Legendary, innovative, shocking, stunning but above all very funny, this is a classic set from the much missed Bill Hicks. Recorded at the Vic Theatre in Chicago in the early 1990s, this set is packed with all of Bill’s favourite themes: rock ‘n’ roll, smoking, advertising, and of course flying saucers – This is one […]
Continue Reading ...This is the 1993 performance by Bill Hicks at the Dominion Theatre in London, which was given the title of ‘Revelations’. There’s some classic Hick’s moments throughout, including ‘Just A Ride’, and this number about how, during the 1st Gulf War which was waged against Saddam Hussein over Kuwait, George Bush Senior’s military only really […]
Continue Reading ...Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years – but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, this show places oil centre stage as the cause of all commotion. This innovative history programme is based around Robert Newman’s stand-up act and supported by resourceful […]
Continue Reading ...From Caliban To The Taliban – 500 Years Of Humanitarian Intervention, is a tale of capitalist expansion down through the ages, coupled with America’s global terror campaign waged “with goodwill to all”. Newman begins by addressing the invasion of Iraq, and explains how the US administration set the tone for media reporting throughout the war, […]
Continue Reading ...This satirical documentary film revolves around the financial crisis of 2007-2010, and in particular, the recovery stimulus which was brought in by the Bush & Obama administrations. Topics covered include Wall Street’s ‘casino mentality’, for-profit prisons, Goldman Sachs’ influence in Washington, DC, the poverty-level wages of many workers, the large wave of home foreclosures, and […]
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