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Bill Hicks
Live (DVD)
Ryko
by Kennedy Weible
This DVD is a plethora of Hicks' punishing,
enlightening, and hilarious stand-up. Bill Hicks died in 1994
at age 32, from cancer. He had his material plagiarized by numerous
comedians, most notably Denis Leary, and he kept a sadistic tour
regiment, playing between 250 and 300 gigs a year. Hicks wanted
his stand-up to be more than a comedy routine; he saw it as the
ultimate art form, the interaction of the philosopher and the
students. The DVD has three of Hicks shows: one from the Old
Vic Theatre in Chicoga (30 min), one from the Montreal Comedy
Festival (70 min), and one from the Dominion Theatre in London
(70 min). There's also a forty-five minute bonus documentary
of Bill's family and contemporaries talking about him, spliced
with segments from some early shows that aren't on the DVD. That's
a lot of Hicks.
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