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Why Are You Laughing?

Bill Hicks

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5721 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Craig finally get to the most requested episode topic since the start of the show, Bill Hicks.

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0:00.0

I don't really know how to start shows.

0:02.0

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

0:05.0

So yeah, I'm funny compared to you.

0:08.0

Well, you'll see later.

0:10.0

I favor me.

0:11.0

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

0:13.0

You think a lot of shit is mean-spirited.

0:14.0

Just because it goes against what they believe.

0:16.0

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny

0:19.0

and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

0:21.8

We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

0:24.8

Why are you laughing?

0:26.4

Evening everybody.

0:27.1

Welcome to another episode of Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.

0:31.1

And today, I am pleased to introduce to you, Bill Hicks, probably the most requested

0:35.9

episode that we've had.

0:38.1

And he's a guy.

0:40.0

I always say,

0:41.1

this guy is overrated or underrated.

0:43.0

We talk about a lot of underrated guys.

0:45.0

I feel like Bill Hicks is a rare guy that now,

0:47.6

years after his death,

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