When Bill Hicks died 20 years ago this month, Brendon Burns mourned his comic hero " but taking standups too seriously does them a massive disserviceBill Hicks: what is his legacy?In 1991, after doing my first year of open mic spots, I saw Bill Hicks on stage at the Edinburgh fringe, and for the first time in a long while, I didn't feel alone. I'd finally found a performer who was voicing what I'd always felt but had…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on February 19, 2014