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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014431069192
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Rykodisc
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Rykodisc
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Running Time: 210 minutes
Sales Rank: 9662
Studio: Rykodisc
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BILL HICKS - ON DVD AT LAST!
Bill Hicks Live is the first official DVD release from the legendary and beloved comedian.
Since Bill died in 1993, his work has reached a new audience and he has become a powerful cult figure. For these fans who never had the opportunity to see Bill in person, this DVD will be a revelation. The DVD captures Bill at his very best, with three of his legendary filmed performances:
"One Night Stand" from the Old Vic Theatre in Chicago (approx 30 minutes)
"Revelations" from the Dominion Theatre in London (approx 65 minutes)
"Relentless", Bill’s breakout performance at the Montreal Comedy Festival (approx 70 minutes)
The DVD focuses on his incredible live act, with Hicks hilariously assaulting the stage and the audience with a non-stop cornucopia of insights into our twisted world; the government, the military, the police, religion, smoking, pornography, drugs and of course, for those of you who are getting antsy, a couple of dick jokes.
As a bonus, the documentary "Just A Ride" surveys Bill’s remarkable career with insights from his peers; including Brett Butler, Eddie Izzard, Richard Jeni, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Thea Vidale. (approx 45 minutes)
Total running time: approx 3.5 hours of pure, unadulterated Hicks.
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Bill Hicks's scathing, fearless standup comedy is on full display in Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian, the first official DVD release containing the late performer's work. Hicks, who died in 1994 at age 32, may not have been a total original; he's often compared to Lenny Bruce, as well as Sam Kinison and others, and he was hardly the first comic to talk about sex, drugs, politics, and religion, even if Hicks's takes on these matters are usually strikingly fresh. But there's simply no denying the unabashed, in-your-face power of these three early '90s performances, one each from Chicago, Montreal (entitled Relentless, this show originally aired on HBO), and London. Hicks is profane, to say the least, but never crude for its own sake, and certainly not stupid (we're not talking Andrew Dice Clay here). His humor is abrasive, passionate, shameless, provocative--calling non-smokers "obnoxious, self-righteous slugs" is one of his milder observations--and it's delivered in riveting, almost preacher-like fashion, with a strong physical element. And anyone who doubts his impact, both during and after his short, turbulent life, need only watch "It's Just a Ride," the 40-minute documentary accompanying the three live shows, in which both family and famous (Jay Leno and David Letterman among them) comment on him and work. In the end, you realize that since his death, no comic has come along who can touch Bill Hicks. --Sam Graham
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Its about time this stuff was available. Great purchase!
Everyone should buy this...
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If you really listen to what Bill Hicks is saying, it goes way deeper than just trying to be funny. Anything he did is worth seeing and having.
His take on drugs is especially entertaining and insightful. It is ironic that the only drugs that are illegal are the ones that aren't taxed. Hmmm.
He may not have been on this planet very long, but he exposed society's hypocrisies just like Lenny Bruce.
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1. Watered down Sane Man 2. Shorter, alternate take on #1 in Chicago. 3. Relentless: New Material in England; all you'll be buying the dvd for.
If you want Bill, get Sane man, especially if this is your first Bill experience.
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While DVD is lengthy, the material from show to show is the same. Of the 3 hours, only about and hour of it is different material, but atleast that hour is pretty funny.
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From his early high school days when he snuck out of the house to slay the crowds at Houston comedy clubs to his premature death Bill Hicks redefined insightful topical humor.
Listening to him riff about the Iraq war (the first Iraq War) remains as funny and meaningful as when he first said it. His take on Waco and the Branch Dravidians is funny and spot on and just when you think He has said enough, he ratchets it up a level and takes you places you wouldn't believe possible for a comedian. ... Read More
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