Rodney Dangerfield Welcomes Bill Hicks to the Stage

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  • @kipperrepublic3568
    @kipperrepublic3568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    He had that crowd in 10 seconds. Now that’s talent. Miss ya Billy

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How do you miss a guy that’s still here?
      Just look up “DisinfoWars,” aka InfoWars, and you’ll see him.

    • @kipperrepublic3568
      @kipperrepublic3568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder nonsense

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Hank Hill
      The evidence that Bill Hicks = Alex Jones is simply _undeniable._

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hank Hill
      Go to a search engine. Type in “matthew north: alex jones is bill hicks whether you like it or not.” You can find this easily on bitchute as a re-upload. This is a nearly two hour long video showing you undeniable proof of what we are saying.
      If 2 hours is too much for you, which I’m so sure it is, you can also try finding the video titled “Bill Hicks to Alex Jones: Creating the Controlled Opposition” by ODD TV. Also on other platforms. That video is under 25 minutes long but is probably even better than the 2 hour video.
      Good luck. Not that you should need it… this stuff is undeniable.

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hank Hill
      NEITHER video is “just photo comparison.”
      Lmfao if you’re this afraid of finding out that Alex Jones is Bill Hicks… then how will you handle all the much more hardcore truth of this insane asylum world? Compared to all the studying, researching and simple paying attention I’ve done when it comes to reality the last 5 or 6 years… Alex Jones being Bill Hicks is possibly one of the MOST MILD things I’ve ever seen… if you can’t handle this then you won’t be able to handle anything.

  • @MrDomq22
    @MrDomq22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    His delivery is basically perfect. Gone too soon, for sure.

    • @dominichess5273
      @dominichess5273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      He's still with us. And he's funnier than ever. He's been pretending to be this character named "Alex Jones."

    • @MF-le7fp
      @MF-le7fp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alex hates the fact that Hicks is "gone." He was complaining about not being able to do stand up any more, on his talk show a few years ago.

    • @dominichess5273
      @dominichess5273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MF-le7fp wow, what a slip!

    • @erichvonmolder9310
      @erichvonmolder9310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or another way to look at it, gone just in time.

    • @rutabagasteu
      @rutabagasteu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dominichess5273 Jones is a jerk. Hicks was a great comic. Not the same person.

  • @locksmithdb5987
    @locksmithdb5987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    Dangerfield was right about Bill Hicks being WAY AHEAD of his time!

    • @jordonbrewer2354
      @jordonbrewer2354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He really was.

    • @ranchurdhimster4955
      @ranchurdhimster4955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      69th like

    • @PaganGrace
      @PaganGrace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That opening line that Dangerfield says about Bill being ahead of his time was written by Bill's friend and fellow Texas Outlaw John Farnetti. Each comedian was required to write their own intro line for Dangerfield. Dangerfield told Bill it wasn't funny but Bill insisted he deliver the line. After the show Dangerfield told Bill he was right, "What the fuck do I know?" Dangerfield said.

    • @jordonbrewer2354
      @jordonbrewer2354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PaganGrace I mean, in a room with Hicks...?

    • @masonreid15
      @masonreid15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In comparison to Lenny Bruce, he barely pushed the envelope.

  • @ajones3569
    @ajones3569 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "So don't get bitter."
    Thank You
    Bill

  • @Radtastical
    @Radtastical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    As a guy raised in Oklahoma, and spent a year living in Enid, I laughed my ass off. Gone far too soon.

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh trust me... this fking clown can’t be gone soon enough, with the damage he’s done to humanity.
      “I’m not Bill Hicks. _I played the role of Bill Hicks.”_

    • @Radtastical
      @Radtastical 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder tf are you talking about? He was a comedian, he passed away a long time ago.

    • @SometimesOriginal
      @SometimesOriginal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live on Enid and have no idea where the hell he would preform here. The Cooker?

    • @fredbarnesjr.1044
      @fredbarnesjr.1044 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder is your wife your sister too? Is your phone number 9?

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fredbarnesjr.1044
      Is Alex Jonestown actually Bill Hicks?

  • @mexiatexas1
    @mexiatexas1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Bill was fearless...I want him back.

    • @JamesH-wv9uw
      @JamesH-wv9uw 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We all want Bill back, and we need him now more than ever…🙏

  • @JCmaverick
    @JCmaverick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    That smoker/nonsmoker bit is golden.. great delivery as always
    r.i.p. to a true comedy legend

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Legends never die..... they just go on to play the role of Alex Jonestown.

  • @masonbg6
    @masonbg6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m from Oklahoma and I love that bill Hicks mentions us!

  • @Serioussmile51
    @Serioussmile51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Random factoid about Rodney ; The joke "So far ahead of his time his parents haven't met yet".
    Bill was the person who gave him that for the intro.
    Initially Rodney didn't think it was funny.
    Bill answered back and said "No, that's funny, try it".
    After the show Rodney agreed with him and said "You were right. What the hell do I know?!".
    Answering a professional comic back, after his proven track record of successful career, was almost unheard of at the time period. Especially at the age Bill was at the time.
    Even George Carlin commended Bill.
    They're humanity, observations, intelligence, honesty and courage are greatly missed. 🙂✌️❤️

    • @swampsprite9
      @swampsprite9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The good ones are always gone too soon. When people are too wonderful for this hellish world they have to go somewhere else, probably for their own sanity.

    • @Magicalfluidprocess
      @Magicalfluidprocess หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s interesting dude 👍 how do you know bill gave him the line ?

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Magicalfluidprocess
      He made it up. He heard Eddie Murphy tell a similar story about Rodney and adapted it to fit his lying needs.

    • @1blastman
      @1blastman 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@swampsprite9 And the bad ones are always around too long.........

  • @takealeftatthelight5284
    @takealeftatthelight5284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This dude was a genius. As much comedy as I grew up watching in the mid/late 90s, I missed Bill. I found his comedy later on and that is my loss.

    • @sunshine_tidings6983
      @sunshine_tidings6983 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What matters is you found it, my friend

    • @erikkibler3466
      @erikkibler3466 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Still sounds like a win to me…

    • @solearesoul
      @solearesoul 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah, I mean, we didn’t have internet back then

  • @edwindeuning2922
    @edwindeuning2922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Bill Hicks and George Carlin, both are my favs and i miss them both

    • @MeMe-td1ye
      @MeMe-td1ye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Overrated

    • @mbak3d312
      @mbak3d312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MeMe-td1ye ur lifes overrated

    • @MeMe-td1ye
      @MeMe-td1ye 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mbak3d312 lame

    • @MeMe-td1ye
      @MeMe-td1ye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mbak3d312 it's crap but nobody rates it much

    • @filiplugo7630
      @filiplugo7630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bill Hicks comedy does not stand up as well as other legends like George Carlin and Sam Kinison who were both hysterically funny

  • @sensiblymorbid2833
    @sensiblymorbid2833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Years go by, but this never gets old. Still making us laugh to this day.

  • @caneface87
    @caneface87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    He died at 32, but I always thought he was so much older. Tragic. RIP

    • @carmineredd1198
      @carmineredd1198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alex Jones was born the next day

    • @caneface87
      @caneface87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carmineredd1198 🐸🏳️‍🌈

    • @darylscott9835
      @darylscott9835 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@carmineredd1198 Who cares, he's a hack.

    • @romka4567
      @romka4567 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carmineredd1198 you owe me. $$

    • @joejacobs3537
      @joejacobs3537 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He's alive....Alex Jones

  • @modularmuse
    @modularmuse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Bill had amazing self-confidence. The way he lights the cigarette at 3:12 is so slick.

    • @modularmuse
      @modularmuse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@oinkooink Long sleeve shirt, leather jacket, stage lights. That, or he's fitting in with Rodney who had a sweatrag with him all the time.

    • @UnexpectedAmy
      @UnexpectedAmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh wow, good catch! One handed with a match book, that's a learned skill for sure!

    • @UnexpectedAmy
      @UnexpectedAmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@oinkooink Stage lighting does that! Played a lot of gigs with a near puddle beneath me cause of those damn lights 🤣

    • @huffpapi3597
      @huffpapi3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was looking for this comment hahahah

    • @filiplugo7630
      @filiplugo7630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@oinkooink That's not the only thing he was full of 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @atdeacon
    @atdeacon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "That makes a dozen roses look like a booger!." OMG great line!

  • @ComedianMarkNoyer
    @ComedianMarkNoyer ปีที่แล้ว +21

    His ability to close on the most offensive jokes has always been my favorite part of his sets.

    • @bigjonradio
      @bigjonradio ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He was available for childrens' parties...

    • @dancarter482
      @dancarter482 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bigjonradio _GOAT BOY_

    • @MattPurvis-gt3ww
      @MattPurvis-gt3ww 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@dancarter482- *"You big ole smelly, shaggy thing."*

    • @dancarter482
      @dancarter482 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@MattPurvis-gt3ww _Goat Boy is hurt by your indifference._

  • @Jesus-di6sf
    @Jesus-di6sf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Pretty pissed at hicks for dying at 32

    • @MeMe-td1ye
      @MeMe-td1ye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      He was more pissed

    • @MeasuredFlat
      @MeasuredFlat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Ohhh, but what about his "friend", "Alex Jones"?

    • @WeWazKangzNsheeeit
      @WeWazKangzNsheeeit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MeasuredFlat for the record they do not sound anything alike.

    • @seankeady8928
      @seankeady8928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Especially when he died IN ARKANSAS

    • @a2thee270
      @a2thee270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@WeWazKangzNsheeeit for the record I can change my voice to sound nothing like myself

  • @Flashyfinancier
    @Flashyfinancier 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    2 legendary comedians

  • @johnnydemaggio8127
    @johnnydemaggio8127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    0:12 Every Big L fan just went "OH!"

    • @RenR70
      @RenR70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      First thing I thought about. Lol

    • @kylemcgill2966
      @kylemcgill2966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm kinda mad to be honest. Big L a biter?

    • @samuellennyviner
      @samuellennyviner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro

    • @christinnerman2709
      @christinnerman2709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      exactly what I thought first time I saw this lmao

    • @Zer0Fall3n
      @Zer0Fall3n 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You read my mind aha

  • @denvergrantz2480
    @denvergrantz2480 6 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I saw every one of Rodney's HBO specials, so this had to be the first time I ever saw Bill Hicks perform.

    • @AdamDylanFoley
      @AdamDylanFoley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That literally makes no sense, the ultimate oxymoron, you start off by making it clear you saw every one of his hbo specials, then preceding to reveal this had to be the first time you seen hicks perform, BY ANY CHANCE ARE YOU THE GUY FROM OKLAHOMA ??

    • @ARedMotorcycle
      @ARedMotorcycle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AdamDylanFoley Calm down, hoser.

    • @MeesTW
      @MeesTW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AdamDylanFoley You don't give the guy any respect! No respect at all!

    • @JeffWarren47
      @JeffWarren47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AdamDylanFoley 👽Ur comment made me lol.Let me return the favor.I just started standup and want ur OPINION.Please SUBSCRIBE if u LIKE
      th-cam.com/video/k5zO72KOBbIa/w-d-xo.html

    • @mwilliamshs
      @mwilliamshs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was not a RD HBO Special
      This was from RD's club

  • @HugoHackenbush-jq7hl
    @HugoHackenbush-jq7hl หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I mc'd one night for Bill in London. Bill was genuinely the funniest, most fiercely intelligent, incalculably sophisticated stand-up I have ever seen live. Oh, and what a beautiful man he was too. I was a bag of nerves, it only being one of my first dozen or so gigs. I got to hang out with Bill for a bit. A true gentle soul.

    • @Musingsonthelawofattraction
      @Musingsonthelawofattraction 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You're a lucky man. He was and is amazing.

    • @HugoHackenbush-jq7hl
      @HugoHackenbush-jq7hl 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Musingsonthelawofattraction
      I sure am lucky to have met that amazing genius. Nowadays, I'm confined to my bed, with so many age related bona fides diseases, there ain't a day goes by that I don't count my blessings in being able to swear to as much as I like!!! Yeah, I am that old! As a matter of fact, I'm gonna look up if there's any comedy class
      classes for pensioners, or old c_nts like me!

  • @gordonfreeman-g5w
    @gordonfreeman-g5w ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No one else like this guy. His jokes perfectly illustrated the duality of man, from the highest purest and spiritual thought and enlightenment, and then flip side in to the most depraved, base, animalistic shit possible 😂😂.. really miss him...

  • @TEE.DOGG888
    @TEE.DOGG888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bill Hicks will Always be One Of My All Time Most Favorite Comic's to Ever Make Me Laugh My Balls OFF !!!

    • @mkultra2456
      @mkultra2456 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do you capitalize the first letter of each word in a sentence? That's not how you were taught to write.

  • @robertyerry8118
    @robertyerry8118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You are missed down here Brother ! AMAZING TALENT

  • @suncat5160
    @suncat5160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    You can tell within the first 30 seconds that Bill decided to tone it down because the crowd obviously sucked.

  • @bigdaddypiggy
    @bigdaddypiggy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Hicks was pretty close to being a prophet,the more time that goes by since his death the clearer it becomes....he was up there with Carlin....we sure could use both of them in times like these

    • @davidpayne3146
      @davidpayne3146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wouldn't bring Carlin down to his level

    • @EnigmaGameMaster
      @EnigmaGameMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We still have Bill Hicks, and he's just as much a prophet as he used to be. Alex Jones.

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@EnigmaGameMaster
      “I’m not Bill Hicks. _I played the role of Bill Hicks.”_
      -“alex jones”

    • @EnigmaGameMaster
      @EnigmaGameMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder Yeah they're both characters.

    • @lucacottle5692
      @lucacottle5692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidpayne3146 Carlin ain’t shit

  • @Kennedy1op
    @Kennedy1op 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lmao he was perfect. So much admiration for Hicks!

  • @PaganGrace
    @PaganGrace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Stands the test of time. This is the same Dangerfield show that debuted Andrew Dice Clay. Bill Hicks thought Clay was a hack and despised him. Bill would go see Clay at a big venue only to get up and walk out 15 minutes into the show. When asked about Clay, Bill said "consider me the antidote".

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Clay's comedy didn't age well. Great persona but just punching down and saying shocking things wasn't enough to make a career out of. Bill had a lot more decency.

    • @shimsladey3227
      @shimsladey3227 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rsmith02 Even though I used to love ADC back in the day Bill's comedy as aged way better.

    • @mkultra2456
      @mkultra2456 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rsmith02 lol anyone who says punching down is a pansy.

    • @mkultra2456
      @mkultra2456 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shimsladey3227 Bill's earlier comedy is less preachy than his later comedy.

    • @shimsladey3227
      @shimsladey3227 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mkultra2456 Will definitely agree with you about that. As an Aussie I loved his take on Oz and the I'm Jack the Ripper bit he did.

  • @johnathancross7465
    @johnathancross7465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My pop had this on VHS for those of you who know what that is. I watched this a bunch of times had a ton of great comics but Bill Hicks always stood out was my favorite.

  • @johncole015
    @johncole015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    USAF base I was stationed at had finally got cable at the base around the time this special first aired.

  • @jameshoskins2031
    @jameshoskins2031 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    More relevant now than ever. Greatly missed.

  • @thesouthernwoodsmanuk216
    @thesouthernwoodsmanuk216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bill hicks is such an influence on me. miss you Bill. such a shame he died way too young.

  • @fernandovargasmejia740
    @fernandovargasmejia740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Rockstar of comedians.

    • @gillfrizzell7658
      @gillfrizzell7658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sam Kinison was the Rockstar of comedians.

  • @TonySmith-vy1ut
    @TonySmith-vy1ut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A true legend outstanding performance and yes he was
    ahead of his time. I just wish the Bill Hicks was still alive to see what's going on today. No wonder his performances completely sold out.

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The secret is his pacing. Every line has perfect tempo. No wonder he was also a musician and loved Jimi.

    • @fourthplateau944
      @fourthplateau944 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is still alive bud

    • @mkultra2456
      @mkultra2456 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fourthplateau944 Naw he got murdered.

    • @inmundo6927
      @inmundo6927 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fourthplateau944 Alive on the same island as Hitler and Elvis... I saw him just the other day

  • @dawnngray278
    @dawnngray278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the GOATS!!!!!!!!

  • @OnEwHoRiDesLinEs
    @OnEwHoRiDesLinEs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wild how Rodney dangerfield is gonna outlive this kid by a decade

    • @sydbarrett5
      @sydbarrett5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah but he didn't get any respect.

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nope, the guy who “played the role” (literally his own words) of Bill Hicks is still here.
      Look up “conspiracy theorist” in the Ministry of Information’s dictionary and you’ll see the fat face of the guy who used to play the role of Bill Hicks.

    • @OnEwHoRiDesLinEs
      @OnEwHoRiDesLinEs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder ah, you're totally right. I'm glad to see he's alive and doing well with a radio show about staying healthy and active

    • @sstrykert
      @sstrykert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder hrm. Sound bitter.

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      *by 5 decades

  • @dvny8157
    @dvny8157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Dangerfield didnt like the "ahead of his time" intro joke,I read.They told him to give it a go,he did,gets the laugh and says to hicks "hey kid,what the fuck do I know".....................

  • @NoxiousLynx
    @NoxiousLynx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    the wife and sister joke nearly done kill me

  • @guymetdrapedes220
    @guymetdrapedes220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He's like a laid back Sam Kinison right here.

    • @TheWorld_2099
      @TheWorld_2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Guy Metdrapedes - Sam’s protege...! (But you knew that)

    • @guymetdrapedes220
      @guymetdrapedes220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheWorld_2099 I actually didn't. I've heard of Bill Hicks throughout the years but never took the time to listen to him. Glad I did. Thanks for that bit of insight.

    • @TheWorld_2099
      @TheWorld_2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@guymetdrapedes220 - unbelievable, you nailed it! Look for that documentary about Bill Hicks, pretty sure it's on TH-cam, it's really good...

    • @zacharyblizaro1048
      @zacharyblizaro1048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Bill Hicks pointed to Sam Kinison as a major influence on his comedy style, noting that ''He was the first guy I ever saw to go on stage and not in any way ask the audience to like him.''

  • @jhc827
    @jhc827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I saw Bill Hicks perform at a basement bar in my hometown in 1987 when I was about 23 years old. It was Hicks's 26th birthday and people were buying him shots while he was on stage. He did a really long set and was getting drunker and drunker as the evening progressed, but he was just hilarious. I was sitting at a table front row center to the stage and at one point he leaned over and got right in my face and screamed something at me. I don't remember what it was, but it was really funny. Some of his jokes and bits were off-color and a little risque, but not bad. He was great though, one of the funniest comedians I'd ever seen before or since. After something like an hour and a half he was noticeably swaying on his feet, but he was still killing it. My ribs hurt from laughing so hard. He only got off the stage reluctantly when the manager began blinking the overhead lights on off to signal that he was to wrap it up.
    Three years later in 1990, I began dating my wife. Comedy clubs were still very popular and I'd read that Bill Hicks was going to be performing at the Main Street Comedy Cafe in Hackensack, NJ a few miles from my hometown of Ridgewood. I told my girlfriend that this guy was a terrific comedian and that she'd have a great time. I soon learned that, at this point in his career, Hicks was a very different comedian - if you could still call him that. He was dressed all in black and had black cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, and he chain-smoked nonstop. Also, his act had become very blue. Like, really blue. Uncomfortably filthy, really - not the sort of thing you want to take your new girlfriend to see. At one point, one of the women in the audience called out, "You're a pig!" Hicks didn't even have much of a comeback for that, he just sort of agreed and went on with his act.
    Unlike the first time I'd seen him three years earlier, this 1990 performance definitely was not a comedy act: it was more of an extended rant or diatribe. Hicks seemed genuinely angry and filled with hatred and bitterness. It was uncomfortable, and I don't think anyone in the audience enjoyed themselves. While I was annoyed that I'd dragged my poor girlfriend out to see this awful crap (and that I actually paid to see it), I ended up feeling bad for Hicks. He seemed like a terribly unhappy guy who was pouring out his guts on stage. It was not a fun evening.
    I lost track of his career and many years later saw a show about him on television. It might have been one of those VH-1 biographies. I remember thinking, "Hey, I forgot about that guy!" I wondered what happened to him because he seemed like he had a rising career. But after a short while of watching this TV bio, I noticed that they were speaking about Hicks in the past tense and I said to myself, "Gee, I think this guy might have died!" Turns out, of course, that I was unfortunately correct. Anyway, I'm sad for him. I hope he found some peace before he passed on.

    • @jt1929
      @jt1929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So….did you get laid that night?

    • @jessedriver8697
      @jessedriver8697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good share

    • @jhc827
      @jhc827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jessedriver8697 All true. He did a 180 degree turn as a performer in those few years between the first and second time I saw his act. He went from a hilariously funny comedian to a bitter, foul-mouthed... not sure what to call him. Not a comedian anymore at that point. More of a performance artist, maybe? It seemed like a waste and I thought the guy seemed miserably unhappy. I think it was only about four years later that he had died. Sad.

    • @moongloomable
      @moongloomable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for sharing. So cool you got to see that early show. Things work out with the girlfriend or the show killed it?

    • @jhc827
      @jhc827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@moongloomable - Thanks. Cool to have had the chance to see him, but a sad story and end to poor Bill Hicks. We got past that bad date and we've been married for 27 years.

  • @DSToNe19and83
    @DSToNe19and83 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a honor to get Rodney love!
    Rip fellas

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Has to have it explained to him" is the line that killed me.

  • @LordStanley94
    @LordStanley94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What a talent, mind. Bill you are missed so damn fuckin' much.

  • @michael26byd20
    @michael26byd20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Top class from Hicks great introduction from Rodney as well

  • @jbbon
    @jbbon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Saw this on TV. Great stuff...RIP...

  • @Efgeshow
    @Efgeshow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Damn, that was great!

  • @tylee5291
    @tylee5291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    CLASSIC!!!! That is where I first saw Bill. Release this on home video please!!!!!

    • @elbob17
      @elbob17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My grandpa recorded this off of HBO so I watched this whole show over and over as a kid when I'd visit. Some good stuff on there, would love to see it again to see if any of it holds up.

  • @alexaston
    @alexaston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is fantastic! Love Bill Hicks, Never seen this.

  • @erniebud8898
    @erniebud8898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He was one of the best. Got to love a sick imagination😎

    • @JeffWarren47
      @JeffWarren47 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ernie Bud I just started standup and want ur OPINION.Please SUBSCRIBE if u LIKE
      th-cam.com/video/k5zO72KOBbIa/w-d-xo.html

  • @the_grand_tourer
    @the_grand_tourer 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love how he slowly warms them up and just gets into his real shit in the last minute ... leave em wanting more, and they did !

  • @brovid-19
    @brovid-19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When a Legend introduces another Legend

  • @williammelvin
    @williammelvin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't give a shit what any comedian says that hate on bill, if you want to watch a video of perfect comedy timing and delivery. This is it. Regardless of what he's talking about, his delivery is perfect, makes it look and sound so smooth like he's just coming up with it.

  • @janetstanley3645
    @janetstanley3645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I now want to purchase and watch everything this guy ever released.

    • @carlnorris2392
      @carlnorris2392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You'd be doing yourself a huge favor.

  • @CharlesAbramson-hh6wk
    @CharlesAbramson-hh6wk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why are there no comedians like this anymore:(

  • @andyw7728
    @andyw7728 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rd was a unique comic, never equalled. Bill Hicks will NEVER be equalled either. Amazing observationist true to the end

  • @Tropicool
    @Tropicool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Whoa I just realized Big L referenced Rodney. 0:13

    • @zacholiver2976
      @zacholiver2976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yoooooo

    • @TonyMacroni633
      @TonyMacroni633 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whatttt

    • @ethantomlinson3209
      @ethantomlinson3209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Last thing I expected to see in this comment section was a reference to one of the greats

    • @nicolasmendoza6183
      @nicolasmendoza6183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you know Big L referenced Rodney? It could be a coincidence.... th-cam.com/video/9dN3aS2Rxfs/w-d-xo.html @4:21

    • @TheWorld_2099
      @TheWorld_2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shoot, i’m not catching what you’re saying....

  • @twohamburgers
    @twohamburgers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There are certain artists I think "well, ok, maybe they passed at the right time." But Hicks, why aren't you still here? Genius left us too soon.

  • @toadfrog61
    @toadfrog61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hope Bill Hicks knew how much we loved and cared about Him.....Us Fans

  • @oujimandias6485
    @oujimandias6485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Damn, Vince. Y'sure she's the one?"
    "...wut?"
    Love can be anything, and it decided to be deaf lol. Miss you, Bill.

  • @anthonydemarco8090
    @anthonydemarco8090 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This guy was great... RIP

  • @blissfulhumanoid9536
    @blissfulhumanoid9536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Genius!

  • @ScooterOnHisWay2024
    @ScooterOnHisWay2024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bill was great every time out.

  • @TheSecondInitiate
    @TheSecondInitiate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Bill Hicks would be WAY more famous if he were still alive lol anyone who thinks he only got famous for dying is dead wrong. If Hicks and Carlin and Hitchens were still alive, the state of politics would be completely different in America, and possibly even the whole Western world.

    • @notsusan
      @notsusan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you were into comedy when he was around, Bill Hicks was absolutely famous. I remember the day he died, Comedy Central (which was mostly standup at the time) dedicated hours of programming to him. I do wish he had been given more time to get bigger, though

    • @harlielewis4075
      @harlielewis4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Alex Jones

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harlielewis4075
      Lmao i like how you just say his (current) fake name hahaha

    • @chrisconley8583
      @chrisconley8583 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bullshit. Putting that out there might make you feel better or get you “likes”. Carlin and Hicks would have lied down, just like every other comedian has in the last few years.

    • @MisanthropicTimeSlipperz
      @MisanthropicTimeSlipperz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewNormalWorldOrder He isn't Alex Jones! Fuck, I'm so sick of morons saying that.

  • @FrankBurnham
    @FrankBurnham 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His last show is amazing.

  • @jakelavis3694
    @jakelavis3694 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i found my new favorite bill hicks set! this was pure gold

  • @chriscoletti4852
    @chriscoletti4852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hicks is the king

    • @filiplugo7630
      @filiplugo7630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Carlin is the king

    • @chriscoletti4852
      @chriscoletti4852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@filiplugo7630 can't really argue that....but they were different people with different styles.
      I'll call it a tie

    • @filiplugo7630
      @filiplugo7630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chriscoletti4852 Carlin was lightning flashing on stage compared to Hicks laid back style, anymore laid back he'd be taking a nap. Not always funny.....Hicks could be irritating to a lot of us and depressing to watch. Far from being a tie for me.

    • @ethanwarner1164
      @ethanwarner1164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chriscoletti4852 10 years or so you may be the first to respond to a comment rationally 😂

    • @gillfrizzell7658
      @gillfrizzell7658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ethanwarner1164 Coming from a Hicks fan...very rationally. They usually lose their f'in minds when you don't agree Hicks was the greatest. Most of these infantile assclowns, fell out of the stupid tree and hit every damn branch on the way down 😂😂😂

  • @strangebrew1231
    @strangebrew1231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That intro was so true

    • @bjd4
      @bjd4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      his parents just met last week

  • @lightbeforethetunnel
    @lightbeforethetunnel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It blows my mind that this actually is the same man playing Alex Jones today. The truth really is stranger than fiction.

  • @user-nb7qn4jr9c
    @user-nb7qn4jr9c 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lets face it,if rodney dangerfield introduces you, you've made it

  • @blinkth3dog
    @blinkth3dog ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good lord this looks great

  • @GabbyBabby-pp1lx
    @GabbyBabby-pp1lx 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man this dude just had "it", easily top 3 all time for me.

  • @toxicpie1000
    @toxicpie1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love this man

  • @oldirtygamer
    @oldirtygamer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Bill Hicks R.I.P. my friend.

    • @JeffWarren47
      @JeffWarren47 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Konservativ Fornuft I just started standup and want ur OPINION.Please SUBSCRIBE if u LIKE
      th-cam.com/video/k5zO72KOBbIa/w-d-xo.html

  • @Rdmz805
    @Rdmz805 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greatest set I’ve ever watched

  • @sethprops4404
    @sethprops4404 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hearing that last joke clean was interesting yet still pretty graphic. Love it.

  • @user-ut5om2ns3i
    @user-ut5om2ns3i ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill was the greatest of all time

  • @buffaloflowings
    @buffaloflowings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Being in that crowd would be so fucking sweet!

  • @luminous6969
    @luminous6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:11 Holy shit I used to live there! Crazy that he mentioned it.

    • @rolandtomassi3486
      @rolandtomassi3486 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s amazing I can’t believe he named a place that you know, holy shit my mind is blown

  • @fernandovargasmejia740
    @fernandovargasmejia740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:00 I'd never seen Bill make that face before.

    • @CD-tj3hg
      @CD-tj3hg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like elon musk with that face lol

  • @MrFatsluttytone
    @MrFatsluttytone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That set was perfect

  • @Jimmy_Cavallo
    @Jimmy_Cavallo ปีที่แล้ว

    💥 Bill died on February 26, 1994 only 4 years after this. He was 32 and believe it or not it was due to pancreatic cancer, not lung cancer. Pure comedic brilliance and may he rest in peace. 🙏🏼

    • @joejacobs3537
      @joejacobs3537 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He's alive...

  • @heikkijhautanen4576
    @heikkijhautanen4576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hope Bill knows that we miss him :/

  • @kevs6402
    @kevs6402 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bill Hicks, one of the absolute best. We are worse off because we had him. Now he's gone. If I was Christian! I would say it! But I'm not! You make it up.

  • @johnathancross7465
    @johnathancross7465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    R.I.P Bill Hicks a genius a prophet. Another dead hero. My all time favorite stand up comedians ever. George Carlin second.

    • @titteryenot4524
      @titteryenot4524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @r33mote I agree. He is a bit. He’s terrific as far as he goes, but a one-album wonder that riffed on the same set of songs too often for my liking. 🎶

  • @Moodymongul
    @Moodymongul 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Ladies and Gentlemen, give the man a hand! What a set, what a set! Err ..I tell ya, I'm still blushing!"

  • @litseagull554
    @litseagull554 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time seeing one of his earlier sets, fantastic

  • @romowasbetterthanaikman3932
    @romowasbetterthanaikman3932 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hicks was legend despite only being here for a short period of time. A year or so before his death he was critical of Denis Leary lifting his bit. Here was his response. In an interview, when Hicks was asked why he had quit smoking, he answered, "I just wanted to see if Denis would, too."[41] In another interview, Hicks said, "I have a scoop for you. I stole his [Leary's] act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did."

  • @bigverybadtom
    @bigverybadtom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dying early can sure work wonders for one's reputation. Ask Sam Kinison, ask Princess Diana, especially ask John Lennon!

  • @swedesboromusicstudio9737
    @swedesboromusicstudio9737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the Best!

  • @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719
    @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    0:13 huh so that’s where Big L got that line

  • @keithmccartney8970
    @keithmccartney8970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Uncle Joey sending that fire.

  • @dford145
    @dford145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I live a 40 second walk from dangerfields

  • @tamferguson3891
    @tamferguson3891 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ahhh Bill ... Righting All The Worlds Wrongs!!!! 😂

  • @alfonsi1007
    @alfonsi1007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m kicking over a dust bin right now from laughing

  • @Vigilante311
    @Vigilante311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bill hicks was ahead of his time, and now hes even further ahead of this time

  • @pedroberoes49
    @pedroberoes49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a poet rip bill

  • @Saynojohn
    @Saynojohn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    America was a better place here

  • @RicoJazz
    @RicoJazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a rock star

  • @chrisfloyd9224
    @chrisfloyd9224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Bill was an obscure comic, but funny as hell.

    • @anyatindall5678
      @anyatindall5678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Abu Dabu not now, but when he was still alive he was relatively unknown- sadly his career only took off just before he died

    • @tobos8909
      @tobos8909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Abu Dabu Not sure about how well he was known in the US but in Britain he was huge

    • @sandytrunks
      @sandytrunks 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tobos8909 And you prob know that it was while he was in the U.K. that he came up with the idea of a proramme that he wanted to call "Counts of The Netherworld." This is the only record of its' existence I could find: th-cam.com/video/RDpwMzHyHac/w-d-xo.html

    • @TheWorld_2099
      @TheWorld_2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Abu Dabu - ‘gave him’ cancer?
      Other than being the heaviest smoker anyone’s ever heard of?
      He and Sam Kinison were heavy duty partiers...

    • @loveprotocal
      @loveprotocal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheWorld_2099 Agree, the inane society itself made him get addicted to deal with the complete ignorance but then this country is filled with addicts galore of all types just to hack its drudgery, competition and alienation ignorant or not!!

  • @quantum_shhhhart
    @quantum_shhhhart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:42 i am convinced that Jason Bateman is sitting bottom right corner....