What is Bill Hicks?
{{refimprove|date=September 2011}} [[File:Bill Hicks at the Laff Stop in Austin, Texas, 1991 (2) cropped.jpg|thumb|Bill Hicks, 1991]] '''William 'Bill' Hicks''' (16 December 1961 – 26 February 1994) was an [[Americans|American]] [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] known for his controversial act which made fun of religion and politics amongst other areas. Since then, many other stand-up comedians in the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] have said they have been very influenced by his work, which is still very popular today. Hicks was born in [[Valdosta, Georgia]] and raised in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. He died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. ==References== *True, Cynthia (2002). American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story. New York, NY: HarperCollins. {{ISBN|0-380-80377-1}}. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Bill}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:American stand-up comedians]] [[Category:Comedians from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Comedians from Houston]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Arkansas]] [[Category:Valdosta, Georgia]]