American: The Bill Hicks Story

00:00:01 Everyone comfy?

00:04:39 He could do things better and longer than everyone else.

00:08:50 your popularity at school.

00:12:52 It was just, here we go, we're real comics.

00:16:45 and you could tell they all really respected him.

00:21:36 and we would wind up living there for two years.

00:25:50 And knowing that we both had all the tools we needed for the rest of our lives.

00:29:45 When the Comedy Annex started hopping for the first time, it was an exciting place to be

00:33:42 Hi, my name is Melvin Hicks. This is my wife and my sister.

00:38:16 It's like this fundamental thing about the human brain

00:42:17 Coke dealers would be giving Bill free coke.

00:45:56 Led him down the path of knowing, "If I don't make a drastic change, I'm gonna die. "

00:50:20 How's y'all's jobs?

00:54:04 Not what am I reading, but what am I reading for?

00:58:14 I really don't think the full Bill kicked in until he went sober.

01:02:08 As Bill evolved as a comedian, the comedy clubs were probably de-evolving.

01:06:51 pornography is any act that has no artistic merit and causes sexual thoughts.

01:10:58 But couldn't we feasibly use that same technology to shoot food at hungry people?

01:15:36 It wasn't really until I saw the Revelations special

01:19:47 when you see somebody that believes so much in that kind of freedom.

01:24:03 Cos he still travelled. This was in August and he was still travelling and performing.

01:28:22 It wasn't Bill's style to be a part of any kind of mob or group, or anything like that.

01:32:40 "I'm tired of trying to please these people,"

01:36:29 Is there a point to all this? Let's find a point.