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Bill Hicks: his short and sensational life by John Lahr

In this archive piece, originally published on 9 March 1994, John Lahr reflects on the US comedian's brand of intellectual anarchyBill Hicks, one of the most daring American stand-up comedians of his generation, liked to ask for the non-smokers in the audience to identify themselves, then puff away at them while inspecting his cigarette pack. "What's cool is that every pack has a Surgeon General's Warning, isn't that…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AM on February 26, 2014

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