"You've lost me somewhere along the way" What a tool.

How NOT to interview bill hicks

What a horrible waste of Bill's time. And ours.

"i have the right to choose" Bill Hicks. "You lost me somewhere along the way." Average person.

Bill is way too smart for this interviewer.

Bill is too real for this show.

Bill,"I should have the right to choose what I do with my life". Interviewer, "Sorry you lost me there".

Dear god...this would be like watchind Justin Bieber interview Mozart.

Poor Bill. Doing the promo circuit. I bet he hated every minute of it.

'You've lost me somewhere along the way' Bills bursts out laughing, haha

Terry Christian just had a face that you wanted to punch. He literally gave Hicks no help in using his material in the interview. Christian basically said he only got the job because he was from Manchester and that was cool in the 90's because of Oasis.

The following night he played Birmingham Town Hall in England. I was there. He was asked about this show. He wasn't impressed by it. He had cancer at the time but didn't yet know it. After he flew back to the States, a month or so later, he went to see a doctor, and that's when he was given the sad news.

Poor Hicks. Having to listen to this guy completely miss the point of his jokes. This interview is probably what gave him cancer!

A crap audience talking amongst themselves, an interviewer with ants in his pants and celebrities looking uncomfortable. That was The Word haha

the interviewer doesnt even deserve to be in bills presence.

This show was one of the most mean spirited programs ever on tv. I hated everything about it.

This must have been difficult for Hicks. Talk about oil and water..

the pitch of the presenters voice is like nails on a chalk board

Terry Christian is so unconvincing and in-genuine in his questioning.... Poor Bill...

Im surprised at how disrespectful Terry Christian is towards Bill Hicks!

Stewart Lee has let himself go!

Watching this, feeling the tension that is so thick one can cut it with a knife, I just can't help but feel sorry for Bill Hicks during this interview.

BILL HICKS, a man way ahead of his time. R.I.P

Too bad we Americans could not handle him. He was great.

interviewer has zero interview skills

Bill was such a loss to this earth. He spoke the truth and had such wise words hidden in his comedy. Rest in peace Bill, we all surely wish there was more like you here now! A rare soul indeed!

For anybody who's never been to Manchester, everybody in Manchester is like the presenter of this programme. Everybody.

Make no mistake about it. If Bill would have lived long enough and realised more of the British culture he would have ripped us a new one for sure...G...

Perhaps one of the most obnoxious interviewers in British history.

It’s like Alan Partridge but with Liam Gallagher’s voice and Stewart Lee’s face

RIP Bill Hicks, much missed. :'( [el'sda2].

Pre internet promo, hey ho, we were just mesmerised that the bloke from the CDs was actually in the UK!

"You've lost me somewhere along the way"... WTF?!! Stupidity like that should not be broadcast.

EVERYONE seems uncomfortable except the host . . lol

Never mind Terry...You didn't know you were interviewing a legend at the time. I am sure you would do a great interview now.

I don't know what you people are on about. That's exactly how I want Bill Hicks to be interviewed. That pressure revealed a part of his personality wide open and does much to demystify him in terms identifiable to the public. That in turn does much service to his legacy through the honoring of what is essentially his message; by proving himself fallible and vulnerable to the same pressures that govern and affect us all. He also knew his limits and did not let his ego overstep the situation; a good doze of both patience and self realization is at play here.

This guy was better than anyone out there in USA at the time.

Terry Christian is such a fanny...

This is 30 years ago 😢

"The Word was a Youth TV show aimed at 16-18 year olds." - I always remembered The Word as a pretty adult show.

being from england and seeing this tool interview a legend,i had doubts from the start

The German bird really didn't realise she was sat next to a messenger from the light side. Terry is coco-loco. Can't imagine this was much fun for Bill.

That interviewer was indeed a bad one...what a shame

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish play writer. You were still cool Bill.

'You've lost me somewhere along the way' not the first time Terry...

love how the host wasnt listening...brilliant

Bill hicks was the least problematic guest they had

The legendary Bill Hicks 🙏R.I.P

I can't believe Bill went on The Word! He's well known for brow-beating hecklers, or any others that pissed him off, so I wouldn't have thought he'd want to be a part of such after-pub chaos. Also, I'm surprised he tolerated being interviewed by Terry Christian, who was not known for his wit!

The Word was great! I really enjoyed watching it back in the day when I came home from a piss up.

Bill said we can swap flats for the summer and HOLIDAY got made. amazing guy.

I thought people were over-reacting about the hosts being awful when I watched the Oliver Reed segment since I thought they were just uncomfortable dealing with him, but now after watching this, I can see they really are completely hopeless.

3:50 the moment bill realises hes wasting his time

Fucking hell how time have changed ! Good old late night channel 4 haaaa !

Love hicks, I would love to have seen him live.

This show was terrible

I would have commented on how much of a flamboyant guy the host is right off the back to ease himself.

Bill's intellect has always the fool present. His comedy will not be for everyone but his intelligence is for all to absorb.

Bill almost walked away from this show before it even began!

I can't think of any worse to interview Bill

where were the applause when he said that bit about its my choice, if that was in america people would have cheered or clapped, english people have no idea about freedom

Fucking hell The Word was utterly dire. Still, I'd welcome it back in a heartbeat over the fucking One Show or, as my father likes to call it, Blue Peter for grown-ups.

I did as well, but have 100 % total recall after watching this.....

Reminds me of the time Ian Brown said to Steve Jones "Do you want knocking out from here? Or do you want me to come over there or do it?" Hey that was channel 4 too!

Terry Christian, showcases how bad he actually was at interviewing and presenting...

It looked like Bill was thinking; "Will I swallow this glass of water or spit at the fuckKnuckles.."

2:03 "you've lost me somewhere along the way"

Can't believe I saw all the revolting 'hopefuls' and missed this interview with Bill.

4:40 Come on, Mark Twain, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Tennessee Williams... don't sell your people short, Bill.

I never knew Alex Jones used to do stand up...

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse - "You're like the Benedict Arnold of comedy" - (Face-palm)

Hicks is probably the only REAL person in the room..

I can't believe I remember this show. I was very young when it aired lol. Must have been about 10-11 when it was on lol, maybe even before that.

Pity the Video Clip didn't play longer ☹ It'd be great to have seen Billy conversing with Oliver 🤗 ☘🇮🇪☘ .

Wow, and here I thought human-like robots were a recent thing, yet here one is 25 years ago interviewing Bill Hicks....

Wish bill wouldnt of used bits from his stand up he seemed a genuinely funny and cool dude

Painful! Why would Bill agree to be on this guys ridiculous show?

Great Comedian, R.I.P Bill....

Bill Hicks is the only man who could ever have a mullet and actually keep your attention on his words and not on the hair.

Terry Christian gets lost along the way here because he cant be bothered to even listen to his guest. Congratulations, well done there, a gold star on the wall chart for Terry.

What are great comic, great thinker and great person all round, what a waste of time being interviewed this guy. I can only imagine his bemusement following the whole painful experience.

I didn’t realise how bad the word was until watching some recent clips. Hick’s didn’t look impressed by the way the treated Oliver Reed. Really a bunch of kids dealing with legends. Painful to watch,

@bigcityjunkie Terry Christian is at the peak of his career now, doing his wry witty voice overs for street wars on sky at 1 am

he's wittier then when he did the stand up..."some hooligans knocked over a dust bin" lool

5:00 LMFAO Ollie pushes some guy in the changing room hahahaha funny as fuck. and is that a midget he's talking to? Loool fuck I can't stop pissing myself!

Hicks and Reed are dead and Terry Christian is still alive.

@MrPeeepeeepeee "Brainless neural amputee" I have to start using that, that's a truly wonderful phrase.

As a kid growing up in Manchester watching this show behind my mum's back in the early 90's I never understood why everyone wanted to physically assault Terry Christian, now looking back years later I fully understand. He atleast found his charisma later in life, but it clearly took him a while.

hahaha I can't believe this dude suggested Bill have merchandising based on his cross bit.

I read that Bill wanted to walk out when he found out how the producers were going to set up Oliver Reed. Bill was coaxed into staying. I remember watching the show at the time of broadcast.

@TheEvilelvis89 Perfect description mate....spot on!

Terry Christian interviewed people just so that he could listen to the sound of his own voice, I thought everyone knew this?

I now understand exactly HOW it happened that the UK thought to ask Bill to sell "Orange Drink". Are you fucking kidding me? They put him on a program like this?

Reading the description it says the word was aimed at 16-18 year olds. Nope it was a 'post-pub' audience, probably 18-34.

He isn't dead, he's just off exploring other Universes. He made sure to leave us all of these clips until he gets back..

Terry Christian (The poor mans Stewart lee)is a year older than Bill. Don't tell anyone though! But anyway have to say Stewart lee carpet remnant world was spot on about Bill's 2 hour of material.

How uncomfortable is Hicks right now - but he's soldiering on.

Im still thinkin of Oliver Dickens,.... I loved him cos he could laugh at himself in real time man... we could trade flats .... god bless you man

Katie was dealing with Oliver Reed which was more difficult than it sounded.

bill hicks is the man and it's probably because he was somewhat before my time but i find it hard to believe that he is accepted as one of the greatest. maybe i just can't appreciate his originality cos so many comedians i grew up with evolved from his humour, that seems the case with alot of things, eg. music, movies, etc. i'm making this up as i go but i just had an epiphany. we need to treat art as we treat a person. don't judge, just try your hardest to understand and appreciate it for what it is, while at the same time question the underlying motives. don't put any one on a pedestal over another. this is what you do with products and because people are far more than products, when they are treated as such they are actually devalued and less appreciated, as is their art. this is a good example, the hype killed bill hicks and i'll never forgive it. fuck the hype!