Bill Hicks In Edinburgh
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Bill Hicks on Edinburgh Live (I think). I thought I'd put this up, as it's much better quality than the one previously available.
Hicks fans beware, the comments are loaded with idiots who half-wittedly think that Bill faked his death, to become right-wing, fear-mongering, exploiter of the mentally ill, Alex Jones.
As a 21 year old in 1992 in Scotland one of my College classmates said he had tickets to see this guy called Bill Hicks. Asked if I fancied going along, I said nah. Unlesss it was Billy Connolly I wasn't interested. He said if I didn't go I would regret it forever. So I went and my God it was just amazing. He just blew me away, everything he said just made sense especially the Gulf War, George Bush stuff. I watch his DVD every 6 months or so and what he said then is still relevant.
Glad you made the right choice!
Connolly was a legend, no doubt; but Hicks was unplugged.
Billy Connelly is Billy..he's done it..&,Your Comment..Was very sweet..You should Pass that on in every possible way..ie;Dave Chapple..et al..Lol to all Real Genuis .Always. :-)(Ib N.Zealand.cold n yrs info 1.good ever gonna come here..(Dunedin S.island)Need Bill /Dave/,Seth..et al..
I Don’t get jealous but, I’m jealous
Hi Delbert , Chadwick here. Im your age, never been to Scotland but want to visit. Can you tour me? Btw I love "still game" my moms not scottish but shes just like Isa!
I can't believe all the negative comments on this thread! Bill Hicks was one of a kind! Funny! Great Guy. He's one of my all time favs personally. ❤
My God, I never realized how much Leary ripped him off. It's almost sick.
Just kidding, by the way. That was my belligerent YT alter ego. They're talking about Dennis Leary. Are you really not familiar or are you messing with me?
It was a long time ago, as Hicks has been dead for 21 years, but Louis C.K. has also come out and said that Leary ripped off what was a bit about 'being an asshole'. Dennis Leary turned this into his 'I'm an Asshole' song that pretty much earned him the notoriety back in the day which brought him the success he has enjoyed through the present. There's an interview here on YT where Louis talks about it, if you care, but there you go.
+shadetree maniac wow, i heard louis' version after leary's and always thought it was the other way.... sucks to see leary like, well, dane cook now hahah
+shadetree maniac Hicks isn't dead. Hicks just changed his name to Alex Jones and now works making news with "InforWars".
+Patrick Michael Excuse me? Other way around dude...Sorry. I thought you were referring to his Psychedelic drug rap (Tim Leary) not Dennis Leary. You're right. Dennis did rip him off but that's pretty much acknowledged.
Introduced by a 12 year old Jack Dee.
Bill in Scotland. Wish I'd been lucky enough to have seen him. We lost a third eye.
Bill's confidence on stage was remarkable. A born showman.
As shown by so many of his videos, Bill wasn't always confident on stage.
Psychopaths don't get stage anxiety. They don't feel the same emotions others feel. Most psychopaths are the very last people you'd expect to be a psychopath too. They're very good at faking being "normal." Even their best friends don't know it unless they're told.
And if you're wondering how I know he's a psychopath... he faked his death and is "Alex Jones" ever since. No I'm not joking.
"Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you" , briljant ;-)
I love Hicks, and I think the most amazing thing about him is that he built a huge legacy on relatively little material. Seriously, about 2 hours of stuff rinsed and repeated. But every second is pure gold.
@Granpda Corey Spoken like a true fanboy; ''his message transcends comedy; it even transcends reality. he is a real prophet to the few who are willing to listen with open ears'' 😂 If only we were a little smarter to get his comedy ....lmao! Hicks never said anything that was that original or cutting-edge. Go listen to one of the real masters of comedy like Bruce or Carlin, their comedy is much more transcending than anything Hicks ever said on a stage.
Raise the roof time
Yeah, I was like; "WTF did he just say?" lol
jmcieslak0 It's not easy hearing Jack Dee say that. Made me feel queazy.
jmcieslak0 It's the best time.
Raise it up!!
I thought he was trying to say "please raise the rooftops"
It’s funny how the Scottish audience didn’t realize how cold “five below zero” was
Zach InTheHat
For them, that's equivalent to 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
Using farenheit is comparable to someone doing math with Roman numberals X, V, D, M , etc, instead of using the modern numbers.....
Simo Haha that would be dope if the US decided to switch to Roman numerals
@@zachinthehat1707 Lol that would go hand in hand with still using farheneit though. Imagine the confusion in chemistry classes then. You would have to 1. switch from inches/yard and all that nonsense to metric system, then 2. switch from farheneit to celsius, then 3. switch from roman numerals to 0,1,2... numbers. lol
@@777lucifero Why because it's more accurate?
"...It takes more energy to point that out than to leave me alone."
Bill Hicks got a shout out on his 10th anniversary of his death in UK Parliament.
But, of course, Bill Hicks did nothing but trash America every chance he got, particularly in the United Kingdom... he was a big hit with the UK Parliament.
😂🤣 ……RIIIIIIIGHT
A comic genius gone too soon
Lee Kee hes been playing a new character for the last 20 years or so goes by the name of Alex Jones. Bill Hicks was sheep-dipped
Still alive, His name is Alex Jones, same person. Gz
Bill hicks was one of the greatest comedians of all time.
And to think that today, he wouldn't be allowed to smoke on stage... I think that somewhere out there, Bill Hicks is glad to be gone.
+Ikmel A.A.A. (Saga Gemini) I dunno about that. Saw bill in Edinburgh 92, the Queens hall I think. Anyway no smoking in the main hall where bill is performing, big signs everywhere. Bill walks on stage reaches for his cigarettes and lighter, tells everyone in the audience to light up if they so desire. He then says to the venue staff " We will have this show in the damn street outside if you want. But I am gonna smoke, you wont stop me." Big cheer from the audience. Bill was a one off.
+Dry Bokes I bet the promoter didn't pay him though
+Dry Bokes, I was just about to say, I doubt that Bill would have adhered to the no smoking rule of somewhere he played.
some comedians can do that though.. Its all about ur attitude and how much the place REALLY needs ur performance.. Dave Chappelle lights up blunts n cigarettes no matter where hes at.. Joe Rogan said that Dave gets them kicked out of clubs n bars n shit like that ALL the time
Most non smoker drive cars. ever thought about that.
"Our next guest is an outspoken genius."
raise the rooftime?
I caught that too lmao
I think Jack was a little star-struck
forgot the 'it's' and pause between 'roof' and 'time'!
We need Bill more than ever ! Apart from Dave Chappelle and Doug Stanhope the world of comedy is dead RIP William Melvin hicks 🙏🙏
Bill Burr tells it like is.
Coolest guy on the planet 🌏 😎, cheers from Taranto 🇮🇹 italy
Too short a clip; too short a life...
What a genius.. Love this guy
"The door is ajar" - easily the best goddamn joke I've ever heard, so potent and precise.
tough audience :)
I didn't even know Jack Dee can be that young... I thought he was born 40
Thumbed up for Bill's gags, and also for your description of the upload. Especially the last sentence. .
bad crowd
Did ya come here for the crowd?
This world needs more people like Bill Hicks
The door is a jar. No man, it's a door.
Way ahead of his time. Some great comics now but nobody said it with the same power, honesty and integrity as Bill. I also loved how he never made himself out to be a saint. Great man.
Bill Hicks .... A most brilliant and thoughtful man ..
True friendship. :)
"Friends don't let friends pass up a Bill Hicks gig."
This is Bill Hicks.
This is CNN
This is RUclips!!!
THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAA!!!
This is your brain. And this is your brain on drugs.
Aka: Alex Jones
This is the non swearing version....
Thank you for posting this! Never saw that particular performance before!!
Very dark comedy, it's interesting and thought provoking tho.
5:14 might be the best joke I've ever heard...
Goat Daddy lol. I have a tattoo of him smoking a cigarette with his third eye open that says: Bill Hicks..
Respect to the mental image of your Tattoo. Fan of Tool as well, right?
Well done
I think he looks his best here, well dressed, fairly healthy looking., and a bit of a tan.
The mullet though.
For Hicks this is extremely mild. Still funny as hell and high quality
genius is as genius does, and bill was a genius on why we are slow to accept what genius is, at least some of us figuered that out.... thank you mr hicks..
+Pat Brennan He's sooo good, he can ACT as Alex Jones
"The door is a-jar" Lmao! Genius!
“But how can a door be a jar??”
If you’re on drugs, it can be anything it likes.
They took this man out
I agree
OFC just like Bob Marley (some CIA on death bed admited it some time ago)
Josef Mandel Correct.
Indeed.
A cigarette says: Today you turn me into ashes, but tomorrow is my turn.
Heavy smoking took this man out
Hicks and Jones shared a friend and manager. He thought JONES was the funniest man he ever knew. Reconcile that.
Yeah... he was laughing at Jones... not with him. There's a difference.
@@RstGamingReviews They're the same person. Bill Hicks faked his death to play "Alex Jones" as controlled opposition for the enemy.
Too short, too short. Simply the best there is (was). RIP Mr. Hicks...
Hicks was a genius.
Had a Pontiac that said Door Is Ajar. First time I heard it, it stuck in my head and I still think how stupid that souded 25 years ago. I never heard or saw this video before now, and that line about being stoned and hearing car say that karma to my memories
Bill Hicks George Carlin Eddie Murphy genius stand-ups. Thanks
Kind of fitting that at the end of this video, the intro to "The Twilight Zone" comes on. That had to be in the back of Bill's mind while performing for the majority of American audiences at the time.
Hicks with a Tandy reference. Beautiful.
For American audiences I’m sure he said Sharper Image.
Is that the start of "The Twilight Zone" at the end there? XD
Can someone not just look very similar to someone else? Why do they have to be the same person? People on these comments are insane.
They have the same best friends as well. And the same cameraman Kevin Booth.
olli tuovinen they're both from Texas too, they could be related.
Bill wasn’t originally from Texas. He’d have a field day with the AJ cult.
Bill Hicks came to Edinburgh to talk about drugs, from his face he didn't get the laughs he expected. He didn't realise he was 5 years behind lol x
I love how he replaces 'Sharper Image' with 'Tandy'!
I was fortunate enough to spend a year with Bill, in Houston, before he got famous & left for New York. I was his coke dealer.
charles marshall you still deal I’m Kidding but that’s cool man
For real?! Got any stories you'd be kind enough to share?
How he changed british comedy..jack dee certainly taking lessons.
Introduced by Jack Dee as well christ
Ha ha, "well I'm definitely not doing them with you!"
I don't ever recall seeing this at all, and I have a lot of his stuff. Thanks very much for uploading this...you have some great vids. I also love Kitchens of Distinction. I have uploaded some Bill Hicks stuff from one of his last shows. Take a look.
Thanks again!
Wrong they loved him and got him ! it was a big arena they laughed a lot I was there !
What’s rooftime?
Free Julian Assange
Just found this comment ❤❤❤ YAY!!! He just celebrated his 53rd bday a free man here at home in Australia!!!
"Where is my commercial?"
Your right. I was a bit naive and Mr Hicks helped me to open my mind to a lot of stuff I had never thought about. My friend who now works on other side of the world still sends me recommendations about comedy, music and films but Bill was his best call by far.
@Batpod05 It's probably because UK audiences of the time didn't whoop like Yahoos, nor did they mic the crowds in the way that they do now. Remember, Bill's reception resulted in him playing the UK a lot and becoming a big comedy star, whereas he was largely ignored in the US. Had cancer not seen him off, he would likely have had his own series in the UK, and his deserved, worldwide recognition would not have been posthumous. You know how it is, you don't what you've got until it's gone.
Yikes tough crowd.
His jokes are very American, and he's not in America
@@freddovich7925 thanks for pointing out the obvious.
@@vikinginspace4881 You seemed to be having trouble
@@freddovich7925 do better
@@vikinginspace4881 You might have noticed that initially.
raise the roof time? what time should I raise that roof?
it's a usual yank over the top statement for a fart in a bottle. Google Trump.
lol at the clapping. that's them laughing more, it turns into a clap.
"The door is ajar" Lol, cracked up on that one!
what a stale crowd lol.
0:00 Holy shit. Jack Dee
there is only one bill hicks
not anymore.
Very obviously not Alex Jones IMO.
Lip job, ear lobe job, couple moves removed, facial fat was removed and voice larynx change. Some say it's his cousin or brother but people have referred to him as bill. He's referred to himself twice on seperate occassion. Teeth, eyes, and nose are dead on although teeth could have been shaved down. Something is up
@@nikolasporter6617 OK so say it is true. Why?
@@iamtheteapot7405 cause bill could fully commit to his emotions. A good example is his "come here " joke. The acting is quite natural and he himself seems to be quite spontaneous. He'd be a great host to lead the opposition.
That's not the most articulate argument but neither of us wanna spend writing essays on RUclips
@@nikolasporter6617 agreed
How can a door be a jar?
And as an American I enjoy British and Australian comedians. It's just a general observation. His comedy had a lot of references to American pop culture at the time and he leaned on riling the crowd up as part of his act, which doesn't seem to be working with this audience as well as it does in the videos I've seen of his American tours.
I don’t believe bill hicks is Alex jones but god damn he looks Alex Jones himself in this one 😂
He really does.
Thanks for uploading.
RIP Bill - You're still the best.
literally laughed out loud. thanks for posting. #@%$ funnyman. 😂
The master... Ahead of his time and thoughts relevant today.
Jesus, Jack Dee looks like he's 12.
Just out of short trousers.
I simply LOVE raising the roof-time
The greatest comic ever 🎈
George Carlin is the greatest comic ever
Maria Bamford.. also genius funny
Alec Laskaris the second time round
@@aleclaskaris6271 Carlin was too political.
I didnt realise that at the time but now when I see whats happening around us it is history. The man was like a prophet. Would be great if he was with us. I think he would loved the internet. The good, the bad and the ugly. I think guys like Bill could literally make the world a better place. I don't say that lightly. Thanks for your comment,you are clearly a man who appreciates the things that matter. That is the truth.
I've been a fan of Bill Hicks for years, never knew he did UK gigs. And to be introduced by Britain's most miserable comic Jack Dee
Bill was massively popular in the UK and loved playing here, as people got him and he never had to argue with drunk right-wingers, who'd taken offence. His final special, Revelations, was filmed in London and had cancer not killed him, he was set to get a series on UK TV.
He did gigs in Germany too when he toured Europe
why is british tom brady introducing bill hicks?
people should search up the 'austin incident' (doug stanhope). alex jones has NO experience as a stand up
He looks just like Chris Rock.
What does he says after the "internal dialogue"? I'm not getting it, could anyone write that down please? =)
I laughed for about a week after I first heard this!
Raise the Rooftime.
Jack Dee looks about 10 years old lmao
unless they are playing an elaborate joke by having 'Edinburgh' in six foot high letters, of course
And it's still funny - even after watching it over and over.
wow, Jack Dee looks very young in this
I never pictured Alex Jones as being this funny.
He can be, just not intentionally
Thank you for the kind words about Alex Jones. Please spread the word far and wide my friend. :)
knelsond You morons show up on every single Bill Hick's video. I'll leave the rebuttal to Bill. "You know, some people believe that they're Napoleon. That's fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don't share them like they're the truth."[
a.fro80y You came to the wrong place Mr. I have no sense of humour.
knelsond You have no sense of humor, and I came to the wrong place?! This is a youtube channel showcasing the works of a standup comic. "YOU CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE YOU FUCKING MONGOLOID!"
hhaaahaha....i think that was jack dee at the begining
Bill Hicks was fucking ahead of his time. About pretty much everything. Except smoking, of course. Oops.
smoking never killed him and he quit
He didn't quit. He did for 9 months but went back to it and smoked till he died.
adhamh Pancreatic cancer is exceedingly rare for people under 40. tobacco smoking is the primary risk factor for pancreatic cancer (25% of the cases can be attributed to smoking).
David Harrison incorrect, he did quit, was diagnosed with cancer during that stint, and afterwards began smoking again cus he already had cancer. Did the smoking cause the cancer, probably, but anything could have actually triggered the cancer
Don't do drugs! Well I'm definitely not doing them with you! geez!
thx for the vid, ElFuk!
r.i.p. bill hicks
Thanks buddy. Always a delight to catch a new one.
QUALITY !!