- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment (3 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007198302
- ISBN-13: 978-0007198306
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 195,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘I thought he was the most intelligent, most liberating social and political comic I had ever, ever heard.’ John Cleese
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Written by Bill Hick's lifelong friend, producer, and co-creator, Kevin Booth offers the inside story into the man who was only along for the ride for a tragically short time, yet left an indelible mark on comedy enthusiasts and freethinkers everywhere.
Bill Hicks: Agent of Evolution offers a rare fly-on-the-wall insight into the life of one of Britain's most loved US comedians. Adored in the UK for his unique style of savage, hilarious comedy, the one person who knew him inside and out tells of a man whose life was just as impassioned and off-the-wall as his comedy.
Even back at High School, in Houston, Texas, Kevin was Bill's co-conspirator, as they sneaked out of Bill's strict Baptist home at night, and headed for the Comedy Workshop, where at the age of fourteen, Bill was going down a storm.
They virtually shared every experience – from magic mushrooms to girls, but it was their music and their vision of comedy, which bound them so closely together. Kevin produced, engineered and performed on many of Bill's recordings, and it is largely due to him, that so much of Bill's comedy is readily available on CD and video.
Michael Bertin, a hugely talented author from Austin, Texas, is co-writing Kevin's fly-on-the-wall biography of Bill Hicks.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well if you've clicked on this link odds are that you already know about our friend the Goatboy. This book is an absolute must have for any Hick's fans out there, perhaps the most in depth account of Bill's life there's ever been. I also read and loved 'American Scream' but Agent of Evolution is packed with far more insights and shared memories from Bill's closest friends, his past loves, the Outlaws and many more. It's a very personal account by Kevin Booth that isn't just a halo polishing exercise for Bill, it gives an account that shows that despite his often god-like status Bill could be as human as the rest of us. Any self respecting Hick's fan and Goat Child needs to have this on their shelf, tucked in warmly between Sane Man, Ninja bachelor Party and ClamLappers volumes 1-90. Buy it now!!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hands down this is the best tome on Bill Hicks around. I enjoyed Love All the People, but the bulk of it was comedy routines. Who wants to read stand-up? Parts of American Scream were okay, but it read more like a long piece from People magazine.
This book, however, is all Hicks (as told by the people closest to him). And he just oozes out of every page. It was so refreshing to see how human Bill really was. Rather than demistify him, it almost elevated his status in that someone with such normal fears and fascinations became one of the greatest comics of a generation (and whose jokes are still relevant today). After reading it I felt like I had spent time around him, which is maybe the highest compliment I can pay the authors.
This book is superbly craftet and I can't recommend it enough.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had only a passing familiarity with Hicks when a friend passed me his copy of the book. It is an absolutely fantastic account of the comedian's life. Even better it is simply a compelling biography, very unlike any I have ever read. I literally had a hard time putting it down and skipped a day of work (a bit of subversion that Mr. Hicks I think would approve of) so that I wouldn't have to interrupt my reading. I can't recommend it enough.
And not to get nitpicky (and I really do not like reviews of other reviews) but after reading the book myself and discussing it with a couple of other friends who have read it I can only think that the one-star reviewers below are either victims of their own expectations (they wanted the book to be something else instead of enjoying what it was) or they have some sort of personal gripe against the author(s). Oddly enough I think that this runs against what was one of the more brilliant pieces of subtext in the book. All of the conflicting accounts put together let the reader know that nobody owns the memory of Hicks. There is no 'Authority' as he was different things to different people. Those who found something different might want to rethink themselves then reread the book because it is absolutely fantastic.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Part enlightenment, part unnecessary intrusion
The problem with this book is not the factual inaccuracies, it's the areas it seeks to delve into. Sometimes it's like it doesn't get Bill Hicks. Read more
Published 3 months ago by THE D.M.
Duller than expected
I'm giving this 3 stars only because I didn't actively hate it.
I thought Bill Hicks was a truly tremendous talent - he made me laugh at things I've never found funny, for one... Read more
I thought Bill Hicks was a truly tremendous talent - he made me laugh at things I've never found funny, for one... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. Fiona Allen
Hicks sticks! He's now part of our culture.
Hugely enjoyable intimate and insightful. Bound to be the definitive Hicks biography. Occasionally there's something in the news or on TV that makes one think-"I"d love to hear... Read more
Published 6 months ago by zeldom zeen
Bill Hicks. Never forgotten.
I am so pysched to have gotten this book. Since I live in the United States of Advertising the book was being sold for ridiculous prices and since Bill really got his attention in... Read more
Published 13 months ago by uncle lube
Interesting, if not particularly revealing
The problem with writing about a deceased legend like Bill Hicks is that the story is always going to be subjective. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Marczak
Must read for HIcks fans
brilliant, can't say I agree with everything Hicks said or did nowadays but he was very funny and good at being straight to the point. Must Read. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010 by Swampy
Agent of Evolution
Having loved Bill Hicks for some time, and after reading other biographies of him, as well as his own scripts, I decided to read this book and was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2008 by Spider Monkey
five stars is not enough
You know you are reading a good book when the narrative pulls you in and are fully engaged in its story . Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2006 by kev wallace
a beautiful book about a beautiful man
Bill Hicks gone too soon and only truly appreciated after he had left this plane to spread the word in what we hope is another dimension for needy than our own. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by she bangs the drum
An unrewarding read
I was really dissapointed with this book, and I have to say that I found it difficult to motivate myself to read to the end of it. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2006 by Andrew Morton
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