Denis Leary lifted segments of Bill Hicks act, re-worded it and perfomed it at a faster tempo which led to people referring to him as Bill Hicks on speed. Material such as "jim fix, cigerette warnings, and heavy metal records backwards are just a few examples of entire segments he lifted from Bill Hicks act - he simply re-worded it. He also lifted the mock shooting of himself at the end of his show directly from Bill Hicks shows aswell as hick's "famous people dying" segment. I remember a few years ago a few friends came round to my house for a meal. Afterwards we sat down and played xbox. We got into a discussion and they happened to mention by pure chance Denis Leary's stand up show called "no cure for cancer". When i told them that Denis Leary had stole alot of stuff off Bill Hicks they wouldn't believe me. So i started playing them my private collection of Bill Hicks stand up dvds and bootleg vhs tapes and i skipped to the parts that i knew Leary had stole. Being die hard Denis Leary fans they knew his material off by heart. When they saw Bill Hicks performing Learys act they thought the shows must have been done afterwards. I then showed them the exact dates the Hicks shows were performed as its written on the inside sleeve of the dvds and bootleg vhs tapes that i own. I proved to them that Hicks shows were done years before Learys. They were forced to admit i was right. (Grudgingly).
Smoking was still allowed indoors in most of the 90’s. I remember my father smoking in his office when I was in high school. The Vice Principal of my high school smoked cigarettes in his small office and teachers smoked in the teachers lounge. Went to college in 97. In 99 I took a flight to Europe and smoked on the plane. Smoking indoors in bars and restaurants was not banned here in NYC until 03.
@@patreekotime4578 I quit smoking 11 years ago. Now I can’t stand the smell of it. Chain smoking with all windows closed never bothered me then, which is insane. Never had a girlfriend even comment on it but I’m sure my apartments smelled terrible. I did grow up with both my parents smoking at home so I was used to it from birth.
@@patreekotime4578 A friend of mine worked at a BIG health insurance company in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and even then they had smoking in the office. Someone would come by and empty ashtrays from desks midday. My first job at Wendy’s we had a “smoking section” that was just a row of tables with ashtrays next to all the tables without them. What a different world not that long ago.
One thing I've learned about American culture/society and American's in general is that they love an underdog. That's why many support and stay loyal to teams that have a long history of losing and no chance of winning the world series or big games, like Denis and the Red Socks. Perservarance, persistence, against seemingly impossible odds, is a trait that runs in American's and is a factor in what many call American Exceptionalism. Putting the first man on the moon, is a major achievement..what an undertaking that must have been. It must have seemed impossible to scientists, with so many challenges to overcome and things that could go wrong. The whole nation wouldn't exist if those early revoluntionary leaders in the colonies hadn't been brave enough to challenge their imperial masters over unfair taxes and lack of political representation, and decided ultimately they had to take up arms against the British Empire. The largest and strongest military empire the world had ever seen at that time. It must have been a daunting prospect for the colonists, and is probably the birth of American Exceptionism and their 'can do' atttitude towards any challenges. After a 7 years war and struggle, the 13 colonies emerged as a new independent nation against nearly impossible odds. At the time, it must have seemed crazy to some American's for the 13 colonies along America's East Coast to try and fight against a global empire with a massive navy and virtually limitless resources spanning the world. In a modern context, it would be like a small non-country status small population like Taiwan, taking on a large military and economic superpower like China and winning. At least during the American revolution though, despite it being asymmetrical warfare and the empire having more manpower, more and advanced weapons and resources, the 13 colonies were highly resourceful and had managed to achieve a high level of economic development from trade and commerce, and used it to develop their own navy and army..which gained them the respect and alliances of powerful navies in France and Russia to help give them a fighting chance against the British naval blockade. Really the same battle those 13 colonies fought centuries ago for their right to exist as democratic fully recognised independent sovereign nation is being played out again in the 21st century. In Ukraine..Russia is now like the imperial empire trying to subjugatee it. America recognizes the same bravery in Ukranian people and its soldiers, fighting for their very freedom in asymetrical warfare against a much larger enemy, just as America itself once did.
Believe it or not, I read the book “No Cure for Cancer”: basically, just a transcript of the stand-up special. I came across it on the New Releases shelf at the public library, thinking that it was a book about dealing with cancer. That was how I first discovered Dennis Leary.
That comedy special still mostly holds up. I first saw it when I was 14-15, which is the perfect age, and me and my buddies quoted it nonstop through high school.
Yeah it is pretty remarkable. I just Googled him as I was curious if he was even still alive and what kind of health problems and physical appearance he might have, being such a heavy smoker. He looks remarkably good for his age and decades of heavy smoking. It just goes to show, its not a death sentence for everyone and many heavy smokers do live to ripe old ages without any health issues at all. That's not an endorsement for smoking but it just shows not everyone gets ill or dies of cancer from smoking, although I'd say he has just been lucky. The odds are not good for a heavy smoker like him, like his favourite team the Red Socks lol. My grandfather smoked 10-15 cigarettes a day all his life from the age of 14 and he lived until aged 76 without a single health problem but the years of smoking did contribute to his premature death and robbed him of maybe 10 years of life. He was rushed into hospital suddenly with trombosis pulmonar, a narrowing of the major arteries to the heart and a blood clot blocking off his circulation and died quite suddenly.
I love this man! He needs to go help the firefighters in NY, RIGHT NOW! and the Marine being accused of murder because he was saving people. Lets go get 'em Denis!
Nonsense. Bill Hicks is pretty much loved by and an inspiration to almost every comedian I've ever seen interviewed! I love No Cure for Cancer but so much of that show is lifted from Hicks. Hicks was a genius, Leary is funny but no genius.
@@ClairvoyantTruth Well, it doesn't read as a joke, but fair play. Don't get me wrong, I love Denis Leary, but his plagiarism from Hicks is staggering at times. Hicks, as said earlier, is a genius and I would LOVE to hear what he'd make of the shitshow that is today's modern life! Taken way, way too soon
I know it's a well-known fact that Leary ripped off a lot of Bill Hicks' jokes, but No Cure For Cancer is a GREAT comedy special either way. My friends and I quoted the hell out of that special in high school...I just listened to it again recently after years and years and it still mostly holds up. The joke thievery is definitely scummy, but funny is funny.
Y’all got to come up with a different way to figure what to upload when. Historically uploads featuring specific guests seemly align with their recent deaths. I guarantee at least 60% of the people watching this clip googled to see if Denis Leary was still alive…
‘Rescue Me’ is one of the funniest and tremendously written series ever.
Impressed that he knows his bball history and why Ruth was traded- " No-no-Nanette".
For all of you wondering - he quit smoking
Never thought he would've. Good for him!
Do you know when by chance?
@@stephannelson8780 No but it was like 5 years ago
Who else checked to see if Leary was still with us?
My Dad's 87. still SMOKING like a CHIMNEY.....
.... uh... is he?... he still smoken!
Me!
I thought about looking. That's hilarious!
Guilty
"I'm an a$$hole." 🎶🎶
I love Denis Leary as Diego in the Ice Age movies!
I miss those times...
hey look it's bill hicks
But funnier.
Denis Leary lifted segments of Bill Hicks act, re-worded it and perfomed it at a faster tempo which led to people referring to him as Bill Hicks on speed.
Material such as "jim fix, cigerette warnings, and heavy metal records backwards are just a few examples of entire segments he lifted from Bill Hicks act - he simply re-worded it.
He also lifted the mock shooting of himself at the end of his show directly from Bill Hicks shows aswell as hick's "famous people dying" segment.
I remember a few years ago a few friends came round to my house for a meal.
Afterwards we sat down and played xbox.
We got into a discussion and they happened to mention by pure chance Denis Leary's stand up show called "no cure for cancer".
When i told them that Denis Leary had stole alot of stuff off Bill Hicks they wouldn't believe me.
So i started playing them my private collection of
Bill Hicks stand up dvds and bootleg vhs tapes and i skipped to the parts that i knew Leary had stole.
Being die hard Denis Leary fans they knew his material off by heart.
When they saw Bill Hicks performing Learys act they thought the shows must have been done afterwards.
I then showed them the exact dates the Hicks shows were performed as its written on the inside sleeve of the dvds and bootleg vhs tapes that i own.
I proved to them that Hicks shows were done years before Learys.
They were forced to admit i was right. (Grudgingly).
Just had to look that he is still alive!
Bill Hicks didn’t quit smoking, so Denis didn’t.
Leary quit. And he's actually funny.
I'm surprised they would let him smoke on air, even in 1993.
Smoking was still allowed indoors in most of the 90’s. I remember my father smoking in his office when I was in high school. The Vice Principal of my high school smoked cigarettes in his small office and teachers smoked in the teachers lounge. Went to college in 97. In 99 I took a flight to Europe and smoked on the plane. Smoking indoors in bars and restaurants was not banned here in NYC until 03.
@@patreekotime4578 I quit smoking 11 years ago. Now I can’t stand the smell of it. Chain smoking with all windows closed never bothered me then, which is insane. Never had a girlfriend even comment on it but I’m sure my apartments smelled terrible. I did grow up with both my parents smoking at home so I was used to it from birth.
@@patreekotime4578 A friend of mine worked at a BIG health insurance company in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and even then they had smoking in the office. Someone would come by and empty ashtrays from desks midday. My first job at Wendy’s we had a “smoking section” that was just a row of tables with ashtrays next to all the tables without them. What a different world not that long ago.
Wow. They both look so young.
So did we all 30 years ago.
He hasn't had much new material since Bill Hicks died.
Softball is ⚾️ baseball with 🍺 beer.😁
Oh yeah -- I forgot about the 90s being full of skinny guys in baggy jeans.
How in the world could one forget that?
Rescue Me.
Love Denis Leary. No Cure for Cancer is brilliant!
Bill Hicks was brilliant. The POS Leary stole it pretty much line for line.
One thing I've learned about American culture/society and American's in general is that they love an underdog. That's why many support and stay loyal to teams that have a long history of losing and no chance of winning the world series or big games, like Denis and the Red Socks. Perservarance, persistence, against seemingly impossible odds, is a trait that runs in American's and is a factor in what many call American Exceptionalism. Putting the first man on the moon, is a major achievement..what an undertaking that must have been. It must have seemed impossible to scientists, with so many challenges to overcome and things that could go wrong.
The whole nation wouldn't exist if those early revoluntionary leaders in the colonies hadn't been brave enough to challenge their imperial masters over unfair taxes and lack of political representation, and decided ultimately they had to take up arms against the British Empire. The largest and strongest military empire the world had ever seen at that time. It must have been a daunting prospect for the colonists, and is probably the birth of American Exceptionism and their 'can do' atttitude towards any challenges. After a 7 years war and struggle, the 13 colonies emerged as a new independent nation against nearly impossible odds.
At the time, it must have seemed crazy to some American's for the 13 colonies along America's East Coast to try and fight against a global empire with a massive navy and virtually limitless resources spanning the world. In a modern context, it would be like a small non-country status small population like Taiwan, taking on a large military and economic superpower like China and winning. At least during the American revolution though, despite it being asymmetrical warfare and the empire having more manpower, more and advanced weapons and resources, the 13 colonies were highly resourceful and had managed to achieve a high level of economic development from trade and commerce, and used it to develop their own navy and army..which gained them the respect and alliances of powerful navies in France and Russia to help give them a fighting chance against the British naval blockade.
Really the same battle those 13 colonies fought centuries ago for their right to exist as democratic fully recognised independent sovereign nation is being played out again in the 21st century. In Ukraine..Russia is now like the imperial empire trying to subjugatee it. America recognizes the same bravery in Ukranian people and its soldiers, fighting for their very freedom in asymetrical warfare against a much larger enemy, just as America itself once did.
except there were many people in the uk that also were in support of america's independence - there aren't many in rooskieville that support ukraine
Believe it or not, I read the book “No Cure for Cancer”: basically, just a transcript of the stand-up special. I came across it on the New Releases shelf at the public library, thinking that it was a book about dealing with cancer. That was how I first discovered Dennis Leary.
That comedy special still mostly holds up. I first saw it when I was 14-15, which is the perfect age, and me and my buddies quoted it nonstop through high school.
It’s plagiarized. He stole his bit from Bill Hicks.
Mentioning Cindy Crawford made me think of the episode where Dave made fun of her eye make-up.
I think it's amazing that Denis still looks exactly the same.
Yeah it is pretty remarkable. I just Googled him as I was curious if he was even still alive and what kind of health problems and physical appearance he might have, being such a heavy smoker. He looks remarkably good for his age and decades of heavy smoking. It just goes to show, its not a death sentence for everyone and many heavy smokers do live to ripe old ages without any health issues at all. That's not an endorsement for smoking but it just shows not everyone gets ill or dies of cancer from smoking, although I'd say he has just been lucky. The odds are not good for a heavy smoker like him, like his favourite team the Red Socks lol.
My grandfather smoked 10-15 cigarettes a day all his life from the age of 14 and he lived until aged 76 without a single health problem but the years of smoking did contribute to his premature death and robbed him of maybe 10 years of life. He was rushed into hospital suddenly with trombosis pulmonar, a narrowing of the major arteries to the heart and a blood clot blocking off his circulation and died quite suddenly.
"pounding the butts pretty hard"
Yeah, welp. That was a lot to get through to see Bill Murray.
There's nothing more Boston than people cheering about the Mets winning the '86 WS and he assumes it's Yankee fans 🤣
I love this man! He needs to go help the firefighters in NY, RIGHT NOW! and the Marine being accused of murder because he was saving people. Lets go get 'em Denis!
Why is Denis Leary is famous and Bill Hicks isn't? There's no cure for cancer.
Leary was able to take his exposure at MTV and expand it by making music videos that got popular.
Ah damn. Didn't see your comment, I posted the same one.
Nonsense. Bill Hicks is pretty much loved by and an inspiration to almost every comedian I've ever seen interviewed! I love No Cure for Cancer but so much of that show is lifted from Hicks. Hicks was a genius, Leary is funny but no genius.
@@nicrogers9092 ...that's the joke. This is a comedian's joke regarding the stealing of Hicks' material.
@@ClairvoyantTruth Well, it doesn't read as a joke, but fair play. Don't get me wrong, I love Denis Leary, but his plagiarism from Hicks is staggering at times. Hicks, as said earlier, is a genius and I would LOVE to hear what he'd make of the shitshow that is today's modern life! Taken way, way too soon
I knew Bucky Dent when he played in the minor league for the Red Wings, great guy.
Wow, remember the days you could smoke in buildings🧐 including hospitals! No more cigars, David.
I know it's a well-known fact that Leary ripped off a lot of Bill Hicks' jokes, but No Cure For Cancer is a GREAT comedy special either way.
My friends and I quoted the hell out of that special in high school...I just listened to it again recently after years and years and it still mostly holds up. The joke thievery is definitely scummy, but funny is funny.
That special would still have been great without the “borrowed” Jim Fixx joke. That was Leary’s big mistake, having that one on the recording.
Did Dennis Leary die? Was it lung cancer? Sad. Going to miss him.
Nah he’s still alive
This punched me right in my Xennial
Did the smokes finally get him
❤
RIP Denis Leary
Not yet
Good artists copy. Great artists steal.
Did Denis just slow-clap Bill Murray?
Rip
Why is Denis Leary a star and Bill Hicks is unknown?
Because there's no cure for cancer.
He wouldn't sell Nike.
RIP 😢❤
Who?
He’s not dead, Mongo.
@@spreadthelove77 😥😥😥
Y’all got to come up with a different way to figure what to upload when. Historically uploads featuring specific guests seemly align with their recent deaths. I guarantee at least 60% of the people watching this clip googled to see if Denis Leary was still alive…
Oh NO!!! Is Leary or Murray dead?
If Murray were dead, what a terrible choice of tribute clips. There are far better options.
Denis Leary. One of the all-time worst.
what a boring interview
It didn't seem like Dave liked Dennis much. Seemed surprised when the audience laughed.