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When he was alive he was much more appreciated in the UK than in the US. Good to see that the US is catching on.
by UncleSlacky 5y ago
When he was alive he was much more appreciated in the UK than in the US. Good to see that the US is catching on.
- tagoregrtst 5y agoIn the South, where he’s from, I feel that people know him. There’s been a poster of him and other comedy greats in Midtown ATL at the Vortex since at least the mid naughts. In the North East I haven't met anyone who knows him; I find “Yankees” to be living up to their puritan killjoy reputation. I love them, but man its harder to joke around with them.
- throwanem 5y agoMaybe more Atlanta proper than the South overall; despite growing up in Mississippi and Tennessee, I only heard of Hicks after I moved to Baltimore. (Then again, we're not not the South here, exactly...)
- tagoregrtst 5y agoAtlanta is not the South but its also not not the South ;)
- yaseer 5y agoYep, he's got iconic status in the UK for those of a certain age. It's also quite shocking for those of that age to look back and realise he died at 32!
- GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago> iconic status in the UK for those of a certain age. I remember introducing my partner to Bill Hicks around 2006. I remember pointing out that all his Gulf War jokes were about the 1990 war.... She thought he was joking about the 2003+ conflict as, shockingly, the reasons for the war were exactly the same and the jokes all translated perfectly to the new war. Sad.
- itisit 5y agoThis piece was written in 1993. Bill Hicks was well-known in the States at the time. And if his TV appearance frequency is any indication, he was certainly appreciated.