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William Melvin "Bill" Hicks (December 16, 1961 ? February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His humor challenged mainstream beliefs, aiming to "enlighten people to think for themselves." Hicks used a ribald approach to express his material, describing himself as "Chomsky with dick jokes." His jokes included general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy and personal issues. Hicks" material was often deliberately controversial and steeped in dark comedy. In both his stand-up performances, and during interviews, he often criticized consumerism, superficiality, mediocrity and banality within the media and popular culture, describing them as oppressive tools of the ruling class, meant to "keep people stupid and apathetic."

Hicks died of pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver, in 1994 at the age of 32. In the years after his death, his work and legacy achieved the significant admiration and acclaim of numerous comedians, writers, actors and musicians alike. He was listed as the 19th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central in 2004, the 6th greatest in 2007 and 4th greatest in 2010 by Channel 4.

R.I.P. 1961-1994

01. Fevered Egos                                
02. Easter                                             
03. Gideons                                                         
04. People Suck
05. Pro Life
06. People Who Hate People
07. Non-Smokers
08. Gifts Of Forgiveness
09. Purple Vein Dick Joke
10. Confession Time (COPS)
11. Wax Dart
12. I"m Talking To The Women Here
13. You"re Wrong Night
14. A New Flag (Patriotism)
15. Gays In The Military
16. I.R.S. Bust
17. Politics In America
18. Quiet Loner
19. Artistic Roll Call
20. Orange Drink
21. Save Willie
22. Deficit (Jesse Helms)
23. Rush Limbaugh
24. Time To Evolve
25. Waco (Koresh)
26. The Pope
27. Christianity
28. Seven Seals
29. One Of The Boys (Clinton)
30. Car Bomb Derby
31. The Elite
32. Love List (No Future)
33. Back To The Garden
34. You"re Children Aren"t Special
35. Wizards Have Landed
36. Lift Me Lord


Respect aan de originele poster "Franke Carlino".