately i never got to see him to my regret but he's someone that changed me for the better and i will always be grateful for that. RIP Goat boy x
Yesss man, same here! It was a mind changer to hear his thoughts! It helped shaped my thoughts growing up for sure! I wanna say RIP but we are all one and there is no such thing as death!
Richard Linklater bio pic “in production”. I’m very curious to see who plays Bill MF Hicks… Feel like I could do it for some reason… I’m 36 from Texas and believe and know ever word he’s recorded…. Hopes Mark Wahlberg gets it….
@@randypanthegoatboy2 my #1 favorite special of Anyone. “YOU’RE RIGHT! YOU’RE RIGHT! Not that fuckers that wanna tell you how to think! YOU’RE FUCKING RIGHT!!!”
I was Lucky enough to spend a night and day with Bill when he played a university gig in the UK in 1993 I know nothing of his comedy and we just strolled around Newcastle. I immediately noticed is inquisitive nature and smart questions but also a shyness and intensity that made you warm to him?. I took him to his hotel and then 10pm BOOm! He came on stage blew 900 people away It was the most amazing thing I had every seen! Afterwards,I felt awkward in his presence such was his incendiary talent and originality He generously invited me to a gig in London Dominion theatre a fortnight later. Stupidly,because of a girl I can’t remember and being a broke student I rang and sent thanks but did not go What an idiot We connected A year later he was no longer with us Thank you Bill you changed my life
Bill truly brought the gospel of American stand-up to the UK. I always think that with so many other great active comics in the US his contributions overseas kinda get overlooked. Huge part of his legacy.
Hearing Hicks as a young kid made me feel like I could have my own idea of how things were, I always feel so grateful for stumbling across Hicks, Carlin, Kineston and Richard Prior when I was young enough to just soak in the magic of their words.
So happy Bill finally having mainstream recognition....Bill entered my life when I was 15....i'm 40 now...i know by memory every show they shaped my life...i love him...so happy for him and us...
Yeah, and the saddest part is that whole "ranting about being a smoker" shtick is forever associated with DENNIS LEARY because of the MTV Commercials, then shows and specials. He straight up STOLE THAT SHIT from Bill. Seems like everyone kind of knows now, but it still pisses me off because I liked Bill first and saw DL's theft in real time. The brainless masses from that Era remember Leary, but only a few know Hicks or saw him in the AENIMA album cover and that's all they know of him.
I only discovered Bill Hicks a decade after his death. His live at the Dominion Theatre in London was a masterpiece. I once read of Bill Hicks that he was one of the few comedians that could pause and silently reflect between jokes and the audience would keep their mouths shut in anticipation of what he was going to say next. The article said that it was because they felt like they were learning something new and wondrous...not just being made to laugh for simple entertainment. I look back at "Live at the Dominion" and see exactly what the article talks about. I think if he had more time in the spotlight Hicks would have led or at least been at the forefront of some sort of social movement! He's sorely missed.
If I could bring back any comedian from the dead to do a one hour special about our society's culture today it would definitely be Bill Hicks and George Carlin.
Bill hicks was a very cool comic. He led me to discover Joe rogan ironically lol. And of course the master that is doug Stanhope. It all started for me with Hicks and that's why I love and miss him.
@@earthling273 “I’m not Bill Hicks. _I played the role of Bill Hicks.”_ He LITERALLY, multiple times, has admitted to playing the role of Bill Hicks… But even people who hear that can’t even understand what he’s saying. It’s incredible.
I was waiting for them to reference Stanhope's bit about artists being "out of shit" and dying young when Sam brought up that aspect of 'legendary status'. Especially his part about Lenny Bruce having some crappy podcast if he were still alive.
@@NewNormalWorldOrder there is literally video of Bill Hicks and Alex Jones both at the Waco Seige, they look nothing alike and Bill is exponentially smarter than Alex fucking Jones
Sam Kinison was legendary. It's a shame so many people don't know him today. He skyrocketed to fame, & was forgotten almost as quickly. It's crazy to think he was actually a preacher before doing comedy, then going on to be both a movie star & rock musician.
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
I loved him when I was a kid after watching a British film called Human Traffic. I felt like he really opened my mind and started me on the path of "don't believe everything you hear, find out for yourself". He was very popular in the UK, as I understood it he wasn't as well liked in the US.
You loved him because was an American sell-out who told British people that Americans are really stupid and dumb. It made you feel some kind of pride or covered some sort of insecurity. It's not your fault, you were a kid. It's his fault for selling out to that lowest bar of UK humor.
You kidding me right? Then what comedian is suited for adults? As the guy said whoever said he is overrated has to be out of his mind. Bill's last special, thats very poor quality, its not even a special per se but his last more than hour long performance its here on RUclips is in my top 10 performances of all time and I got Louis CK and Bill Burr in there.
I found out about hicks 14 years ago when I was getting into conspiracies. Hicks had a way of making you feel like you weren’t alone in watching the collapse of the western world and made it numerous.
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace. Bill Hicks
Legitimately some of the wisest and truest words ever spoken. There's not much to be proud of nowadays as a Brit, but it does warm my heart a little to know that Hicks really found his audience over here. A legend who mastered and transcended comedy. He'll always be missed.
Bill is my favorite comedian of all time. I get he's not for everyone, but those people are the ones who need to listen to him, like REALLLY listen to what he's saying, the most.
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him.
I grew up in the deep south (southwest Georgia) and I completely "got" Hicks the minute I first heard him. I tried to turn everyone on to him. However, his shtick with the whole condescension ended up becoming a little too much. Like sickly sweet foods that are too rich LOL.....I wanted him to do more pure jokes, but then he got sick and died.
The Lenny Bruce take is really spot on. His stuff may not sound great by today's standards but for his time it was groundbreaking and that doesn't disqualify him as a legend today just because his material sounds dated by today's standards.
Bill Hicks is a legend. First and foremost he was a social and political commentator who made his points in the comedy arena. I think it gave him a platform to point out the many things that were/are wrong in our culture. To any who don't think he was funny all i have to say to you is Buick scud!
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him. "Looky here, we got ourselves a reader" 🤣
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
Pretty sure Bill would have ripped the mask off and shown his true identity after that circus of a trial on Sandy Hook... "and I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for..."
The fact that someone from Texas like Bill Hicks was a GREAT inspiration for someone like me in Israel, way way back in the 90s(!) - says a lot about the magnitude of this guy. Hicks thought us all how to think properly.
Bill was genuinely special….silly, philosophical, political, articulate, caustic, sarcastic, twisted, sweet, emotional…..right up there with Richard Pryor. He appreciated how much we loved him in the UK.
'Hey Mr funnyman - come 'ere. We're born again Christians and we don't like what you said about God' 'So forgive me' Singlely the greatest comeback ever...
Kinison is still my favorite. I was 6 or 7 when I saw him on the Dangerfield special. The bit about sending people food opened my mind to start questioning the world. I highly recommend watching the documentary that his friends and family did on him. "Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?"
He was a crazy fucker. Bill’s producer Kevin told me that one time Kinison told him how much better he felt since he stopped doing drugs - and then inhaled a monster line of coke!
I don't remember which album it was, but the one where he yells at the heckler: 'I'm a drunk c*nt! That gives me Carte Blanche! I'm drunk nd I have a c*nt!' Is still one of the funniest things I've ever heard.
Bill Hicks was the first to open my eyes man. I will never forget. I was just a kid and finding Bill Hicks I felt like it was a true blessing. The way he would get so mad on the stage and people were laughing, I was getting mad af. Like "dude you are right wtf!!! people are insanely dum!!!!" not knowing that I was just as dum before finding him. I rarely laughed at Bill's stand-ups, I really saw him differently. My man :( RIP.
Bill Hicks is one of the greatest underrated comics of all time!! Everyone should have to listen to Bill Hicks ablums he had such a meaningful point to his comedy. Truly missed!!
Bill Hicks is drastically overrated. Good yes. But he's not as funny as literally every time Joe Rogan goes on a tangent with a comedian on his podcast.
It's not an opinion...it happened. Lmao There's an episode of Opie & Anthony where Louis CK talks about how Dennis Leary's most well known bit of all time....was stolen from Louis CK. Dennis Leary basically exists...because Louis CK & Bill Hicks created him.
Bill Hicks would have been like a George Carlin he would have just kept getting wiser and wiser and putting out more stuff and observing the world all the way to the end high quality Style if he would have lived to be old.
Bill Hicks is my favorite because of his contrast. While his material was pitch black in tone and brutally honest, his underlying philosophy was that of hope and loving all people the same. His light will shine on for many years❤️
Almost 20 years ago, a friend, introduced me to Bill. Still to today, he is a THE comedian for me. Still quote him all the time, still hear him echoe in my head all the time, and think how would he joke and bring light to all the governamental and social BS we are witnessing these days. And the way he ended his set, his "dream"...Those are the guys That should be in power, but like every person that Should be in power, he would never want any bit of it.
It's sad but the people that should be in power don't want it and won't go within 50 miles of it. Leaving us with power hungry pathalogically greedy psychopaths serving themselves and bettering their position 😔
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
I love it when ever i see Bill hicks mentioned in your title on youtube. It's like going on netflix and seeing "new episodes of peaky blinders"... My finger moves to press play before my brain has had time to process what my eye's have just seen lol
Real life changing comedy man. You can't underestimate his impact on society. Sowing seeds. He is now an archetype. Unrecognizable maybe now in the outer realms but its hard to put a face to it all when the light start pulsating.
One time I said to Bill “Did you know your next Austin gig is gonna be the day after Andrew Dice Clay’s?” And he shot back “Of course! I’m the antidote!”
I was loving Joe more each day since discovering him, but that respect just took a huge leap when he started bigging up the best comedian in living history who people miss the point of because they too dumb to get him when it mattered. RIP Bill, no compromise ever. All that great music you all love to listen to? By musicians REAL fkin high on drugs. For calling out the hypocrisy. He was the master
Indeed. The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him. "Looky here, we got ourselves a reader" 😅 rip Bill
@@suedenim6590 What was great was when you’d see people in Bill’s audience whose ideology was diametrically opposed to his but who were there because they knew they’d laugh their asses off. Here in Austin I never saw him get anything but “friendly fire” heckling (from drunk friends who thought they were “helping” the act…)
I feel like Hicks never gets the credit he deserves. People always cite other people as the GOAT, but for me, he is the one. Not Carlin, not Kinison, Hicks! He was just on another level.
@@D4n1t0o For sure. I just dont know how a guy with no actual jokes, is considered one of the GOATs of stand up comedy. Silly me, I thought telling jokes were part of stand up comedy...not just giving pompous lectures that meander & go no where. But hey! To each their own, like you said. I guess Sam Harris or Ben Shapiro are just political comedians 🤣
@@SwizzleStickMcGee did you watch this clip at all? They quoted like 6 hicks jokes and they were all different types. I can’t imagine what you find funny if none of those struck
@@spaceghostterps Bill Hicks: "Every drug story I've ever had...was pretty positive! "There's Billy! Look! He thinks he's a pig! ::oink oink::" Mitch Hedberg: "I used to do drugs...I still do. But I used to, too." Similar joke...one is hollow, corny nonsense that relies on funny noises to make the children giggle - the other is brilliant writing. You're an easily impressed mouth breather, with bad taste. Lmaoo
@@D4NK1 I honestly forget that Joe is a "comedian" most of the time. I honestly don't think he's ever said anything on his podcast that has made me laugh. I still like the podcast, but man is Joe's comedy rough.
@@beeman4266 totally agree. it wouldn't be so bad though if he didn't constantly talk about all the effort he puts in to "his craft". Imagine if he didn't put all that effort in
Hicks was brilliant & accomplished so much in a short time. Thankful for the treasures at our fingertips we can watch on RUclips especially some of his very early stuff as a teen that I wasn't fortunate enough to see until long after he passed
Unfortunately it took me years to find hicks as my parents were similar to his. If they caught me listening to that “worldly” stuff I would have been grounded for weeks.
"You think if Jesus comes back, he EVER wants to see a crucifix? That's like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant - "just thinkin' a John, Jackie, just thinkin' of John."" - Bill Hicks
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Hicks was more than a comedian. He made people think. My favourite of them all.
Bill Hicks was a preacher in a way. I wish I could hear his thoughts about todays society. A true legend!
bill hicks is alex jones
Infowars
@SlaveLaboringKid One of the most annoying comics of his time
He would continue to tear shreds off the anti intellectualism of the conservative right, just like he did when he was alive
A pantheist (maybe panentheist) preacher of sorts, yes, for sure.
Bill Hicks wasn't just a masterful comedian, he was also a truth teller who wanted to make the audience understand the real problems of the world that needed to face. He always had a speech near the end of every gig that he made.
Kinda reminds me of Alex Jones
@@yellow01umrella A young Alex Jones but funny
@@forcedtohaveahandle they are the same person
Bill Hicks looks a lot like Alex Jones.
Same dude
Bill Hicks was a real one. I didn't discover him until late 2000's but his records are still poignant today. Thorny around the edges with a big heart and intellect
I was born a decade after he passed and only discovered him a few years ago but he’s firmly in my top 5 and sometimes makes his way into my top 3 every once in a while
I used to listen to Arizona Bay on cassette on a loop back in the 90s. Still the greatest set I've ever heard. It wasn't just the material, but also the rhythm of it. He was a musician of comedy. Absolute goat.
It's interesting when comedians hold other legendary comedians with such high regard. Like Hicks, Kinison, Carlin, Hedberg, and Schaub.
bro cmon i was eating
That schaub at the end got me.
Oh fuck that got me.
Carlos mencia
Brenda and legendary? Oh please. He wagged out of his trugg and was instantly out of this universe
I think Hicks will probably always be my favourite. A true genius. England loved and still love him.
My friends and I loved Bill Hicks in the 90’s…”He’s one of us. He gets it!” we thought.
"Anyone ever notice how the only legal drugs are the taxed drugs?" -Bill Hicks
When compared to the illegal narcotics that are still being peddled on the streets, those taxed legal drugs are also a lot safer to use.
@@shawnkrauss2639 Alcohol kills more folks than street drugs every year
It's OK to drink your drugs you know, those taxed drugs
Anyone ever notice how Alex Jones is Bill Hicks.
True with some substances.
Alcohol and cannabis do not fit your theory.
The fact that he was making jokes about psychedelics and stoned ape theory way before anyone else was really looking into it just amazes me. He discussed things that were not only way before his time but is still discussed and is relevant today. RIP Bill Hicks 🙏
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him.
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
He’s Alex Jones
He was well read and knew about McKenna decades before most
@@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime a true psychedelic pioneer
This might sound a bit cheesy but i was a young teenager when i first started watching Bill hicks and he completely changed the way i looked at the world, unfortunately i never got to see him to my regret but he's someone that changed me for the better and i will always be grateful for that. RIP Goat boy x
Yeah me too, caught a show of his been shown late on channel four lol. Blew my mind. It's just a ride and we can change it at anytime. Genius.
Don't say _change_ he merely helped you continue evolving
@@DSPHistoricalSociety🙄
Yesss man, same here! It was a mind changer to hear his thoughts! It helped shaped my thoughts growing up for sure! I wanna say RIP but we are all one and there is no such thing as death!
I don't know why that would be considered cheesy, it's pretty standard stuff
The Bill Hicks documentary got me into Bill Hicks, it pretty much changed my life.
Richard Linklater bio pic “in production”. I’m very curious to see who plays Bill MF Hicks… Feel like I could do it for some reason… I’m 36 from Texas and believe and know ever word he’s recorded…. Hopes Mark Wahlberg gets it….
He changed mine, too. 18, 2002, in uni, had the hicks VHS of Revelations in the communal area. One watch changed everything.
@@randypanthegoatboy2 my #1 favorite special of Anyone. “YOU’RE RIGHT! YOU’RE RIGHT! Not that fuckers that wanna tell you how to think! YOU’RE FUCKING RIGHT!!!”
Hicks didn't just follow the beat of a different drummer, he was the drummer. 💛
Love this comment
He was the drum❤
Bill Hicks is the reason why my friends and I, ate magic mushrooms. And what a ravishing experience that was. RIP Bill.
Amen!
I was Lucky enough to spend a night and day with Bill when he played a university gig in the UK in 1993
I know nothing of his comedy and we just strolled around Newcastle.
I immediately noticed is inquisitive nature and smart questions but also a shyness and intensity that made you warm to him?.
I took him to his hotel and then 10pm BOOm!
He came on stage blew 900 people away
It was the most amazing thing I had every seen!
Afterwards,I felt awkward in his presence such was his incendiary talent and originality
He generously invited me to a gig in London Dominion theatre a fortnight later.
Stupidly,because of a girl I can’t remember and being a broke student I rang and sent thanks but did not go
What an idiot
We connected
A year later he was no longer with us
Thank you Bill you changed my life
Bill truly brought the gospel of American stand-up to the UK. I always think that with so many other great active comics in the US his contributions overseas kinda get overlooked. Huge part of his legacy.
Source: trust me bro
Yeah right you sukked his caulk in that room
He Alex Jones now lol
@@puffdaddy69 You mean you don't believe this definitely true story?
Hearing Hicks as a young kid made me feel like I could have my own idea of how things were, I always feel so grateful for stumbling across Hicks, Carlin, Kineston and Richard Prior when I was young enough to just soak in the magic of their words.
The clip of Bill going off on a heckler is AMAZING. I highly recommend it if you’ve never seen it.
Go see Madonna!
So happy Bill finally having mainstream recognition....Bill entered my life when I was 15....i'm 40 now...i know by memory every show they shaped my life...i love him...so happy for him and us...
Alex was always mainstream
He was the first comedian I connected with as a kid. All his jokes about smoking. Still cracks me up 🤣❤️
He still cracks you up? Yeah Alex Jones is hilarious…
Yeah, and the saddest part is that whole "ranting about being a smoker" shtick is forever associated with DENNIS LEARY because of the MTV Commercials, then shows and specials. He straight up STOLE THAT SHIT from Bill. Seems like everyone kind of knows now, but it still pisses me off because I liked Bill first and saw DL's theft in real time. The brainless masses from that Era remember Leary, but only a few know Hicks or saw him in the AENIMA album cover and that's all they know of him.
@@NewNormalWorldOrder a see you’re an original comic yourself
I go through two lighters a day, dude
@@CoolHandLuke7 I use at all one all time after heavy drinking session
I only discovered Bill Hicks a decade after his death. His live at the Dominion Theatre in London was a masterpiece. I once read of Bill Hicks that he was one of the few comedians that could pause and silently reflect between jokes and the audience would keep their mouths shut in anticipation of what he was going to say next. The article said that it was because they felt like they were learning something new and wondrous...not just being made to laugh for simple entertainment.
I look back at "Live at the Dominion" and see exactly what the article talks about. I think if he had more time in the spotlight Hicks would have led or at least been at the forefront of some sort of social movement!
He's sorely missed.
If I could bring back any comedian from the dead to do a one hour special about our society's culture today it would definitely be Bill Hicks and George Carlin.
I would bring back Eddie Murphy from the dead. Come on Eddie, one more! LOL just messin. He has his reasons.
Throw in Patrice Oneal and we got us a freaking show mate
@@neinlives9424 Oh Yes. If he only knew now how bad things are with the woman
Bill hicks was a very cool comic. He led me to discover Joe rogan ironically lol. And of course the master that is doug Stanhope. It all started for me with Hicks and that's why I love and miss him.
Stanhope is the voice of a generation. He's ruthless and brilliant. Definitely one of my favorites.
@@earthling273
“I’m not Bill Hicks. _I played the role of Bill Hicks.”_
He LITERALLY, multiple times, has admitted to playing the role of Bill Hicks… But even people who hear that can’t even understand what he’s saying. It’s incredible.
Doug Stanhope was sort of the same type of comic Bill Hicks, just without trying to be Bill Hicks so much.
I was waiting for them to reference Stanhope's bit about artists being "out of shit" and dying young when Sam brought up that aspect of 'legendary status'. Especially his part about Lenny Bruce having some crappy podcast if he were still alive.
@@NewNormalWorldOrder there is literally video of Bill Hicks and Alex Jones both at the Waco Seige, they look nothing alike and Bill is exponentially smarter than Alex fucking Jones
Sam Kinison was legendary. It's a shame so many people don't know him today. He skyrocketed to fame, & was forgotten almost as quickly. It's crazy to think he was actually a preacher before doing comedy, then going on to be both a movie star & rock musician.
Poor man's Hicks, though I'm aware he inspired Hicks to a certain extent.
bill hicks was my catalyst for rejecting skinhead ideology when i was 18. I owe so much to that man. No one compares.
lmfao
@@fakenews8324 Rejecting neo-nazi ideology is funny?
Idk what happen to to your reply but it also was funny af..im not sure now if its satire but im laughing at it..have a blessed day man❤
@@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmma Bill Hicks plays Alex Jones to make fun of right wingers.
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
Prying open my third eye
I loved him when I was a kid after watching a British film called Human Traffic. I felt like he really opened my mind and started me on the path of "don't believe everything you hear, find out for yourself". He was very popular in the UK, as I understood it he wasn't as well liked in the US.
That's a nice film bruva!
You loved him because was an American sell-out who told British people that Americans are really stupid and dumb. It made you feel some kind of pride or covered some sort of insecurity. It's not your fault, you were a kid. It's his fault for selling out to that lowest bar of UK humor.
Me too.
What a film that is! Absolutely loved it.
ruclips.net/video/wqqpspmnn2o/видео.html YES BRUVA great freaking movie and great scene! I watch this many times a year for the nostalgia!
Bill Hicks was the GOAT, I truly wish he was around today. He was a genius and I mean that in the true sense of the word.
not in the false sense of the word
He is. Alex Jones
He is around today! Hes still on t.v
I feel Hicks is a good mid-late teens comedian, when your first becoming properly aware of how ridiculous the world is.
Or just whenever that happens to be in your life. Some ppl don't grow up till later
You kidding me right? Then what comedian is suited for adults? As the guy said whoever said he is overrated has to be out of his mind. Bill's last special, thats very poor quality, its not even a special per se but his last more than hour long performance its here on RUclips is in my top 10 performances of all time and I got Louis CK and Bill Burr in there.
@@outlander234 Brendan Schaub and other more mature and celebral comics
100%
I found out about hicks 14 years ago when I was getting into conspiracies. Hicks had a way of making you feel like you weren’t alone in watching the collapse of the western world and made it numerous.
His bit about people who work in advertising and marketing is literal fuel for your soul if you know how to channel it properly. Legendary.
I will never get tired of Bill Hicks being mentioned, he'll forever live on.
..as Alex Jones
Reading a book about Bill at the moment called "Love all the people". Delving into Hicks has been such a rewarding journey
@@pyramidion5911 you must be in your early 20s. Bill hicks died from pancreatic cancer aged 32
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder,
"Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?"
And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say,
"Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride."
And we … kill those people.
"Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real."
It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money.
Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.
Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
Bill Hicks
Legitimately some of the wisest and truest words ever spoken. There's not much to be proud of nowadays as a Brit, but it does warm my heart a little to know that Hicks really found his audience over here. A legend who mastered and transcended comedy. He'll always be missed.
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Bill is my favorite comedian of all time. I get he's not for everyone, but those people are the ones who need to listen to him, like REALLLY listen to what he's saying, the most.
Or people enjoy different things, and that is fine and they are fine.
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him.
Arizona Bay. His idea to incorporate music he wrote and played. come on man.
I grew up in the deep south (southwest Georgia) and I completely "got" Hicks the minute I first heard him. I tried to turn everyone on to him. However, his shtick with the whole condescension ended up becoming a little too much. Like sickly sweet foods that are too rich LOL.....I wanted him to do more pure jokes, but then he got sick and died.
@@suedenim6590 or maybe he’s just not that funny. Is that an option or is it straight to, if you don’t like what I like you are ignorant?
The Lenny Bruce take is really spot on. His stuff may not sound great by today's standards but for his time it was groundbreaking and that doesn't disqualify him as a legend today just because his material sounds dated by today's standards.
Bill Hicks is a legend.
First and foremost he was a social and political commentator who made his points in the comedy arena. I think it gave him a platform to point out the many things that were/are wrong in our culture. To any who don't think he was funny all i have to say to you is Buick scud!
The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him. "Looky here, we got ourselves a reader" 🤣
@@suedenim6590 why are you reading? 😀 another wonderful bit
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
@@okay8136 also a woke activist of his time. Half his act was really funny the other was woke garbage.
"Watch out! WATCH OUT!...Oh...in the ocean. Those things are so hard to steer".
My grandfather was a B-17 Tail Gunner in WW2 and he passed away this week. RIP Cpl. E.T. Flood and bless you for your service.
Bill Hicks is desperately missing in this world.
He's still here. He's very much alive on InfoWars.
We dont need any more self righteous liberals
He's still alive. In Austin Texas. Joe has him on sometimes
@@OffGridInvestor Oh yeah, right, forgot about that! Thank you!
@@Xpistos510 You too, thank you thank you thank you! He _is_ still alive!
Love to see a clip dedicated to Hicks 🙌 feels right with the soul
Alex should continue his comedy career. Bill Hicks was a great character
10/10 this is my favorite conspiracy theory.
Alex is funnier than ever.
@@insomnyuk its fact .. so you're telling me they have the same best friend/manager and the same teeth ..... 🤔 😬 hmmmm
I just put a comment about this- funny conspiracy theory- it has some merits.
Pretty sure Bill would have ripped the mask off and shown his true identity after that circus of a trial on Sandy Hook... "and I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for..."
The fact that someone from Texas like Bill Hicks was a GREAT inspiration for someone like me in Israel, way way back in the 90s(!) - says a lot about the magnitude of this guy. Hicks thought us all how to think properly.
Bill Hicks is a Georgia native I think he was from Thomasville, Cairo or Camilla and raised by a very conservative religious parents.
Bill was genuinely special….silly, philosophical, political, articulate, caustic, sarcastic, twisted, sweet, emotional…..right up there with Richard Pryor. He appreciated how much we loved him in the UK.
"The door is ajar"......."why would they put a jar on a car?"--Bill Hicks.
Hicks was my hero growing up. Between him and George Carlin, i learned to become who i am today.
Facts: If you listen to Bill Hicks on a regular basis, life changes!
I love how Joe’s sort of polite laugh at 8:40 turns into real laughter
Bill was a keen observer of life, fearless, and brutally honest
I still must say a very deserved thank you to Tool for introducing me to Hicks
Bill Hicks rules.. His Jfk bit was amazing, and his take on Bush ..
We need Bill Hicks today, more than ever.
'Hey Mr funnyman - come 'ere. We're born again Christians and we don't like what you said about God'
'So forgive me'
Singlely the greatest comeback ever...
Bill Hicks is the 🐐♑🐐
Good to see Sam finally on the pod… Hes a great comic
George Carlin and Bill Hicks are absolute truth calling legends. I'd say Jimmy dore is filling their shoes currently
the first bill hicks thing I ever saw was the "hey mr comedian guy, c'mere..." (pushes hand away) sketch... was 100% sold just from that.
Bill Hicks is the King of Comedy as far as I’m concerned
Kinison is still my favorite. I was 6 or 7 when I saw him on the Dangerfield special. The bit about sending people food opened my mind to start questioning the world. I highly recommend watching the documentary that his friends and family did on him. "Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?"
He was a crazy fucker. Bill’s producer Kevin told me that one time Kinison told him how much better he felt since he stopped doing drugs - and then inhaled a monster line of coke!
Thanks for the heads up. Must check that out.
Dangerfield put so many comics on that made it super big.
I don't remember which album it was, but the one where he yells at the heckler: 'I'm a drunk c*nt! That gives me Carte Blanche! I'm drunk nd I have a c*nt!'
Is still one of the funniest things I've ever heard.
In that case I recommend Brendan Schaub's comedy act. It's of the same quality.
Bill Hicks was the first to open my eyes man. I will never forget. I was just a kid and finding Bill Hicks I felt like it was a true blessing. The way he would get so mad on the stage and people were laughing, I was getting mad af. Like "dude you are right wtf!!! people are insanely dum!!!!" not knowing that I was just as dum before finding him. I rarely laughed at Bill's stand-ups, I really saw him differently. My man :( RIP.
He’s number one for me, the jimi Hendrix of comedy
I love this! RIP Bill Hicks! Like you said... It's just a Ride!
Loved that Sam got on JRE. Also RIP to Greg Giraldo. He is missed.
I love Joes impersonations. He always gets the comics perfectly, like he practices at home XD
His best impersonation is Alex Jones...
Bill Hicks is one of the greatest underrated comics of all time!! Everyone should have to listen to Bill Hicks ablums he had such a meaningful point to his comedy. Truly missed!!
Bill Hicks is drastically overrated. Good yes. But he's not as funny as literally every time Joe Rogan goes on a tangent with a comedian on his podcast.
@@kylekillgannon hey dude... its just a ride
@@kylekillgannon Hicks was the funniest comic ever. Comedians don't talk about him because he's so much than anyone else before or since.
Denis Leary stole Bill Hicks’ act. IMO, of course. 🤣
It's not an opinion...it happened. Lmao
There's an episode of Opie & Anthony where Louis CK talks about how Dennis Leary's most well known bit of all time....was stolen from Louis CK.
Dennis Leary basically exists...because Louis CK & Bill Hicks created him.
Leary is the least original comic ever. Hack
Rogan has done some routines that were pretty heavily "influenced" as well.
Disrespectful
I've seen homages to Bill but leary was straight theft imo
Flying Saucer Tour Vol. 1 and Rant in E Minor is peak Bill Hicks being angry and funny at the same time. ❤
Hicks is a Texas hero. I'm from Johnson City Texas. Hicks was the relief for me who was different from the norm.
Bill Hicks is a legend ❤️
Bill Hicks would have been like a George Carlin he would have just kept getting wiser and wiser and putting out more stuff and observing the world all the way to the end high quality Style if he would have lived to be old.
Check him out on infowars
Hicks is of a level that even Carlin couldn't reach. The most beautiful dark poet of all time
Bill Hicks was fearless on stage, and nothing was off limits for him
Bill Hicks is my favorite because of his contrast. While his material was pitch black in tone and brutally honest, his underlying philosophy was that of hope and loving all people the same. His light will shine on for many years❤️
Alex Jones is also my favorite
Almost 20 years ago, a friend, introduced me to Bill. Still to today, he is a THE comedian for me. Still quote him all the time, still hear him echoe in my head all the time, and think how would he joke and bring light to all the governamental and social BS we are witnessing these days. And the way he ended his set, his "dream"...Those are the guys That should be in power, but like every person that Should be in power, he would never want any bit of it.
It's sad but the people that should be in power don't want it and won't go within 50 miles of it. Leaving us with power hungry pathalogically greedy psychopaths serving themselves and bettering their position 😔
The news by Bill- " Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather" LEGEND
I love it when ever i see Bill hicks mentioned in your title on youtube. It's like going on netflix and seeing "new episodes of peaky blinders"... My finger moves to press play before my brain has had time to process what my eye's have just seen lol
Bill was very intelligent, and caring. Artistic.
Real life changing comedy man. You can't underestimate his impact on society. Sowing seeds. He is now an archetype. Unrecognizable maybe now in the outer realms but its hard to put a face to it all when the light start pulsating.
One time I said to Bill “Did you know your next Austin gig is gonna be the day after Andrew Dice Clay’s?” And he shot back “Of course! I’m the antidote!”
Nothing compares to Bill Hicks. I miss him.
He is "Alex Jones" today
The best way to tell if a comic is great is if their material is timeless. Hicks' material is still great!
I just watched a Bill Hicks special yesterday. Incredible timing!
I was loving Joe more each day since discovering him, but that respect just took a huge leap when he started bigging up the best comedian in living history who people miss the point of because they too dumb to get him when it mattered. RIP Bill, no compromise ever. All that great music you all love to listen to? By musicians REAL fkin high on drugs. For calling out the hypocrisy. He was the master
Indeed. The people who don't like or get him lack the cognitive ability to recognise being in the presence of a prophetic genius. Not getting Bill says more about them not him. "Looky here, we got ourselves a reader" 😅 rip Bill
@@suedenim6590 I was with a girl and decided to watch a Bill Hicks Special. She didn't get it, and I lost any respect I had for her. She was a moron.
Wut is this geebereesh
@@suedenim6590 What was great was when you’d see people in Bill’s audience whose ideology was diametrically opposed to his but who were there because they knew they’d laugh their asses off. Here in Austin I never saw him get anything but “friendly fire” heckling (from drunk friends who thought they were “helping” the act…)
I'm gonna be surfing on the lake of fire, rocking out.
A great comedian, only succeeded by his comedy character Alex jones!
Old youtube will never forget
@@kobilevy4877 Matthew North remembers
Nice of Joe to impart all of his wisdom on Hicks for Morill, who sat patiently absorbing all the things he probably already knew.
We have always needed Bill Hicks. He was the answer to our stupidity.
Larry Sanders isn't talked about enough. Rest in Peace Gary Shandling. Absolute legend.
Some of his best throw away lines are better than anything out there today. And he had heart. Saw him on the American Masters Johnny Carson doc 🙏🏻
"Hey Now!"
I feel like Hicks never gets the credit he deserves. People always cite other people as the GOAT, but for me, he is the one. Not Carlin, not Kinison, Hicks! He was just on another level.
I feel the exact opposite.
I think he's a humorless bore & everyone thinks he's a legend for some reason. 🤣
@@SwizzleStickMcGee Well... Takes all sorts to make a world, bro.
@@D4n1t0o For sure.
I just dont know how a guy with no actual jokes, is considered one of the GOATs of stand up comedy.
Silly me, I thought telling jokes were part of stand up comedy...not just giving pompous lectures that meander & go no where.
But hey! To each their own, like you said.
I guess Sam Harris or Ben Shapiro are just political comedians 🤣
@@SwizzleStickMcGee did you watch this clip at all? They quoted like 6 hicks jokes and they were all different types. I can’t imagine what you find funny if none of those struck
@@spaceghostterps Bill Hicks: "Every drug story I've ever had...was pretty positive! "There's Billy! Look! He thinks he's a pig! ::oink oink::"
Mitch Hedberg: "I used to do drugs...I still do. But I used to, too."
Similar joke...one is hollow, corny nonsense that relies on funny noises to make the children giggle - the other is brilliant writing.
You're an easily impressed mouth breather, with bad taste. Lmaoo
We need you in today's world more than ever Bill.
"I'm so nervous and have allergies*😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Not one episode goes by without heavenly praise for the comedians and how special and fucking awesome they are
Then Joe throws himself in and how hard he works on his act...
About that time he MURDERED at the store
@@D4NK1 joes the best comic EVER! Beats all the greats LOL
@@D4NK1 I honestly forget that Joe is a "comedian" most of the time. I honestly don't think he's ever said anything on his podcast that has made me laugh.
I still like the podcast, but man is Joe's comedy rough.
@@beeman4266 totally agree. it wouldn't be so bad though if he didn't constantly talk about all the effort he puts in to "his craft". Imagine if he didn't put all that effort in
Don't you mean Alex Jones LOL
This world so many twists and turns they have Bill Hicks on the JRE show all the time :-)
If you haven't seen sam morrils Netflix stand up special,please do.. definitely one of the best i have seen this year 🔥
The secret song on the tool album introduced me to bill Hicks and I can't live without him now!!!
Third Eye isn't a secret song.
Oh shit they talking bout Alex Jones again …. Lol jokes
Bill Hicks is a legend!!!
My favorite Hicks quote is "chemicals in the water are making the frogs gay"
Bill Hicks has been my favorite since the 80's.
He was a pioneer. "Looky here, we got ourselves a reader" 😅 rip
Hey, buddy...*shoves* C'mere!
@@CloudfeatherRusticWorks definately not a Physics major...
What'cha readin' for?
My favorite Bill Hicks quote is “I don’t like ‘em puttin chemicals in the water that turn the freakin frogs gay!”
Exactly
He was making fun of Alex Jones. Bill Hicks was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY smarter than that human turd.
Hicks was brilliant & accomplished so much in a short time. Thankful for the treasures at our fingertips we can watch on RUclips especially some of his very early stuff as a teen that I wasn't fortunate enough to see until long after he passed
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Bill Hicks is like Zeppelin, Lenny Bruce is like Muddy Waters.
A true genius of the industry🙌
Unfortunately it took me years to find hicks as my parents were similar to his. If they caught me listening to that “worldly” stuff I would have been grounded for weeks.
Then you should’ve just snuck out the window like Bill did!
I seen Carrot Top when I was 21 years old at Biker week in DAYTONA 1992.
"You think if Jesus comes back, he EVER wants to see a crucifix? That's like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant - "just thinkin' a John, Jackie, just thinkin' of John.""
- Bill Hicks