1.0 link 162799 <![CDATA[Letterman Shows Unaired Bill Hicks Stand-Up Act (WATCH)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/31/unseen-bill-hicks-stand-u_n_162799.html Bill Hicks, a comedian who described himself as "Chomsky with dick jokes," finally got his shot at the Late Show 15 years after his death. The routine was supposed to air on October 1, 1993, but David Letterman had it cut.

Letterman nixed the piece because of content concerns ("let's hunt and kill Billy Ray Cyrus," Hicks says) which cause the cancer-ridden comic to write a 39-page angry letter to the New Yorker about the decision.

Letterman was extremely apologetic...

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