Russell Crowe as Bill Hicks?

rivet Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 02:17 AM EST

BILL HICKS "OVERRATED"?? "WASNT FUNNY"?? And you compare him to Lewis Black who doesn't have a single joke in his entire repertoire. He just shouts louder and swears harder than most other social commentators. I think you are confusing popularity with quality. Just because something is popular that doesn't make it good.

Lee Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 03:47 AM EST

To Al, from GoatBoy: You have two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you speak. And whatever happened to the deal with Cusack playing Hicks?

daily Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 07:06 PM EST

this message made my day!
cant wait to see that movie!

Jeremy Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 01:29 AM EST

Spacey would have been a great idea, but he is even older than Crowe. He would have been more convincing, in my opinion.

Davyo Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 04:42 AM EST

Al your comment was "Bill Hicks was an overrated comedian" gladly your view is not shared by many at all.

I never saw Hicks live but after seeing his HBO special it had a big impact on me, my life and the way I think and percive things.

And after seeing Hick's HBO show I became and still am, a working stand-up comic and have been doing comedy full time now for the last 7 or 8 years.

Funny thing is, before seeing Hick's I had never even thought about doing comedy.

His style always influences me to this day when Im writng jokes.

Cheers
Davyo
www.vegascomics.com

rob Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:49 AM EST

Indeed. Al should probably stick with that stuff that Hicks called "a little too heady for me" like Carrot Top( for those of you who didn't get Gallagher) Maybe George Lopez

John Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 08:45 AM EST

Al does not understand comedy. Bill Hicks did "make it." He did the late night shows, had an HBO special, sold out venues around the English-speaking world and produced enough original material for his several albums. Unfortunately for us, he died from pancreatic cancer at 32. What he was never willing to do, however, was do stupid and unfunny material like, say, Dane Cook, in order to appeal to a broader audience--an audience that includes dimwits like Al.

rob Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 08:40 AM EST

I think Kevin Spacey would make a better
Hicks. Remember the opening sequence to Superman Returns and Lex Luthor has that wig on? Looks just like Bilbo Hicks. Just an idea

John Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 07:23 AM EST

Al,

Just switch off man. Bill's stuff remains as edgy and insightful as ever. If you can't see it, run off and play.

Rich Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 05:38 AM EST

I wrote a tune about Bill over a year ago when reading Kevin Booth's book "Agent of Evolution". My wife Gypsy did a cover of it and we put a video on YouTube. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NM5PGR0ARQ

slophater Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:16 PM EST

Bill Hicks material was about real world issues and was ahead of his time. Most of the time the things he talked about as far as the government etc went over peoples heads until years later when they realized what he was saying the whole time was correct. "He wasnt funny" he was a thinking mans comedian - i guess you didnt think too much. RIP BILL HICKS - his material stands up to this day just fine and is always funny.

Rockin' Rich Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 08:27 AM EST

Hicks over-rated?

Shirley, you jest.

Fletch Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 02:09 PM EST

Was that Carrot Top posting under the name Al?

Will Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 02:05 PM EST

In that picture, Bill Hicks looks like a thin Ricky Gervais.

Hicks Insider Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:05 AM EST

For the record, Bill's family is involved in the film more than anybody else besides the filmmakers. Many people who knew Bill have been interviewed by the screenwriter. The info in the Alex Jones clip is often off, if not untrue.

Al Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 09:05 PM EST

Bill Hicks is the most overrated comedian of modenr times. People are often aggrandized after death and Bill Hicks is a perfect example. He didn't make it because he wasn't funny. He was the poor man's Lewis Black.

Fletch Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 06:11 PM EST

Crowe as Hicks? I don't hate it, but who plays Kinison?

DanOregon Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 05:11 PM EST

Hicks is ripe for a biopic. A classic case of a guy who was too edgy for commercial success. Anyone who has seen Bill's work on DVD knows there is a big story there, admired by fellow comics yet unwilling to tone down his act even if it cost him national TV appearances.