Bill Hicks on Clive Anderson Talks Back
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- Bill Hicks guests on UK Channel 4's Clive Anderson Talks Back in 1992 while in the country for the Dangerous tour. If you don't know Clive Anderson you can save time by hating him now.
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It's cool that the Brits picked up on how gifted Bill was and gave him the respect he deserved that was eluding him back home.
Part of it that Brits love listen to American celebrities who are critical of America. That said, yeah, Bill was brilliant and deserved more attention and credit. He died way, way too young.
@@thebeatcreeper Good deal! Although a lot of Brits I know take pride in being subtle. That said, you guys have Gervais, Connolly, etc etc - comics who certainly direct and edgy.
Well it wasnt just Britain,more like Americans have a shit sense of humor
@@Generalindifference Apparently you haven't bothered to take the time to check out the best American comedians. Some of them have great sets - can be found right here on YT - filmed in the UK. But in any case: I'll spar with a Brit any day - LOL...spent a lot of time hanging with Brits and always seek them out when I am abroad. Much more fun than any other group - and I can well hold my own as a "colonial".
@@TheRamsesII Americans have done some great TV sitcoms as well. Arrested Development,Curb Your Enthusiasm and Archer just to name a few of my favourites. All just brilliantly written.
These two are having a blast riffing off each other... Bill Hicks was intelligent and witty, Clive is very intelligent and witty - it's obvious they have respect for one another. Rare to see Bill Hicks belly-laughing on TV! Great interview
Hellespont they're not riffing off each other, Anderson is setting him up to deliver lines from his show
There's no question Clive was setting 'em up for Bill to knock 'em down. That's more or less how interviews at the time went and Clive was certainly a master at it. Bill for his part actually seems pretty reluctant to play along in those moments to be honest. But there are also some more authentic moments in this interview as well and you can tell the difference when they happen. The "one man race" joke Hicks makes regarding Lenny Bruce. The Dick Van Dyke stuff. Merely being able to say "oral sex" versus having to actually do it every night on stage. Those weren't bits within Hicks' act. He was just playing off of Anderson in those moments. For a 6-minute clip I'd say there's plenty of unscripted "riffing" going on between these two.
How can you hate Clive, he's hilarious. He and Bill are awesome together here!
+jonnysongs No. They weren't. Clive was asking dull fucking questions, Bill was being nice, and was clearly miserable.
clive asked the questions he was told to ask. it's no coincidence hicks talks basically about the same stuff in every interview
+AEtherimp yes at first it was a bit uncomfortable, but bill genuinely laughed alot, he warmed to Clive in his own way.
Agreed. I think there was a "culture clash" at first and they didn't really get each other but did warm up eventually. Bill did seem to really chuckle. What a shame to lose him, and RIP Bill, you legend.
jonnysongs
Sort your life out you fat fuck
Not only was Bill one of the best stand-ups in the world, it looks like he'd be a really great guy to spend an evening with. Great quality guy!!
Why the Clive Anderson hate? He does a great job and lets Bill do his thing.
I love the reception Bill gets from the audience here, that's the kind of love and appreciation he never really got in America but he so completely deserved. Bill Hicks was a national treasure that was never fully appreciated by his own countrymen, I'm just bummed out I was like 9 years old when he died so I never got to appreciate him when he was alive, but thankfully the magic of CZcams lets me at least get at his most well-known material.
What total bollocks. Bill was hugely respected in the USA
I'm no fan of Clive Anderson but you ARE aware that Clive is a reason got his end-of-life career? Clive & his team were in Montreal for the comedy festival and saw Hicks and wondered why he wasn't a major TV star. Leno wouldn't have him, Letterman cut him. It was Clive Anderson (and his producers) who put Bill Hicks on British TV, they were the reason so many of his sketches (esp from the Montreal festival) were show on British TV, and basically gave him proper high-profile... and then he got his cancer diagnosis!
I guess I am now
Best not to mock Christ.
@@GaryM1967 Where's the forgiveness?
@@davidjames579Luke 21,36 KJV
@@Bob-gn8ph I think you're replying to the wrong person. 2malachi needs to know about forgiveness.
"It amazes me Christians are against the death penalty. Because if it wasn't for capital punishment, there'd be no Easter." - Bill Hicks
Funny, because today is Easter
+Poke.Deathtrip It sure is!
I always found it odd that friday before Easter was called GOOD FRIDAY!!!!
Easter is pagan - named after Ishtar, which was another name for *Semiramis* the Queen of Babylon...
Name one verse in the Bible that says to celebrate Easter...?
@@mediafreak5923 its babylonian ishtar ,sex and fertillity
Ah, this is why I love Clive Anderson. He'd just come out with random crap and force comedians to stray from the usual predictable line of questions and jokes and actually think on their feet. Bill Hicks is definitely one of the few to be able to do this so well in interviews/ stand-up. Two absolute legends. No wonder they got on so well.
thresholdXCI You made an interesting point. However, in this instance the guest recites a string of prepared comedy lines throughout the interview. Hicks didn't stray at all from his rather well-worn material. Don't get me wrong. I like Hicks. But this was not a case of going out there and winging it.
Bill hicks was one of the funniest comedians goin. I remember watching this with my dad, the 80s n early 90s were such a better time, financially tuff but things seemed much better. R.I.P Bill.
Hicks seemed in good spirits. They made each other laugh and shared some banter, I don't really see why that warrants a call to hate. I daresay Hicks even enjoyed this interview, for instance from his reaction to the "Mind that chair, it's cheap" joke. The video description and a fair portion of comments reek of blind fanboyism. Please people, this was one of those times when humour was actually allowed to exist, you do Hicks no favours by automatically assuming the person asking him questions is trying to sell out the free world.
"I'm a smoker so I'm trying to quit flying."
Bill loved Clive and stated he was his favourite UK comedian. I've never seen Bill laugh so much in anyone elses company whilst being interviewed. Clive is not for everyone, but those of us that love him and his unique style miss him dearly, although we miss Bill more as he isn't around altogether. Hicks is Lord.
@@wackydsquarediv3805 Well, Wacky, it's been three months. Do you feel you're ready to try a weekend at home?
Bill Hicks... so profound and spiritually evloved.. he no longer needed to exist on the physical plane... thankfully we still have this kind of footage to remind us of old souls like Bill who are with us for a short time but shake up the foundations of common belief systems! R.I.P Bill! Gone, but never, ever forgotten!! xxoo
Bill Hicks laugh at 6:20 is amazing. He did like Clive Anderson
Bill I've got to stop you ! Brilliant to see bill genuinely giving it a belly laugh here and he appreciates Anderson wit. Hicks comes over as a genuinely nice guy with obviously a great sense of humour.
Always enjoyed Clive Anderson's interviewing style. It made a refreshing change from every other talk show host who act like fawning sycophants to their guests.
Absolutely. Embarrassing to see his wit fly over the heads of all these 'fans' of comedy on here.
You're so right. I've watched so much of Hicks over the past year and I wish I could just go back to the time I discovered him. Such an inspiration.
The greatest comedian of my era.... cried when he died
A heavyweight champion of comedy who left us too soon.
there was a point in my life,where...comedy (to my perception) had evolved so high,and got so sophisticated....that i thought there was nothing and no one in the world that could make me laugh anymore...
untill...i discovered sir Bill Hicks :)))
I love that Bill seems to be enjoying himself in this interview. In the few other interviews I've seen, he always looks like he wants to be elsewhere.
bill hicks was so real that he ceased to exist.
he puts such a great big grin on my face, just watching him be himself.
Bill ran through alot of his set here, but it was great to see him tickled during the interview! He has an infectious laugh.
God speed, man!
Don't know what people are getting so worked up about. Bill is actually enjoying the interview and laughing along with Clive, but no, blind disciples of Bill will not see that.
Anyone notice how Carlin become about 10 funnier when he got older? Just imagine Bill Hicks, it would be an apocalypse of laughter.
Love this interview. Anderson always used to prod the guest and obviously Bill Hicks played along brilliantly. Long live Bill Hicks!
best interview with hicks i have seen
Loved iTtttt!! Thanks for postinGgggg!!! So good to see bill laugh!! :)
The great Bill Hicks, still missed to this day. Cant help but wonder what he made of the madness today.
so great to see BILL laughing and enjoying the moment !
thanks REVERENDBUCK - made my day
This is a lovely interview.
Sarcasm?
genuinely heart-warming interview. bill seems relaxed, and clive is clive - a truly sharp and witty mind who's job it is to interview -yes- but also to make people laugh, and anyone that can get bill laughing is ok by me.
a Bill Hicks clip I haven't seen!!! thank you
They were good friends.
Now I do. I checked out some of his stuff on CZcams and loved it. I turned a couple of people back home (the States) on to it. I love "discovering" talent that I never knew about after they've already put out a body of work. Saves the waiting... :)
He did find England and although this was a brief interview and not a performance from a long time ago people worldwide are slowly catching up to this wonderful madman's art.
Bill Hicks' goat boy was brilliant. Hicks was the GOAT. Passed in 1994. Sadly missed.
Two sharp minds enjoying each other's company…nice one all
Seems to me Clive and Bill are getting along just fine! Bill is enjoying himself at least. I love this, very funny interview!
Clive Anderson's brilliant...
If Bill magically appeared to be alive today, what do you think his opinion of the world, the internet, and sites like this would be?
You guys are cool, and Bill Rocks on!!!
loved the interview
Wow, I never knew Bill went on Clive Andersons show.... How did I ever miss this?
Great interview!
such a relaxed Bill Hicks, lovely footage.
LOVE Bill Hicks, what a genius!
Clive is a great interviewer as long as he's interviewing someone who can keep up with his wit and laugh off any of the comments he makes ( which of course are all in jest and the interviewee should realize this ) and Bill knows this. Hence its a great interview.
awesome interview
Agreed! Bill's laughter was genuine.
I love that he made Bill laugh so much.
That was a very nervous interview years ago that seemed to settle as Bill got to do a few lines from his routine. I don't think Clive Anderson's frantic delivery suited Bill's laid back persona but at least some of Bill's outlooks on life translated well into the UK audience. I think this is why Bill did very well here in the UK and was more appreciated here than in his native US.
Wow. Great interview.
I laughed from beginning to end. Funny dudes.
Sadly during most of his career he was unknown. It is only now that he is universally liked. It is a shame he is not alive today.
I loved this show, very funny for the time with great guests. Nothings come close since.
Anderson i good in this video. Hicks was a very smart and funny man. I love his style.
3:17 best part of this interview: "Is there a upper limit to where you can get?"
"Not if the world comes to peace." I know Hicks wanted to say that but he said something else: "There is stuff beyond oral sex"
Now you got food for thought :)
That was a brilliant interview. It was hillarius. Clives 'Flaws' made brilliant chemistry with Hicks.
i love his laugh!!
and i think these two were just brillant together.
RIP brother
He isn't resting in peace, for obvious reasons.
that still comes up
nice duet they got here
The Clive Anderson audience was the best too.
RIP Bill. Way too young. The first American comedian that genuinely made me laugh. I loved his full on 'smoking' routine.
Oh, he's not resting in peace, for obvious reasons.
@@GaryM1967 why's that?
Can't wait for Bill's next show.
I don't understand all the interview, but I cannot stop laughing, watching Bill laughing
Clive Anderson is so funny. Even Bill Hicks liked him. Awesome!
I Thought the same. they both seemed to be enjoying themselves at their own expense. I liked it . Peace
I get that that's the point of going on a talk show back then, but most of it is just stan up bits.
There's sprinkles of spontaneity
2:18 - 3:56
4:28 - 5:20
5:39 - till the end
***** redundant
No, it wasn't. I pointed out moments of original stuff. This way other fans of Hicks can skip the jokes they've heard a million times if they felt like it. I did a nice thing. I did a very nice thing.
The best American comics all love British comedy, and acknowledge its uniqueness.
Bill Hicks wanst famous in the USA, but he did become a big celebrty in the UK. He was a household word in England as this interview shows.
Love that Anderson can make Hicks laugh - what an honour
It's a shame that Bill Hicks didn't receive the same respect and representation on American television that he did in Brittan. Go Clive.
The world could do with Bill right now. I miss him, he was the best.
You people have to understand this was before the internet was around, so you could rehash a lot of your material. TV was really the only source of being seen and heard. Now you practically have to scrap everything and write new stuff on a year basis, like Louis C.K. Hicks has been a big inspiration in my life, true hero.
Clives interviews could be awkward in his Britishness but he would skewer deserving dickhead celebs on this show. Jeffrey Archer, the humourless Bee Gees etc no chat show has come close to this since and i miss it. I think they are genuinely just playing each other here(they were friends), Bill is killing himself laughing at Clives jokes. something that is hard to do - make a great comedian laugh.
Yeah, the bee gees were cunts on the show. Couldn't take a joke.
I probably would. If it was the entire interview. I think where things got awkward was when Clive straight up bashed their disco years.
The Beegees interview did go too far, the group had been given a misleadingly soft impression of how Clive would deal with them and then he was relentlessly savage, not backing down even when all three members were visibly uncomfortable. Still, neither party was "in the wrong", and for the most part Clive's specificistic needling is a great bromide for talk show hosting in general.
Have to agree with you. Clive and Bill are quite funny and Bill actually laughs at Clive's jokes. Don't think that's fake.
By the way, I've realized Bill Hicks is one of those rare persons who can make his jokes come out stronger when laughing about it himself.
Not the first time iv seen people complain about seeing the same jokes on interviews etc.
1. All comedians do this b4 a show or vid release, it helps practice the timing and publicise him, watch any comedian on a panel show
2. Regrettably, he passed away, so couldn't write any new material after 94.
Fully love and respect everything he wrote and no comedian can equal the obvious messages he was trying to tell us all
- Those mentioning that they're surprised at the reception Bill gets over there, I'll note that Doug Stanhope is a fucking rockstar over there and the vast majority rarely know his name or face here.
He's done spots as "The Voice of America" and is just incredibly well received. Given their reception of Bill and Doug and their offering of Ricky Gervais I'm actually beginning to wonder if their sense of humor is better overall. All three are legends to me.
We love Bill Hicks, missed.
this is only a short interview on tv so don't be surprised if bill isn't expressing himself completely. He's only there to get people to watch him perform. I think bill is really entertaining in his real interviews. watch the other videos of him on public access tv or his one on one interviews.
I like it when Bill is more off the cuff in interviews, in lieu of doing his act. I love him still.
+Jeremy Wagner That being said, it's still good. Their verbal jabs are funny
I loved this, Hicks on form, Clive being Clivetastic. Nice.
Love that Bill says East Anglia for Hicksville. He's not wrong. I wonder how he found out.
two legends
I really like this for the fact that Clive Anderson's making Bill laugh... remember seeing this as a kid...
LOL! I love to poke at Brits. I'm in Cairo and a member of the BCA here. The Brits love to poke at America and Americans, and I give it right back; but it's all in fun. I love British comics for their cunning and subtlety, but I have to admit that I do love comics with attitude also. Bill Burr is a great current example.
The most interesting, dangerous, thought provoking comedian of the last 30 years by a mile.
He looks so happy outside of America
Good interview. Bill Hicks seemed to be enjoying Clive's wit.
OK Marco, we'll just have to agree to disagree there.
However, I'd like to thank you for providing me with an experience that I've never had before and am probably never likely to have again: hearing Jerry Seinfeld and Clive Anderson mentioned in the same breath. That's genuine Comedy Gold, and I thank you most sincerely for it!
I'm pretty sure Clive Anderson and his production company were the ones that filmed "Relentless" in Montreal, "Revelations" in London and helped get Bill a TV show greenlit. Oh, and of course significantly boosting his profile so that most of us got to know about Bill Hicks today. So as much as some like to criticise Clive Anderson he was pretty instrumental in Hicks going to the next level of his career.
I think both guys are hilarious in this interview.... And I don't think Bill and Clive hate each other as much as a lot of commenters seem to think they do.
Clive Anderson is fucking brilliant. Anyone who says otherwise knows nothing about him.
Hicks would have enjoyed the British comedy scene. I could see him now taking up root in Edinburgh during August and never leaving.
you never get tired about hearing the same jokes is so fucking good
cliver anderson was very complimentary towards Bill Hicks when he was asked about him later
cool guys. both. =)
God bless the 90's
Bill was way more famous and respected here in the UK than the US.
I LOVE BILL HICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!