Bill Hicks on Religion

William Melvin (Bill) Hicks was a stand-up comedian born whose main subjects of comedy are religion, politics, and consumerism. In his stand-up on religion, he is completely making fun of Christianity and how stupid their beliefs are. Most of the audience are middle aged white people. One joke Hicks makes is when he says, "beliefs are odd, a lot of Christians wear crosses around there necks, do you think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a cross?" This joke is especially funny because Bill Hicks is making fun of Christianity the whole time and what he says actually makes sense. The man was brutally murdered on a cross, why would he want to be remembered that way? He also makes fun of Christianity when he talks about how when he made a joke in the south, three angry red necks came up to him after the show ready to beat up Bill Hicks saying, we don't like what you said about Christians and his response was... well forgive me. Thus again, making fun of the Christians beliefs of forgiveness as well as peacefulness.


Hicks, Bill. "Religion". Posted January 2008. Accessed March 22 2009.