Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-up Comedian

Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-up Comedian puts together his most popular work from shows including Chicago, London, and Montreal. It includes a documentary with testimonials from other comics like David Letterman and Jay Leno at the end. Often compared to Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, Bill Hicks an in-your-face realist comic, who died in 1994 at the age of 32 from pancreatic cancer, pushes the envelope of social commentary turning up the heat on what many have called "the giant elephant in the room". Even though Bill Hicks regards himself as a dark and sadistic humorist, he has real views of obtaining peace and harmony. Bill Hicks will undoubtedly entertain viewers with jokes of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but retains himself in the ranks of cult phenomenon with his observations on how to live. From start to finish every topic hits hard from politics to pornography, he covers the entire spectrum of his comedic range without holding back. MORE