Saturday, August 09 2008: No Cure For Cancer
From here:
"so i found a link to "Dangerous" - Bill's first album:
http://horribleexcursions.blogspot.com/2008/06/bill-hicks-dangerous.html
and, an iteresting little tidbit from Wiki - (now i know why i never liked Leary)
Allegations of plagiarism toward Denis Leary
Many comedians have acknowledged Hicks as an influence since his death. However, there have been some arguments made that certain comedians plagiarised Hicks' material and attempted to pass it off as their own, notably Denis Leary. To date IMDB still credits Hicks as an "uncredited" writer for Leary's "No Cure for Cancer" album.
Hicks himself had a chance to listen to Leary's album No Cure for Cancer during his trip to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas during 1993 to report on the infamous siege. Upon hearing the album, Hicks was angered.
While he had laughed off similarities between the two comedians before, the albums' similar content (including jokes about smoking, Jim Fixx, and Judas Priest) and tone suggested plagiarism. In an interview, when he was asked why he had quit smoking, he answered, "I just wanted to see if Denis would, too." Hicks told an interviewer: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did." Hicks was further incensed that Leary's album was released through A&M Records, giving the album assured publicity and sales.
At least three stand-up comedians have gone on the record stating they believe Leary stole not just some of Hicks' material but his persona and attitude. As a result of this, it is claimed that after Bill Hicks' death from pancreatic cancer, an industry joke began to circulate about Leary's transformation and subsequent success (roughly; "Question: Why is Denis Leary a star while Bill Hicks is unknown? Answer: Because there's no cure for cancer")."
I've mirrored Dangerous.
"so i found a link to "Dangerous" - Bill's first album:
http://horribleexcursions.blogspot.com/2008/06/bill-hicks-dangerous.html
and, an iteresting little tidbit from Wiki - (now i know why i never liked Leary)
Allegations of plagiarism toward Denis Leary
Many comedians have acknowledged Hicks as an influence since his death. However, there have been some arguments made that certain comedians plagiarised Hicks' material and attempted to pass it off as their own, notably Denis Leary. To date IMDB still credits Hicks as an "uncredited" writer for Leary's "No Cure for Cancer" album.
Hicks himself had a chance to listen to Leary's album No Cure for Cancer during his trip to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas during 1993 to report on the infamous siege. Upon hearing the album, Hicks was angered.
While he had laughed off similarities between the two comedians before, the albums' similar content (including jokes about smoking, Jim Fixx, and Judas Priest) and tone suggested plagiarism. In an interview, when he was asked why he had quit smoking, he answered, "I just wanted to see if Denis would, too." Hicks told an interviewer: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did." Hicks was further incensed that Leary's album was released through A&M Records, giving the album assured publicity and sales.
At least three stand-up comedians have gone on the record stating they believe Leary stole not just some of Hicks' material but his persona and attitude. As a result of this, it is claimed that after Bill Hicks' death from pancreatic cancer, an industry joke began to circulate about Leary's transformation and subsequent success (roughly; "Question: Why is Denis Leary a star while Bill Hicks is unknown? Answer: Because there's no cure for cancer")."
I've mirrored Dangerous.
