Bill Hicks Unedited Interview: Part 2 of 4 | We Are Funny Project

This is Part 2 of the original four-part release of a never-broadcast Bill Hicks interview, filmed in a bar in the early 1990s.

The We Are Funny Project unearthed this footage on VHS more than thirty years ago. During lockdown it was uploaded in four separate parts. It deserved better than that.

The full twenty-two minutes is now available in a single clean video. If you want to watch the complete unedited interview in one go, you can find it here:

Watch the full interview: wearefunnyproject.com/blog/bill-hicks-unseen

If you would like to watch this section specifically, it is embedded below.

What this section reveals, perhaps more than anything, is how Bill Hicks was off stage.

Thoughtful, curious and surprisingly gentle in conversation, yet still utterly uncompromising in his convictions. It is a fascinating insight into one of the most important comedians who ever lived.

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People Also Ask

Was the Bill Hicks interview ever broadcast?
No. The interview was filmed in the early 1990s by two apparent English television producers who met Hicks in a bar after a gig in America. It was never broadcast. The footage came to We Are Funny Project on VHS more than thirty years ago and has only recently been released in full.

Where can I watch the full Bill Hicks interview?
The complete unedited twenty-two minutes is available in a single clean video on the We Are Funny Project website. You can watch it here: wearefunnyproject.com/blog/bill-hicks-unseen

What is Bill Hicks like off stage in the interview?
In this section Bill Hicks comes across as thoughtful, curious and surprisingly gentle in conversation. He is still completely uncompromising in his convictions, but the off-stage version of Hicks is a fascinating contrast to the fire of his stand-up performances.

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