Comedian: Bill Hicks
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:59 am
As a comedian, Bill Hicks was amazing. I only have to look at him and I'm laughing. Dude dripped funny and had amazing performance ability.
But looking at his stuff on paper, his shit is terrible. His smug "I love books, me" crap, his paranoid libertarianism and conspiracy theories, second hand mysticism and bared-teeth disgust and hatred for everyday humanity are terrifying. Why are sensible people so keen to embrace this? I'm in the waffle waitress' corner, I'd rather be serving waffles than reading whatever Bill was as he gives himself another massive pat on the back for using a big words and listening to prog rock.
That said, dude makes me laugh long and hard, but I can't get behind him as a satirist or political comedian because it is all ego, gloating and paranoia. Guess he's the Johnny Ramone of comedy.
But looking at his stuff on paper, his shit is terrible. His smug "I love books, me" crap, his paranoid libertarianism and conspiracy theories, second hand mysticism and bared-teeth disgust and hatred for everyday humanity are terrifying. Why are sensible people so keen to embrace this? I'm in the waffle waitress' corner, I'd rather be serving waffles than reading whatever Bill was as he gives himself another massive pat on the back for using a big words and listening to prog rock.
That said, dude makes me laugh long and hard, but I can't get behind him as a satirist or political comedian because it is all ego, gloating and paranoia. Guess he's the Johnny Ramone of comedy.