Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Chris Bould

Writer:

Bill Hicks (writer)

Release Date:

14 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedy | Reference To Gandhi

Cast

Bill Hicks

...

Himself

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Quotes:

Bill Hicks: You watch the news these days? It's unbelievable. You think you just walk out your door, you're immediately gonna be raped by some crack-addicted, AIDS-infected pitbull.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)

Unmisable American Comedic Highpoint

Along with Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright, Bill Hicks is one of the most redeeming factors of American comedy. Forget about your John Belushi's or Tim Allen's or Robin Williams, Hicks was the real deal and angry, sensitive, rip-roaringly funny, acerbic comedic talent of epic proportions. Hicks was no-holds barred comedy, trampling upon his audience with a barage of put-downs and come-back lines. Where as most comedians stop at the punchline, Hicks went that one step further and punched the punchline. A man full of contradictions: loved his mum and pap, but ruthlessly satirised them in his stand-ups; was full of venom and bile on stage, but was achingly sensitive and caring off; In short Hicks was a maestro.

Revel in an all-out comedic assault and maybe you might get on the space ships too.