The Goat Boy Rises
John Lahr writes about the acerbic comedian Bill Hicks, whom CBS censored from a 1993 episode of the David Letterman show.
On Bill Hicks: "He's the antithesis of the mob mentality. The comic is a flame—like Shiva the Destroyer, toppling idols." Lahr profiles the comedian censored by CBS, who made thinking aloud an act of defiance.