Bill hicks is considered by many the greatest American comedian of the last 20 years, an ironic honour given his relative anonymity in his native country. His short, intense career encompassed battling drink and drugs, c...Bill hicks is considered by many the greatest American comedian of the last 20 years, an ironic honour given his relative anonymity in his native country. His short, intense career encompassed battling drink and drugs, censorship of his material, the pressures of international fame and, on the verge of conquering the states, his diagnosis with cancer at the age of 32.