Artist Name
Bill Hicks

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American (2011)	Salvation (Oxford, Novemb (2005)	The Perfect Gig (2002)
Love, Laughter and Truth (2002)	Flying Saucer Tour, Volum (2002)	Arizona Bay (1997)
Rant in E-Minor (1997)	Dark Poet: 1992-03-15: Yu (1992)	Relentless (1992)
Dangerous (1990)

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Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.

Genre
Comedy

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Rock/Pop

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Humorous

Born

1961

Active
1961 to 1994

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William Melvin "Bill" Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material largely consisted of general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy, and personal issues. Hicks's material was often controversial and steeped in dark comedy. In both his stand-up performances and during interviews, he often criticized consumerism, superficiality, mediocrity, and banality within the media and popular culture, describing them as oppressive tools of the ruling class, meant to "keep people stupid and apathetic".

Hicks was 16 years old when he started performing stand-up comedy at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas, in 1978. During the 1980s he toured the United States extensively and performed a number of high profile television appearances. It was in the UK, however, where Hicks first amassed a significant fan base, packing large venues with his 1991 tour. In 1993, Hicks first heard the album “No Cure For Cancer” by fellow comedian and friend (at the time) Denis Leary. The album consisted of nearly all of Hicks routines directly plagiarized by Leary with neither credit nor acknowledgement. This instantly ended their friendship, and sparked a bitter animosity by Hicks until his death. At least three stand-up comedians have gone on the record stating they believe Leary stole Hicks's material as well as his persona and attitude.

Hicks died from pancreatic cancer in 1994 at the age of 32. In the years after his death, his work and legacy achieved acclaim in creative circles. In 2007 he was voted the fourth-greatest stand-up comic on the UK's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups on Channel 4, and appeared again in the updated 2010 list as the fourth-greatest comic.


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