Was George Carlin Influenced By Bill Hicks?

[Edwardo Piet]

Well, after watching that I'd say "influenced" was an understatement.

Not my idea of humour though, I've never found Hicks to be that funny (there are funny bits but it's padded out with loads of swearing (just to give it shock value as far as I can see)).

Well I certainly think that I'd agree that Bill Hicks was often maybe a bit too vulgar and harsh; but I also think he certainly was a very intelligent man and he often spoke the truth, and I also think OFTEN his comedy was very intelligent too, and funny - as for the swearing I think it often adds more emotion to the words - it's the vulgarity that sometimes I think's maybe a bit unecessary.

That's what I think anyway. I think he was certainly a very honest guy.

I don't know much about Carlin... I only started watching him yesterday...so far I think he's intelligent too, and so far I think he's atleast pretty funny...I thought his take on the 10 commandments was BRILLIANT.