Bill Hicks Live, a review by Antares
Bill Hicks Live
Year: 1991
Film Studio: Genre: Comedy, Television
Length: 175 Min.
StarsBill Hicks
Brett Butler (1958)
Eddie Izzard
Richard Jeni
Jay Leno (1950)
David Letterman
Thea Vidale
Review To Bill Hicks, the bleating of the P.C. sheep in this country was as annoying and painful as someone running their fingernails across a chalkboard. To this end, he would rail and rant against the corrupt machinations of a free enterprise system which has, in the last two and a half decades, run amok over the landscape of our nation. Hicks was not the typical comedian which had sprung up during the comedy club craze of the eighties. Foregoing gags, one-liners and shtick, he blazed a path which had not been trodden down since Lenny Bruce shocked audiences in the sixties. A good example of the difference between Hicks and his contemporaries is in the following exchange between Hicks and his audience;
Bill Hicks:
Audience: A few drunken patrons scream out in acknowledgement
Bill Hicks:
The audience bursts into a spontaneous round of applause and laughter. Now most comedians would have segued-wayed into their next bit with that question, but not Hicks, he could see the hypocrisy and lack of ethical honesty in these professions and in a comical way would deal with them on his terms.
Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand Up ComedianOne Night Stand,
Relentless and
RevelationsReview Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.
(From Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand up Comedian on July 27th, 2010)
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