This piece was written in 1993. Bill Hicks was well-known in the States at the time. And if his TV appearance frequency is any indication, he was certainly appreciated.

In the South, where he’s from, I feel that people know him. There’s been a poster of him and other comedy greats in Midtown ATL at the Vortex since at least the mid naughts.

In the North East I haven't met anyone who knows him; I find “Yankees” to be living up to their puritan killjoy reputation. I love them, but man its harder to joke around with them.

Maybe more Atlanta proper than the South overall; despite growing up in Mississippi and Tennessee, I only heard of Hicks after I moved to Baltimore. (Then again, we're not not the South here, exactly...)

Atlanta is not the South but its also not not the South ;)

Yep, he's got iconic status in the UK for those of a certain age.

It's also quite shocking for those of that age to look back and realise he died at 32!

> iconic status in the UK for those of a certain age.

I remember introducing my partner to Bill Hicks around 2006.

I remember pointing out that all his Gulf War jokes were about the 1990 war.... She thought he was joking about the 2003+ conflict as, shockingly, the reasons for the war were exactly the same and the jokes all translated perfectly to the new war.

Sad.