American: The Bill Hicks Story, was on TV last night – ABC Melbourne. Regarded as one of the greatest comedians in American history, Bill Hicks’ relevance withstands the test of time. He died in 1994 at the age of 32, and much of the material you’ll see him perform in this documentary happened in the late 80s & early 90s. But it doesn’t seem that way – it feels like he’s talking about the world right now.

Hicks was a ground-breaking comedian at war with the establishment, his often dark humour a vicious satire on American culture, politics and way of life. There was nobody like him at the time. There have been very few like him since. Check it out.

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