Bill Hicks

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Comedian
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1994
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1980
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Bill_Hicks_and_Friends
gptkb:The_Bill_Hicks_Band
gptkbp:birth_date 1961-12-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Valley_View,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:cause_of_death gptkb:pancreatic_cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_Hicks
gptkbp:death_date 1994-02-26
gptkbp:famous_quote " You can't take it with you."
" The only thing that matters is that you are happy."
" I think the world is a beautiful place."
" It's all a big joke."
" It's just a ride."
" Life is like a ride in an amusement park."
" The truth is funny."
" The world is like a ride in an amusement park."
" We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution."
" I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."
gptkbp:genre gptkb:satire
observational comedy
political comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bill Hicks
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Chappell
gptkb:Joe_Rogan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_Carlin
gptkb:Richard_Pryor
gptkbp:known_for stand-up comedy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Arizona_Bay
Relentless
Sane Man
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:performance gptkb:1993
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:The_Stand-Up_Comedy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:The_Texas_Literary_Hall_of_Fame
The Comedy Hall of Fame
gptkbp:spouse Catherine O' Connell
gptkbp:tour The Sane Man Tour
gptkbp:website billhicks.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jon_Stewart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3