The thing is, this was a touring Comedian not a TV comedian.
And touring comedians will keep the same set for years, because people don't get familiar with it. Comedy wasn't about 'superstars' releasing a DVD every Christmas and having to write a whole new set every 12 months at that time.

Obviously we have no idea how prolific or otherwise Hicks may have been in a different era or different situation, but he certainly was no different in the quantity of his output than any obscure but working stand up comedian would be.

Add to that his relatively short career and the even more limited timespan in which he was actually well known enough to have any of his stuff recorded for posterity.

The difference between him and most is that he went stratospheric after he died, so there is only a limited pool to choose from. I think it's a combination of over-adulation and a life cut short that leaves documentarians repeating the same bits over and over.

I think about things like this too much, don't I?
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 15 Dec 2011, 17:37, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

You comments are fair and I accept them.
For this reason I shall change back to 'he wasn't very funny' as my principal criticism.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 15 Dec 2011, 17:43, Reply)