Bill Hicks Interviewed on UK Show "The Word" in 1992

[@Odilwerk]

"You've lost me somewhere along the way" What a tool.

[@DoktorKoch]

Exactly...what Bill said make perfect sense.

[@asquideatingdough5347]

I like how Bill laughs at him right after he says that. That’s what Bills comedy was about, laughing at people like this interviewer.

[@IMNfilms]

Heh, I was just thinking, ok, I'll comment, because this guy is a serious tool.

[@flankspeed]

Terry Christian : never exactly the sharpest tool in the box.

[@The_Gallowglass]

No. A tool is useful. He's not even useful.

[@dave27scouse]

How NOT to interview bill hicks

[@FourTwenny]

"i have the right to choose" Bill Hicks. "You lost me somewhere along the way." Average person.

[@Mr.Isquierdo]

Fuck

[@javagirl69]

What a horrible waste of Bill's time. And ours.

[@MugRuith]

Bill,"I should have the right to choose what I do with my life". Interviewer, "Sorry you lost me there".

[@HaleXF11]

Bill is too real for this show.

[@DoktorKoch]

yeah...the crowd and presenters don't know how to react.

[@ScenescoutProductions]

You're expecting too much of a comedian

[@donniet685]

Wrong! This show was real . . .

[@ChloeDust]

'You've lost me somewhere along the way' Bills bursts out laughing, haha

[@travisyanez7422]

The presenter was such a fake cunt in this interview.

[@joseph1845]

@@travisyanez7422 Typical leftist

[@arfer]

Poor Bill. Doing the promo circuit. I bet he hated every minute of it.

[@chriskiefer7493]

arfer Hated every minute except for the ones spent sitting next to that gorgeous woman.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

Slomofogo What the fuck???

[@alexanderrobertnewby]

horrible thought

[@thesanctityoflife]

Terry Christian just had a face that you wanted to punch. He literally gave Hicks no help in using his material in the interview. Christian basically said he only got the job because he was from Manchester and that was cool in the 90's because of Oasis.

[@tonynature]

Because of Oasis😒??? Are you sure???

[@peteglanton9259]

Yeah, Oasis weren’t big when this was broadcast - but the Stone Roses, the Smiths, the Mondays, the Charlatans. So yeah maybe. I can’t think of any other reason they’d want him!

[@marcp3788]

Happy mondays and stone roses you mean

[@davidoftheglen3447]

Terry Christian had a face you wouldn't get tired pissing on 😡

[@nicksmith7519]

A crap audience talking amongst themselves, an interviewer with ants in his pants and celebrities looking uncomfortable. That was The Word haha

[@CraigMansfield]

+NICK SMITH yup

[@DN_13]

Bill is way too smart for this interviewer.

[@ScenescoutProductions]

You're expecting too much of a comedian.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

The following night he played Birmingham Town Hall in England. I was there. He was asked about this show. He wasn't impressed by it. He had cancer at the time but didn't yet know it. After he flew back to the States, a month or so later, he went to see a doctor, and that's when he was given the sad news.

[@ToneLa]

Nice avatar :)

[@ChilliCheezdog]

ToneGarvey We could be twins.

[@theesotericcunt5029]

Nope, he was diagnosed in 1993 after returning from Australia.

[@dougwebley9359]

***** i was at the town hall too. changed my life.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

Saw him at the Dome Thearte in Brighton, same tour. Brilliant.

[@Severin69]

Dear god...this would be like watchind Justin Bieber interview Mozart.

[@malachaibly9743]

Perfect example!👌

[@erichale8570]

I cringe!

[@93Cammy93]

Poor Hicks. Having to listen to this guy completely miss the point of his jokes. This interview is probably what gave him cancer!

[@media4401]

This is 30 years ago 😢

[@darkridr25]

Watching this, feeling the tension that is so thick one can cut it with a knife, I just can't help but feel sorry for Bill Hicks during this interview.

[@theparkey]

Bill was such a loss to this earth. He spoke the truth and had such wise words hidden in his comedy. Rest in peace Bill, we all surely wish there was more like you here now! A rare soul indeed!

[@L0nn13_c0]

This must have been difficult for Hicks. Talk about oil and water..

[@Jsin969]

BILL HICKS, a man way ahead of his time. R.I.P

[@jimmy27paul]

This show was one of the most mean spirited programs ever on tv. I hated everything about it.

[@tobinakatarx]

Id do anything to be on tv 😂

[@jimbobjimjim6500]

@@tobinakatarx Remember the dude who ate worms in that segment?

[@Galwaybanana]

the pitch of the presenters voice is like nails on a chalk board

[@marccas10]

Never mind Terry...You didn't know you were interviewing a legend at the time. I am sure you would do a great interview now.

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

the interviewer doesnt even deserve to be in bills presence.

[@areyamdidntnot]

Terry Christian is so unconvincing and in-genuine in his questioning.... Poor Bill...

[@johnreed3576]

Pre internet promo, hey ho, we were just mesmerised that the bloke from the CDs was actually in the UK!

[@mrscary3105]

Too bad we Americans could not handle him. He was great.

[@rhysf.505]

Judging by this clip, the Brits weren't much better at it...

[@aleclaskaris6271]

There wasn't much to handle, an overrated comic from the nineties.

[@martinwilliamrandall]

Im surprised at how disrespectful Terry Christian is towards Bill Hicks!

[@ryanjofre]

I'm telling ya. I've seen other interviews he did. He's not being condescending/arrogant or patronizing.....he's just a douche with a faux personality.

[@peterliddell1463]

Yes he is.

[@theejcookproductions]

I personally beleive that's how all English/UK tv personalities are. They talk down to the guests for a cheap hollow laugh.

[@robertocruz8429]

Bill Hicks isn't for everyone

[@donniet685]

That was the whole show. Just go and watch some of the other interviews with people, you'll soon get the jist. Snowflakes these days would have had full on meltdowns.

[@roryking1]

being from england and seeing this tool interview a legend,i had doubts from the start

[@Nomadmandolin]

This guy was better than anyone out there in USA at the time.

[@whitewarrior4777]

Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Sam Kinison would like to have a word with you.

[@aleclaskaris6271]

The USA never produced a better comedian than Carlin. GOAT.

[@Trickbop]

@@whitewarrior4777bill was a mix of Pryor and Carlin and took it to another level…it’s a shame he passed too soon, he’d of no doubt if still alive today would be the goat

[@lemsdarkapprentice2535]

RIP Bill Hicks, much missed. :'( [el'sda2].

[@mosey538]

Stewart Lee has let himself go!

[@DoktorKoch]

lolololol! :-D

[@yeetboi9817]

Fuck, I thought it was him!

[@leegsy]

"The Word was a Youth TV show aimed at 16-18 year olds." - I always remembered The Word as a pretty adult show.

[@Forestgravy90]

It’s like Alan Partridge but with Liam Gallagher’s voice and Stewart Lee’s face

[@RPKGameVids]

The Word was great! I really enjoyed watching it back in the day when I came home from a piss up.

[@friendofzeus]

I don't know what you people are on about. That's exactly how I want Bill Hicks to be interviewed. That pressure revealed a part of his personality wide open and does much to demystify him in terms identifiable to the public. That in turn does much service to his legacy through the honoring of what is essentially his message; by proving himself fallible and vulnerable to the same pressures that govern and affect us all. He also knew his limits and did not let his ego overstep the situation; a good doze of both patience and self realization is at play here.

[@Wilantonjakov]

you sir, are a prophet

[@NB_NB_NB]

interviewer has zero interview skills

[@robertocruz8429]

I agree

[@thomaszabbott]

The German bird really didn't realise she was sat next to a messenger from the light side. Terry is coco-loco. Can't imagine this was much fun for Bill.

[@arsenalfanrichi]

"You've lost me somewhere along the way"... WTF?!! Stupidity like that should not be broadcast.

[@TheNutta45]

His name is Terry Christian, always tries to act clever with little remarks even when most of the time it's him who comes across as stupid.

[@suzesiviter6083]

Perhaps one of the most obnoxious interviewers in British history.

[@BROCK-hq9dn]

Bill Hicks is perhaps one of the most obnoxious comedians in history.

[@suzesiviter6083]

@@BROCK-hq9dn Well we all have different tastes, I find Stewart Lee very funny, but many don't.

[@BROCK-hq9dn]

@@suzesiviter6083 Stewart Lee is far more amusing than Bill Hicks.

[@suzesiviter6083]

@@BROCK-hq9dn I would agree, in fact I think he is perhaps the best British Standup in history, yet most will fail to see the genius of his humour, but that's the society we live in, people expect fast fire comics.

[@BROCK-hq9dn]

@@suzesiviter6083 People still want comics to be hilarious and entertaining in the culture we live in. They don't mind if the comedian tells the jokes slowly or has a fast-fired delivery, as long as the punchline is funny.

[@L0cu50m364]

I can't believe Bill went on The Word! He's well known for brow-beating hecklers, or any others that pissed him off, so I wouldn't have thought he'd want to be a part of such after-pub chaos. Also, I'm surprised he tolerated being interviewed by Terry Christian, who was not known for his wit!

[@AshleyGreensMusic]

love how the host wasnt listening...brilliant

[@mgdjgdmo]

Love hicks, I would love to have seen him live.

[@robertocruz8429]

The legendary Bill Hicks 🙏R.I.P

[@aleclaskaris6271]

Not much of a legend and not much of a legacy left behind.

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@aleclaskaris6271 I started to reply to your previous comment about the genius Bill Hicks, and I thought naahhh waste of effort. But another comment appeared. . . so I’m wondering who you would regard as a comic legend?

[@jamieshelley6079]

Oh god it's so 90's

[@jackjude]

Reading the description it says the word was aimed at 16-18 year olds. Nope it was a 'post-pub' audience, probably 18-34.

[@fatslurp]

@TheEvilelvis89 Perfect description mate....spot on!

[@sbg2005]

Fucking hell how time have changed ! Good old late night channel 4 haaaa !

[@nitesh2780]

Bill said we can swap flats for the summer and HOLIDAY got made. amazing guy.

[@SmokeJoseph]

I did as well, but have 100 % total recall after watching this.....

[@PabloG1987]

Hi there, i'm trying to translate this video into spanish but i'm having a bit of trouble to understand the interviewer. can someone please tell what's he saying at 5:11-5:14?

[@jamstrings100]

I can't believe I remember this show. I was very young when it aired lol. Must have been about 10-11 when it was on lol, maybe even before that.

[@edwardmulholland7912]

I read that Bill wanted to walk out when he found out how the producers were going to set up Oliver Reed. Bill was coaxed into staying. I remember watching the show at the time of broadcast.

[@FUNKINETIK]

I wonder what the producers said to Bill to make him stay? And if I remember correctly Olly Read was made to sing pissed out of his brains like a performing animal in a circus . . . shameful television. I’m sure The Word had a segment called ‘people will do anything to get on t.v.’

[@edwardmulholland7912]

@@FUNKINETIK I think it was his managers who coaxed Bill into staying as he was still establishing himself in Britain and Ireland at the time. I remember reading about it in an early biography - can’t remember what it was called. I do remember Bill turning his head away when Reed started “performing” - and the show did take advantage of an alcoholic for a cheap laugh. Bill had been sober himself for at least a few years by that point and knew the score.

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@edwardmulholland7912 at least he turned his head away. I watched ‘American - The Bill Hicks Story’ for the first time last year, a really well put together film of the great man. His ride on the roller coaster of life was way too short, thankfully his spirit lives on.

[@trevordoolan5011]

Pity the Video Clip didn't play longer ☹ It'd be great to have seen Billy conversing with Oliver 🤗 ☘🇮🇪☘ .

[@mikejohnson2638]

you can, there's another video on youtube showing Ollie.

[@TheTruthiest]

I thought people were over-reacting about the hosts being awful when I watched the Oliver Reed segment since I thought they were just uncomfortable dealing with him, but now after watching this, I can see they really are completely hopeless.

[@dantheman6961]

Reminds me of the time Ian Brown said to Steve Jones "Do you want knocking out from here? Or do you want me to come over there or do it?" Hey that was channel 4 too!

[@TheGmcFilms]

Make no mistake about it. If Bill would have lived long enough and realised more of the British culture he would have ripped us a new one for sure...G...

[@DoktorKoch]

yep....I heartily agree there.

[@htsoon3912]

Is the host the guy who played Lance Pryce on mad men.

[@jeremyholtzenberger]

@greyreview where are you from bigboy?

[@OliverHarper]

Love Bill..Christ the colour design of the Word is bonkers. Its the world of Pic N Mix.

[@VisionaryCompanion]

Have you seen the stage sets on French TV talk shows? Even the serious panel shows have sets that are almost aggressively tacky and garish. Were it not for You Tube, I would not have known that this has become the trend on European television.

[@MultiUnreal]

Haniff Din Dude, there's a difference between a blend of psychedelic colors and splashes of tacky shit. This right here is tacky shit.

[@MultiUnreal]

Are you referring to Robitussin? Cause I've gotten real fucking high on that. Swallowed about 50 cough gels then curled up into fetal position for 4 hours and telepathically talked to the planet.

[@MultiUnreal]

Haniff Din If I could get my hands on any of that, I would. The acid has all dried up. It's a psychedelic wasteland these days.

[@MultiUnreal]

I wish I did. I live in America, home of the "War on drugs". So yeah, like I said, it's a wasteland here. That's why so many Americans, like me, resort to tripping on things like Robitussin.

[@randblackwell8675]

Bill almost walked away from this show before it even began!

[@paulmorphy6187]

'You've lost me somewhere along the way' not the first time Terry...

[@minime2354]

That interviewer was indeed a bad one...what a shame

[@DDMAC351]

anyone know where i can see the rest of this . got even more interesting when oliver reed came out

[@seanmcmonagle4012]

Bill's intellect has always the fool present. His comedy will not be for everyone but his intelligence is for all to absorb.

[@patrickgallagher6806]

Wish bill wouldnt of used bits from his stand up he seemed a genuinely funny and cool dude

[@TheTvOz]

I've noticed Bill doesn't make eye contact very often during interviews. Any ideas?

[@DoktorKoch]

In a book I read about him ['Love All The People', Bill Hicks was asked by a journalist what is your greatest fear, and Bill answered 'Answering introspective questions about myself'....this could perhaps be a clue.

[@neuroj777]

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish play writer. You were still cool Bill.

[@redplague]

Who was the woman that was a guest on this show on this episode?

[@jayesskay35]

It looked like Bill was thinking; "Will I swallow this glass of water or spit at the fuckKnuckles.."

[@SuperTJK1992]

You sir have typed the best comment on this video.

[@darkridr25]

Wow, and here I thought human-like robots were a recent thing, yet here one is 25 years ago interviewing Bill Hicks....

[@whitewarrior4777]

3:20 This is the difference between American and British violence. Bill Hicks pokes fun at hooliganism too which is spot on how he said "Hooligan just doesn't sound like Cripp or Blood." Because American thugs are real criminals who kill and commit real crimes, whereas British thugs are just blokes who try to be bad by knocking over things or committing hooliganism. If you try explaining this to British people, they don't understand, in fact they actually believe that hooligans are the toughest thugs in the world, but none of them have actually seen a real thug in America or anywhere else that would absolutely massacre hooligans. The British host said: "You should've came over for some of the riots over here." And Bill Hicks responded: "Yeah I read your crime, I read stuff in the paper like - yesterday some hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftesbury ... Oooh what if they become ruffians?" l0L!

[@CamronJLB]

must be nice to have material prepped for every question of the interview.

[@Grinchier]

Can't believe I saw all the revolting 'hopefuls' and missed this interview with Bill.

[@PabloG1987]

@iamlawrencebricher Thanks! It makes a lot of sense within the context.

[@TheAdamewing]

Bill Hicks is the only man who could ever have a mullet and actually keep your attention on his words and not on the hair.

[@redfield1007]

What's up with the interviewers head movements?

[@SMcL-ho5lm]

He isn't dead, he's just off exploring other Universes. He made sure to leave us all of these clips until he gets back..

[@gman8471]

Who is the girl sitting next to Bill from 5:28?

[@whassigo]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse - "You're like the Benedict Arnold of comedy" - (Face-palm)

[@davidjames579]

The Eggs guy?

[@chrisreadingcorner3816]

I can't think of any worse to interview Bill

[@robertmaybeth3434]

he's wittier then when he did the stand up..."some hooligans knocked over a dust bin" lool

[@VanDoodah]

What happened to Oliver Reed?

[@jack.p]

3:50 the moment bill realises hes wasting his time

[@stephenkissane4268]

Bill hicks was the least problematic guest they had

[@TheAdamewing]

What did the interviewer say at 6:18? The chick looked pissed and Bill looked apologetic. If anyone can decipher it, I'd love to know.

[@stevenmorley1639]

Great Comedian, R.I.P Bill....

[@RicoJazz]

Bill is so insecure near that beautiful girl! Poor Bill he was a shy rockstar

[@julijakeit]

good buy logic and reason, hello insanity.

[@voidpleasantries]

I think it's more that she's smashed off her fucking face and he's struggling to extract anything resembling a conversation from her, coupled with the terrible interview he'd just done.

[@mikejohnson2638]

@@voidpleasantries who was the girl?

[@WallKenshiro]

As a kid growing up in Manchester watching this show behind my mum's back in the early 90's I never understood why everyone wanted to physically assault Terry Christian, now looking back years later I fully understand. He atleast found his charisma later in life, but it clearly took him a while.

[@michaeloneill8452]

Im still thinkin of Oliver Dickens,.... I loved him cos he could laugh at himself in real time man... we could trade flats .... god bless you man

[@0RockaRolla0]

@jimmyhyhat "You've lost me somewhere along the way.." Bill: *stunned silence* *scoff/laugh* I felt the same way.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

@MrPeeepeeepeee "Brainless neural amputee" I have to start using that, that's a truly wonderful phrase.

[@Maybe2348]

hahaha I can't believe this dude suggested Bill have merchandising based on his cross bit.

[@theesotericcunt5029]

He didn't actually say 'Oliver Dickens.' He was clearly trying to remember Oliver Reed's surname, and then he just said 'Dickens' as most people do to refer to Charles Dickens.

[@ACIDRAIN139]

Loved it..

[@ambivertical]

I would have commented on how much of a flamboyant guy the host is right off the back to ease himself.

[@Mcchrs]

13 hrs watch ! where was hillary? ??

[@halflifeepisode34980]

Hicks is probably the only REAL person in the room..

[@BezZo0]

2:03 "you've lost me somewhere along the way"

[@kieranwilson1092]

bill hicks is the man and it's probably because he was somewhat before my time but i find it hard to believe that he is accepted as one of the greatest. maybe i just can't appreciate his originality cos so many comedians i grew up with evolved from his humour, that seems the case with alot of things, eg. music, movies, etc. i'm making this up as i go but i just had an epiphany. we need to treat art as we treat a person. don't judge, just try your hardest to understand and appreciate it for what it is, while at the same time question the underlying motives. don't put any one on a pedestal over another. this is what you do with products and because people are far more than products, when they are treated as such they are actually devalued and less appreciated, as is their art. this is a good example, the hype killed bill hicks and i'll never forgive it. fuck the hype!