Letterman to show unaired Bill Hicks set (finally, too late)

Letterman to finally show Bill Hicks' unaired performance

The Letterman show cut it because it was supposedly too controversial.

Bill was pretty upset by the whole deal, and the Letterman clip has remained somewhat legendary, though there's a clip at the link above that shows Bill doing the same set a few weeks before his death. I've got the CDs, so I know most of the routines. Overall, these are good bits, but not his most edgy by far.

There's stuff that's offensive in there (to gays and Christians, and those who feel offended on behalf of gays and Christians), but I don't find it particularly offensive or controversial. The "lesbians are hot, gay men are not" bit is, of course, off-putting, but the Jesus parts? Not so offensive except to the ultra tight-assed...and are the extra tight-assed really part of Letterman's late-night audience?

Maybe these bits wouldn't fly in prime time, but even back then they should've been ok for late night.

We'll see if Letterman apologizes to Bill's mom. Can't apologize to Bill, of course, he's fucking dead.