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'Savage, brilliant, funny, tremendously intelligent' John Cleese 'He was hilarious, brilliant, brave and right about everything.' Henry Rollins 'Being a genius is a heavy burden, and he's the only one I'm ever likely to meet' Sean Hughes 'He was what only a great comedian can be for any age: an enemy of boundaries, a disturber of the peace, a bringer of insight and of joy, a comic distillation of his own rampaging spirit'. - John Lahr, from the foreword. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In 1993, network executives abruptly cut the final appearance of comedian Bill Hicks — a scathing tirade of digs on the Pope and the pro-life movement — from an episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. His banning from the show, along with a profile in The New Yorker by veteran writer John Lahr, catapulted Hicks to national prominence. Just months later, at age 32, he died of pancreatic cancer.

Now available for the first time are Hick's most critical and comic observations, gathered from his stand-up routines, diaries, notebooks, letters, and final writings. This collection features his controversial humor and witheringly funny attacks on American culture, from its worship of celebrity and material goods to its involvement in the first Gulf War. Love All the People faithfully traces Hicks's evolution from a funny but conventional stand-up comedian into a fearless and brilliant iconoclast.

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Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Soft Skull Press (November 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932360654
ISBN-13: 978-1932360653
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Bill Hicks, New York, George Bush, Free Press, Comedy Workshop, Los Angeles, Michael Bolton, American Gladiators, Yul Brynner, David Letterman, Robert Morton, Woody Allen, Diet Coke, Mary Connelly, Saddam Hussein, Elite Republican Guard, Jim Fixx, Ted Bundy, United States, Basic Instinct, Debbie Gibson, Jesse Helms, Supreme Court, Taco Bell, George Michael

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This book cites 7 books:

Without Feathers by Woody Allen on page 81, and page 285
American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story by Cynthia True in Front Matter
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman on page 293
The Bill of Rights (Interpreting Primary Documents) by Tom Head on page 187
Thank You (Manners Matter) by Janet Riehecky on page 255

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To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work by Dave Smith in Back Matter

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bill Deserves Better, January 19, 2005

By	Randy Remote (Laytonville, CA) - See all my reviews

I just finished this book. My main problem with it is this: about half the book is made up of transcripts of Bill's comedy routines. The same ones you have on CD. And without Bill's expert comic delivery, they just don't translate that well on the printed page. On the other hand, the letters and interviews offer a more intimate look at a sensitive, serious man. It would have been better to cut out the transcripts, and give us more of Bill's writings and unreleased stuff. On a technical note, the book apparently was never proofread; it is rife with misprints and errors. And many of the entries are not clearly identified. For instance, we learn that Bill wrote for The Nation, but are these the political articles that are included? It's not clear. Dispite being poorly executed, if you are looking for more insights into the mind of Bill Hicks, you will want this book. If you merely want to enjoy his comedy genius, get the new DVD instead.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Material, 3 Stars for Presentation, November 13, 2004

By	David St. Hubbins "full time dreamer" (Holyoke, MA) - See all my reviews

First of all, let's get this straight: Bill Hicks was brilliant. He held the truth up to our eyes and showed how it could be infuriating and hysterical at the same time. There will never be another like him.

Having said that, I was a little disappointed by this collection. Several chapters are out-and-out transcriptions of his CDs, and not the best transcriptions at that. Some flaws are headshakingly bad - in one instance, Hicks's question to a patron with a cell phone, "Why the phone?", comes out "Why the thumb?" Because these performances are transcribed in their entirety, there's also a good deal of repetition here - the "Are they drunk or are they stoned?" bit gets done three times. I would have preferred something like The Essential Lenny Bruce, where the bits were cherry-picked and brought together in chapters with a common theme.

This book is one that all fans of comedy in general and Bill Hicks in particular should have - it includes John Lahr's famous New Yorker piece, Hicks's thirty-page letter to Lahr detailing his final David Letterman experience, reproductions of letters to Letterman and Jay Leno, and several insightful interviews. I just wish it didn't look like the work of a semicompetent stenographer.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but repetitive, July 5, 2005

By	H. Hughes "rincemaj" (Brighton, VIC Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is no doubt that Bill Hicks was a true comic genius. The writings of his contained in this book help to further illustrate this.

Unfortunately, however, the bulk of the book is made up of transcripts of his comedy appearances (mainly from those recorded for CD). Whilst obviously not as good as seeing the man himself deliver the lines, reading them is enjoyable. Reading the same bit 5 times is less so. There is a tremendous amount of repetition in the routines, left in by the author in order to preserve the integrity of the monologues.

As a result, the book is best read in small doses, so as to dissipate the effect. Trying to read it in large chunks means reading the same material again and again in short succession.

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