In his own way, Hicks gave people the permission to discuss and debate things that were a little (or a lot) taboo. Instead of truth to power, he told truth to the people, wrapped in a few "purple-veined dick jokes" to keep em laughing along the way. Whether it was politics, religion or the rampant consumerist mentality (and the marketing and media manipulation that fostered it), Hicks spoke the truths that even those who felt the same were reluctant to admit. But behind the funny business was a serious social critic who saw the ugliest flaws in our society and was not afraid to hold a well-lit mirror to our hypocrisies and deficiencies. Not to say he wasn't funny Hicks at his best could make you double over in laughter and he was as relentless in delivering his well-oiled material as we was when he'd go off the cuff. And yet, calling his work "comedy" falls short of a true description for what he was really doing. In the years since, Hicks' legend has grown as more and more people have discovered his often dark and satirical comedy and he's now regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. When Bill Hicks died in 1994, he was not a household name in the world of pop culture, though his fans were truly heartbroken by the loss.
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