Bill Hicks rare interview from 1988

[@corvidaeclarkenutcracker3330]

I saw bill Hicks preform in Chicago one time and talked to him afterwards he was really nice and down to earth.I wish he was still here.I will always be a fan of his

[@marcusbullion5565]

You lucky sod!

[@MaximC]

What have you talked about?

[@MaximC]

***** What Alex Jones has anything to do with Bill Hicks?

[@corvidaeclarkenutcracker3330]

Comidians

[@DaZeDmerlin]

There are some complete retards convinced that Alex Jones is Bill Hicks. :D

[@robertyerry8118]

BEST COMIC EVER ! We all miss you Bill

[@IuliusAnacyclus]

He is still alive. He is better known as "Alex Jones" today. Thank me later kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnaqIN3i7OJpJo

[@WillWise]

"Humor reframes reality in a positive light." - Bill Hicks

[@needicecream100]

He was quoting somebody else when he said that.

[@jordanholstein8023]

+Emmet He probably said it better.

[@h.j.w2783]

lmao

[@bulrawg_bot]

dude look up when bill was born then stfu. its not cool to say that alex is bill hicks, all it does is hurt people who are close to those people.

[@peterbach1126]

@William Joseph Wise "Humor reframes reality in a positive light." - William Joseph Wise

[@puepole]

Bill was 26 in this interview. He looks great for 45

[@weirdead829]

Cocaine

[@theveritasroad]

@@weirdead829 Actor based reality

[@williamstorms3262]

How old is Alex Jones now?

[@ooglaboogla555]

He smoked like 2 packs a day lmao

[@joey4track]

@@ooglaboogla555 Two lighters a day

[@smithdoon]

Its always nice to see a comedian in their 'off' mode, without the script and communicating so candidly. When it's a gold-standard legend like Hicks, it feels like a freakin religious experience. Great upload, thanks.

[@WillWise]

"Comedy is the last bastion of free speech" - Bill Hicks

[@loganbryan5311]

Not in 2018. The nanny state rules now.

[@2flowers116]

Hey now he said that before the internet though, even if companies are trying to fuck with the internet, money cant control everyone, the worlds opened up in really exciting ways

[@iconoclastvituperations9587]

@@loganbryan5311 we're dealing with trans-national corporations selling people like cheese... we need a state

[@The_ZeroLine]

Should read “stand up comedy is the last bastion of free speech.”

[@tobos8909]

@Polly Anderson There's still one or two out there, Jim Jefferies is pretty good, none will top Hicks, Carlin or Pryor though

[@mirazimi]

Died too soon. The intelligence and skill of this man. Rare breed. I would give a kidney to hear him help us process the world today.

[@BlakeDoesBusiness]

Too bad he needed a pancreas...

[@jen-gv7tx]

did he ever experience real love?

[@marketharry]

I knew that Bill Hicks was an intelligent man, but it is very refreshing to see that the interviewer also is up to par. Bravo,excellent interview

[@frostychickenprods]

A McDonald's ad on a Bill Hicks clip. You have no idea how upset he'd be

[@Funboyy123]

Man he doesn't laugh all the time in interviews or during performances but when he does its infectious.

[@TheWorthlessGirl]

Yes his laugh is wonderful!! I treasure those vids the most.. Love that man ❤️

[@tylerdurden1207]

Elizabeth (Betsy Chaos) **TheWorthlessGirl It's an infectious vaccination against the anti.

[@lugardefala6756]

at the end you can see Bill's soft and mellow personality and how nice of a person he was, gotta love him

[@Woodsballer209]

I miss you Bill... You changed my reality...you made me think. Dammit.

[@sunyata1016]

me too..hes the reason I experimented with different "drugs"

[@sunyata1016]

but I always felt like I always was at the same frequency

[@madbear3512]

@@sunyata1016 I thought that be Doug Stanhope

[@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39]

IF you are up to MORE THINKING--watch --BINGE watch--all of the lawyer Daniel J Sheehan videos on KZbin--Trajectory of Justice--Romero Institute Channel and whatever else you can find--you don't have to agree with all his OPINIONS at all but his eyewitness testimony to so many HUGE events from Watergate, Viet Nam era civil rights cases, KAREN SILKWOOD WOW!!!!!! gotta see those!!!! and Iran Contra and the Desert Storm beginnings GWBush elections/Michael Connell murder tabulator voting fraud WOW. Get some memory foam to lay on, food and drinks and BINGE and be blown away with the history.

[@filiplugo7630]

@@sunyata1016 Well there's something to be proud of and worth being remembered for.

[@DanieLatzanich]

Bill laughing and smiling at the end of that brought joy to my heart

[@eldeguello1]

i went to middle school with this guy. we hung out, but he just disappeared. a couple years later ran into him across the street from the comedy club there in Houston. told me all about it. fantastic. had been performing since he was 16, we all literally didn't know what had happened to him. jack.

[@yz4043]

"A moment of graditude" He's an angelic genius

[@STPlsd]

"what are you reading for?" "so I don't end up serving waffles for a living."

[@boxant]

Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Frank Zappa, ahead of their time.

[@sonikue23]

Word! And it's not that they were ahead of their time...i dislike that statement, it's retarded. It's the rest of the people who are late for their time to be the most they can be and the best they can be. Sick system.

[@grintrap4455]

George Carlin, absolute *king* of DGAF comic punditry.

[@ks-zc1jh]

Americans who paid attention, which is rather un-American... apparently.

[@bradlafferty4493]

Dead, dead, dead....any others?

[@tpowell3776]

BoxANT ...Visionaries...True Geniuses...

[@findcontinuity5860]

Billy Hicks is an American Legend. Comedians reframe reality in a positive light.....what a fn master. This is nearly 2 decades ago!!! RESPECT

[@mike04574]

more than 3 decades ago now

[@masonreid15]

Bill Hicks was neither a national hero nor a legend. He was a guy who went to comedy clubs and went on pseudo-intellectual rants about politics and society. Although I agree with some of his points, but they don't make me laugh. Billy was a weak and cowardly misogynist who despised humanity. One of the most overrated comedians in American history.

[@yayayayaya2834]

@@masonreid15 an absolute trash take lmao

[@darrenringer9811]

@@masonreid15 we get it, you hate comedy and objectify women

[@truth_beauty_love]

Thank you for posting this. I spent many teenage hours listening to Rant in E Minor and Arizona Bay and dig seeing a more candid Bill. He definitely made his mark here and helped peel off more layers of the societal illusion/insanity. Great to read these comments and see so much genuine appreciation for him ♡

[@paplia4]

"anybody who didn't is a FUCKIN' liar. oh excuse me you can't say that on TV but I did...a liar I'll say it again" LMAO!

[@thommyford7502]

Wow that camera! 1988 never looked so fresh! What a legend! What a man!

[@1man1bike1road]

Bill is a legend, the world needs him now, he would tell it like it really is

[@Scriffbin]

Very good interviewing of a brilliant comic genius

[@mandyminx967]

WOW! SOOOO Wish I'd seen this clip before today!!! It is GREAT ADVICE for any budding young stand-up talent, young or not so young . hey! There's no age limit on laughter, right? Thanks for sharing. bill Hicks was and IS A LEGEND!!!

[@graxjpg]

I enjoy bill hicks interviews like these. They’re almost as long as a cigarette, and I get to enjoy one with him and eavesdrop on this wonderful conversation.

[@dawson8364]

"I started off doing Richard Prior material at a Church talent show when I was 13." - Bill Hicks

[@TheTinychainsaw]

I love this interview. He gives so much insight on comedy and stand up.

[@timlucasentertainment]

Man this guy is one of the smartest comedians ever man. THe things he says are so well thought out. He was truly one of the best comics ever. LOVE Bill Hicks

[@JonLazer]

He amazed myself and friends in a 1990 show on British tv. To me he's still talking truth, all these years later. Wish I'd met him.

[@Lebowski333]

Rest in peace, and love and laughter.

[@tarantala111]

Bloody hell, how I wish he was still with us - dishing it out big time. A master comic!

[@WOWCastles]

Bill is my all time hero!

[@FCN933]

What strikes me is his knowledge of things in a pre-internet era. Where did he get it from? He really struck some chords back then.

[@katman734]

Books!

[@fecklessmovies]

FCN933 if anything, people know less than they did in the pre-internet era. These days there is loads of information at your fingertips but no reliable filter for it. The ravings of a nutcase get pretty much the same airtime as the considered opinion of a professor, and there is an abundance of (often intentionally) false information. Pre-internet thing were presented in auch more nuanced fashion than a KZbin video or shitty Facebook meme.

[@GB3770]

Ima have to go with books and all that far out educamational learning....

[@SkinoGreeneVu]

Well his anti religion thing is that he grew up baptist and had questions no one knew the answers too..developed that rhetoric...he takes a lot of drugs he openly credits that to hanging out with people and taking drugs...particulary things that make you lucid...not to mention when hes been doing shwos city to city sincea teenager he probably talks to people three four times a week that can drop gems on him and he retains the information to further his quest... as a musician i can attest to this.. and randomly you may remember some shit yo uwere talking about 2 am in the bar after hours downing shots

[@nathanielreads2825]

Not "what are you reading"...what am I reading "FOR"? ...one reason is so I don't end up as a waitress working at an ihop.

[@cybrunel1016]

Comedy is no longer the last bastion of free speech. I heard a millennial "comic" say recently that if comedy is offensive, it's not comedy, besides comedy doesn't have to be funny to be comedy. WTF !!! Someone pull the trigger please. One of the greats, Bill Hicks. Thanks for posting this.

[@outspoken8419]

I never heard of Bill Hicks till long after he had passed away. I really enjoy his comedy. you can tell he was a very intelligent person. some of the funniest people I have met seemed to be very intelligent. it's too bad he died so young.

[@A.C31]

Same here..

[@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39]

MOST likely KILLED:--those fast acting cancers were CIA specialty since early 1960 and BILL deeply and frequently wounded evil Bush Senior with truth--a fatal act--RIP Bill Hicks! But DO eat your veggies, don't smoke and exercise--skin like paste won't help you even if you don't have a specific globalist Skull and Bones/Alias Club war criminal after you!

[@filiplugo7630]

🤣🤣🤣🤣funnier than almost anything Bill ever said. Bravo 👏

[@SOpunkSOwhat]

Choice, gratitude and freedom; Hicks always knew the way. We need uncensored artists, Hicks still provides inspiration after all of these years. A great reminder that it's just a ride.

[@anetchi]

I love him so much. He was only 27 here, so young and so god damn awesome!!

[@slurms777]

What a fantastic interview. Dynamic questions and Bill layed it all out as he always did, love this clip

[@ToriRocksAmos]

The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly coloured, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok …

[@thonlywhey]

Marcel Krebs true dat.

[@nat-moody]

:)

[@datensaft]

@Telios Abraxas IMHO one of the most powerfull and timeless things bill ever said.

[@PDHulme61]

Great comic was Bill Hicks Thanx for uploading ! *****

[@jja.macintire3994]

Bill reframes reality in a positive light a true genius

[@SecretMeat]

AWESOME!! THANKS BILL!!

[@rufusortho33]

he really is the greatest comedian ever.

Not even close. Pryor, Eddie Murphy just to name a few.

[@stevewithington1787]

To be fair, it took you almost six years to think of those two names.

[@fredericofellini8672]

Nah, hicks was a revolutionary thinker. He's the goat.

[@torreyintahoe]

He wasn't as deep or philosophical but when it comes to non stop laughs I think Rodney was the greatest.

[@filiplugo7630]

The greatest comedian ever is George Carlin.

[@billyhughes9776]

So incredibly in tune and comfortable with the person that he was at that point. Smart and had a great understanding of how "things" and the world worked/works -- for someone so young.

[@dizefx]

Thank you for uploading the video!

[@tjvliet3042]

dizefx EVER SINCE I SAID LET THERE BE LIGHT. I WAITED FOR BILL. NOW ITS JUST WAITING TILL THE END/

[@1MNUTZ]

"humor reframes reality in a positive light" that's brilliant

[@stephenlubera7517]

Bill hicks was wise beyond his years.he was so ahead of his time he was timeless!! one of the best ever.

[@nickgavriil4327]

It,s called common sense...he did not eat the shit the country was selling him...common sense dudes

[@95vamos]

Such a loss that he died, he had a powerful essence onstage, we'll all miss him.

[@robertsnapp1445]

Bill Hicks is/was a national treasure. People like him give me hope for humanity.

[@santinoleblanc3024]

Personally, I never found Bill Hicks to be that amusing, and he never seemed to have anything positive to say about America or humanity. To call him a national treasure is ridiculous.

[@oscarlopes6200]

One of my personal heros. Amazing guy!

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

one of the best ..EVER.....R.I.P.......thanx for all you brought to the world......much love....Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO ..

[@tiltbrot]

I love this guy. What a great man.

[@sujitphatak]

Love you Billy boy..miss you. Discovered you when it was a bit late, you made it worthwhile though.

[@tylerdurden1207]

Try this experiment. Everything you see going forward, ask yourself if what the person is saying is genuine or is it a facade? Are they passionate, or are they just existing? BH honestly woke me up, not because what he was saying was revolutionary, but because he was fucking *_real_*. Everything you see today is so fking manufactured, we can't even tell reality from fiction anymore, hahaha. I've learned to spot the truth speakers, and once you do that spotting the liars becomes second nature.

[@waterandafter]

+Tyler durden agreed. I was kind of hoping that as entertainment moved online that we might find more "reality". But what we see are people hamming it up for the camera, talking to us like they are our friends. KZbinrs, for the most part, are just as disingenuous as their television counterparts. The difference though is that they delude themselves into believing they are being real.

[@MajicFreeman]

Tyler Durden Lord that was so real

[@nitsaali1012]

Tyler Durden What you said.

[@tjvliet3042]

Tyler Durden ITS ALL ABOUT PRESSURE :)

[@MrBellsBlues]

Tyler Durden Damn right Tyler brother! So... same time next week?

[@dreamcatcher3622]

I see a clip like this every now and then, and am always reminded of the loss :-(

[@josephganim4017]

The greatest who will ever live. RIP Hicks

[@pape37]

Thanks so much for this. Bill was obviously extremely poised, intelligent and clear on his mission even in the early days. This gives a great glimpse into those times.

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

there wasn't anything Bill wouldn't take a shot at or call attention to--he was outrageous and had a great laugh

[@ian12346]

+Robert Catesby I'm unaware of this. Please explain.

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

cancer shut Bill down, he was fearless

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

he died in less than 9 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4--he went fast

[@lightsrallon907]

"Michael Smith He decided to go through chemotherapy against his own beliefs and the wishes of his best friends. Too bad CBD oil wasn't known about at that time. They poisoned him.

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

I have colon cancer, I did chemo too, I had no choice, left with same bad effects--moral don't get cancer--so far I survived--I can't complain, Bill had pancreatic cancer stage 4-- he went fast, 8 months, pancreatic is deadly because it's usually found so late

[@s0ppel637]

Great interview! All the right questions, and some really good answers. Seems like they both enjoyed it very much.

[@MaximC]

I love kind of people like Bill. Just sensible, reasonable, sincere. What a shame he didn't live to be an old comedian too, like George Carlin was, for example. But still, his message *was* (and is) heard, it did (and will) reach many people, and that's the most important thing.

[@romeydall4067]

Learned more about the world of stand-up comedy from Bill Hicks in this 7-minute clip than I did watching the 1 hour and 22 minute documentary from 2002 called "Comedian."

[@kimberlysimpson3206]

He is so down toEarth and really tells it like it is and makes you feel funny inside. k.a.s I hate to travel too..

[@michaelsix9684]

Bill gave wonderful interviews, he would have made great writer, miss him a lot

[@elizabethbrauer1118]

RIP Bill. Comedic genius.

[@joejacobs3537]

He's alive...Alex Jones

[@JimJWalker]

The saddest part of Bill being gone is his unique perspective, and the laughter it gave...

[@alee5329]

Beautiful man

[@godwhyisthistaken]

Bill would of loved the internet... he wouldn't have to tour as much, and he would be reaching out to everyone! Actually he kinda fullfilled his legacy if you think about it, just sad he's not here to know, how much of a cultural icon he was, smart funny man. Awesome interview, every interview makes me love Bill more lol love!! Thanks for this treasure,it truely is nice to see something good for a change on youtube, gotta take the good with the horrible lol

[@vws11]

Great interview.

[@Bentheguitarist1]

Great interview. Thanks for uploading!

[@copacetic9018]

He's rocking the Mark David Chapman look here.

[@pinklampshade1000]

no one makes me cry more than he ever did

[@onelove1968]

thanks for posting this. LOVE Bill.

[@Maddolis]

Love his laugh.

[@kevinleopard6711]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. This is a huge insight into the man. He left us far too soon.

[@sterlthepearl1000]

"It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on personal Freedom." Bill Hicks

[@nickgavriil4327]

Welcome to reality dude

[@ChildrensRightsFirst947]

Conservatives Christians keeps screaming how they like freedom but they don't want people to have personal autonomy and want to ban swear words.

[@stormwatcher59]

This is a fantastic interview ~ thank you for posting!!!!

[@scottmatheson2390]

Leno was raking in millions while Bill was playing rooms with names like "Sir Lafs Alot." Life. Sigh...

[@matthewdietzen6708]

Leno would be the boot-licker. That's exactly why he gets the talk show.

[@mbjasondify]

Bill wouldn't have had it any other way. The true artist.

[@edgarbeat2851]

Bill Hicks did a Leno sketch it's epic.

[@ahp00k]

thank you so much, i've never seen that before and i'm a huge Hicks fan. unguarded and honest.

[@serigraph73]

it amazes me that I never knew about Bill until Tool used some of his dialog and his likeness on a CD in 1998. I was all over Sam Kinison back in 88 up until he died and some how completely missed Bill....I love his comedy. I wish he and Sam were still with us.

[@johnmunro4952]

I wonder if he'd have known at this point that he only had 6 years to live, that he might have done things differently. The world needs people like Hicks so badly right now.

[@tommartin7728]

What I love about Bill is he never punched down. He was the epitome of how you should punch up.

[@tonylanducci8870]

Okay, for real. How is the video quality so good after nearly 3 decades? This is my hero, if I had any. How? Thank you for sharing.

[@cristianpartan2522]

Brilliant!

[@samuselton8792]

Real talk, this is a great video. Thanks for posting this!

[@louispconstant6624]

Dude was in another league.

[@SPKaa]

Thank you for posting this.

[@gregstegeman7102]

For my money, Hicks was the greatest standup ever. Only George Carlin was in the same arena and lasted twice as long. In his short life, Bill covered it all---brutally and hilariously.

[@GB3770]

He was my fav comedian 20 yrs ago and still is now - it's not just his timing and turn of phrase and all the rest of the technicalities of a great comedian but what he talked about - it was NOT trivial... Lee Evans - famous uk comedian - has a bit in his act where he pretends to be a balloon being blown up.. I think you see my point.

[@filiplugo7630]

George Carlin was playing arena's to Hicks nightclubs are you kidding me, not even in the same league as Carlin who covered it all long before Hicks came along.

[@iwantinyoursocks]

this is great quality. i love this man! thanks for the upload

[@zerogold8717]

Sad day when Bill Hicks died...Denis Leary's comedy was never the same.

[@PaulEglinton]

His words are a breath of fresh air

[@liverneck2001]

i never appreciated him when he was living....bought the tool album with his picture in it and i started buying a few of his albums.....

[@southboundguitar]

Same. I was 16 when Aenima was released. I wish I had been older, so I could've appreciated him, and supported his career, while he was still with us. :'(

[@ZEITGEISTism]

Top comment ! we should all aspire to free ourselves from the BS like Bill did ! He was one of the FEW GOOD MEN he spoke and lived the simple truth

[@lindaquintero1674]

Great aura

[@retro1980x]

That was refreshing..Hello Bill brother

[@A.C31]

Would Hicks have made the amazing impact he has made, if he were still alive?? I luv the guy but hadn't heard of him until he had left this reality.

[@SEAL341]

Yeah he was a big name and very well regarded in the biz in his time. He had already made a huge impact years before he passed away. I remember when he performed a special on Channel 4 in the UK, my friends and I loved and talked about it alot. He was a star and the comedians comedian. It ain't fair that he's gone.

[@A.C31]

Seal: I think he was a much bigger name in the U.K. than he was in the U.S. My favorite standup I've seen of his was done in London. I know he did the Letterman show quite a bit, but there were many comedians who did late night who weren't super popular. I'm glad I found him but wish I had much sooner.

[@bryanlewis8777]

no the media would try to destroy him

[@GB3770]

I thin when he was alive he was seen as being one of the top 5 or 10 comedians of the day...and of course many thought he was number 1. So er he did have a huge impact - you just heard of him late. Your question is a bit like asking the same of Jimi Hendrix - er yeh he was a big deal when he was alive - lol.

[@ReX0r]

"Humor reframes reality in a positive light" I like that.

[@Alb3rtocardoso]

The legend, the myth.

[@MegaCookeeMonster]

Every interview with Bill Hicks could be described as rare. Not many individuals of his like around.

[@full6330name]

Bill Hicks on Joe Rogan Expirence is my biggest fantasy ever.

[@full6330name]

mastakur yeah he's pretty bad.

[@flassk7]

bob2me2002 He's a middle age man with the mentality of a teenager.

[@full6330name]

flassk7 Are you trolling or being serius ? The guy has million friends,runs one of the best podcasts on the internet,does commentary for the best MMA company,he's also a very succesful stand up comic even though I'm not a big fan of his comedy. He's in amazing shape mentaly and phisicly. What do you mean by teenager mentality ? People his age usualy don't have the half of energy he has.

[@flassk7]

armin38822 I don't give a shit how successful he is, he's a simple-minded twat and self-important idiot.

[@full6330name]

flassk7 seems like a nice guy to me but to each their own I guess...

[@streatcarp]

AMAZING. Thank you for uploading.

[@D1987Gd]

Bill was a straight up legend