8 Facts About Bill Hicks

1. On June 16, 1993, Bill Hicks was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had spread to his liver.

2. In an interview, when Bill Hicks was asked why he had quit smoking, he answered, "I just wanted to see if Denis would, too.

3. Many years, Bill Hicks was friends with fellow comedian Denis Leary.

4. On October 1, 1993, Bill Hicks was scheduled to appear on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, where Letterman had recently moved.

5. In 1984, Bill Hicks was invited to appear on Late Night with David Letterman for the first time.

6. In 1990, Bill Hicks released his first album, Dangerous, performed on the HBO special One Night Stand, and performed at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival.

7. In 1988, Bill Hicks signed on with his first professional business manager, Jack Mondrus.

8. Early on, Bill Hicks began to mock his family's Southern Baptist religious beliefs.