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20 THE LIST FESTIVAL GUIDE '-1 . '
‘l-le‘s a fascinating character': Slade recalls fond memories of Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks’ first comedy partner DWIGHT SLADE might just be the fireball to light up the festival.
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iinprexxne pedigree. .\lo\l ill eoneeh ed neekuarmerx l‘ailed to \ur\i\e the t\'()\. hut thix llop—lringed nod ol' lashion dixdain ix \till going \trong. ;\ttaehed to one ol' .-\meriea\ lnoxl \ought-al'ter eomedianx. the e\er deliant harnet ll;l\ littl'tll} L‘llttllgetl \lllCt‘ lllL‘ l-l _\C;tl'—Hltl Blade and hext lriend Bill lliekx hegan doing \tandiup more than It) _\ear\ ago. lt'x ahead} mueh lo\ed: don't het againxt it eii_io_\ing a \oak in l’errier \udx \oon.
lla\ing toured \xith guitar legend .lell lleek and opened for .la_\ Leno and Jen} Seinl'eld. in 3002 Slade “ax the old} eomie to he United to the top three \oith .»\meriean eomed} l'extixalx: .-\\pen. Montreal and (‘hieago. heating l()() or the \xorld'x hext eomedianx lo the SI().()()() Seattle International (‘omed} l’ri/e along the \\a_\. .\'ot had tor a man tired from met} job he e\ er had.
'l was nexer put on administratne lea\e or let go \xhieh is In} l'a\ourite. incidentally like a trout: go on. off you go u \o l gllC\\ l'm eolleeting termination» lt heeomex like a badge of honour. But I ha\e a \er_\ l'ull‘illed ereati\ e lite and I'm proud oli the laet that for IS )mix I ha\ e raixed t\\o ehildren eompletel} h) m_\ ereatixit}. ()lt'ourxe. I ha\ e no retirement plan and no \eeurit). hut. \\ ell. '\'kno\\ ...'
l.i\ing in an RV eamper \xith hix \xile and _\oung kidx touring .’\meriea relentlexxl} \\a\ “a good \ouree of trauma‘. but he'\ ll‘ihullili‘l} \ettled now. doing talk radio in hix nali\e Portland and embarking on an aeting eareer. 'l \\i\h I didn't low it \o mueh heeauxe it'\ \o hard to break into. Stand-up\ juxt get pigeon-
‘THERE'S NOTHING WORSE FOR PARANOIA THAN HAVING BRAINS IN YOUR BACK
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eada\er\. \\hieh ix like doing eoined} Ill .»\lahama. ()n the lirxt da} ol elaxx I had to drn e to a health eentre and hring haek lour human hrainx l'or \tud}ing. \xhieh. il )ou'w ne\er done. I highl} reeommend. 'lhev'e‘x nothing lor paranoia than ha\ing hrainx in _\our haek \L‘Ltl. loll ean't help but look in the mirror and \xonder \\ hat the) think ol'_\ou.‘
l'or the l'uture. though. he's planning to \\ rite a hiograph} ol lliekx 'lid like to do a hook on Bill heeauxe ilL“\ tt laminating eharaeter and I don't think man} people knou uho he \\a\. He uax hext man at in} \xedding. hut oddl} enough. \\ e nex er talked about eomed} mueh. lle lo\ ed )ou hut he \\a\ hard to he l‘riendx \xith heeathe )ou \tatehed lll\ \xork and eame tl\\;t_\ eompletel} humiliated h} _\our \tah at perl'ormanee. lle \\;l\ the lll‘\l gu} l e\ er \au \\ ith no lilter hetueen hix inner \ell and the \ell' he took on \tage. 'l'hat'x what I axpire to. That. more aeting. and powihl} uhite rhino ral'ting.‘
{it}; rrBB,’éé6oboo, 1 7-26 Aug, 10.30pm, £7.50 (£7).